PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade (8 October 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September to Question 169234, what assessment his Department has made of whether arms exported to Saudi Arabia under current export licences have been used to commit a serious violation of international humanitarian law.

Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)

We keep export licensing for Saudi Arabia under constant review, including in light of military action by the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen. As set out in the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, the Government will not issue an export licence where we assess that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law.

Answered by:
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
16 October 2018