UK arms exports in 2019
Committees on Arms Export Controls
Closed
Inquiry
The Committees on Arms Export Controls are examining the Government’s 2019 Strategic Export Controls Annual Report (published in November 2020), with a focus on enforcement and compliance matters. This inquiry will build on issues identified during the scoping evidence sessions that CAEC has undertaken since it was re-established. Read the …
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34
Recommendations
12
Conclusions
1
Report
6
Oral sessions
7
Letters
6
Events
Activity timeline 21 events
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Oral evidence
10 Feb
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
16 Nov
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Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
10 Feb 2022
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Ranil Jayawardena MP · Department for International Trade
Rt Hon James Cleverly MP · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
16 Nov 2021
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Joanne Cheetham · HM Revenue and Customs
Richard Las · HM Revenue and Customs
29 Jun 2021
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David Lorello · Covington and Burling LLP
Dr Clara Portela · University of Valencia
Fenella McGerty · International Institute for Strategic Studies
18 May 2021
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Andrew Kinniburgh · Make UK Defence
Nick Radiven · Prospect
16 Mar 2021
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Dr Andrea Edoardo Varisco · Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Dr Sibylle Bauer · Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Kolja Brockmann · Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Joint Report - Developments in UK Strategic Export Contro… | HC 282 | 28 Oct 2022 | 46 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
4
Recommendation
Deferred
First Joint Report - Developments…
We recommend that the Government improve the data that is available on Open Licences.
We recommend that the Government improve the data that is available on Open Licences. The Government should publish data in the quarterly “pivot reports” on the precise equipment and quantities exported, the companies exporting the equipment and its intended destination, …
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Government Response
The government states that current systems cannot provide precise equipment and quantity data for OIELs. It commits to considering what data would be most valuable for transparency when OIELs functionality is added to the new LITE system at a later phase.
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Recommendation
Deferred
First Joint Report - Developments…
We acknowledge that the EU arms control rules (other than the dual-use items) in Common...
We acknowledge that the EU arms control rules (other than the dual-use items) in Common Position 2008/944/CFSP are part of the CFSP, rather than trade policy, and could therefore have been included in an EU/UK foreign policy agreement but that …
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Government Response
The government acknowledges benefits from EU information sharing but defers any action, stating that future cooperation would be subject to broader UK-EU negotiations and could only take place in that context.
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Recommendation
Deferred
First Joint Report - Developments…
We acknowledge that the decisions regarding the sanctions imposed on Russia in 2014, that made...
We acknowledge that the decisions regarding the sanctions imposed on Russia in 2014, that made the export of specified equipment for use in the oil industry in Russia subject to a licence, were made at an EU level. However now …
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Government Response
The government will respond to this recommendation in a classified annex.
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Recommendation
Deferred
First Joint Report - Developments…
We accept the Government’s assertion that it keeps all licences under review and that they...
We accept the Government’s assertion that it keeps all licences under review and that they have the power to suspend, refuse or revoke licences as circumstances require. However, we also accept the considerable and longstanding concerns over arms exports to …
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Government Response
The government will respond to this recommendation in a classified annex.
46
Recommendation
Deferred
First Joint Report - Developments…
The rapid advancement of new technologies such as spyware is a major challenge for export...
The rapid advancement of new technologies such as spyware is a major challenge for export control regimes. Given the Government’s assertion that it is inappropriate to move intrusion software and related licensable goods and technology into Category A of the …
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Government Response
The government will respond to this recommendation in a classified annex.
Government Response AI assessment · 46 of 34 classified
Accepted
15
Acknowledged
14
Deferred
5
Rejected
3
Total
34 recs + 12 conclusions
Correspondence 7 letters
7 Sep 2023
Correspondence from the Minister of State for International Trade, updating on the work of ECJU, dated 29 August 2023
Parliament page
24 May 2023
Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the Government Response to CAEC’s Report: 'Developments in UK Strategic Export Controls', dated 12/05/2023 and 30/03/2023
Parliament page
4 Apr 2023
Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the Government Response to CAEC’s October 2022 Report
Parliament page
20 Oct 2022
Annex A: Correspondence with the FCDO and DIT, dated 31 May 2022
Parliament page
20 Oct 2022
Annex B: Correspondence with the FCDO and DIT, dated 31 May 2022
Parliament page
20 Oct 2022
Correspondence from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development and the Department for International Trade, dated 31 May 2022
Parliament page
20 Oct 2022
Annex C: Correspondence with the FCDO and DIT, dated 31 May 2022
Parliament page