Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia) Debate

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Hywel Williams

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Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)

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Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe Environment
Thursday 26th September 2019

(5 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I hope to have the results of the internal review within the next few weeks.

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Was there a change to UK policy on arms sales to Saudi Arabia in 2016 to discontinue consideration of past Saudi humanitarian law breaches?

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As I said, the issue here is not the policy so much as how the procedure was or was not followed.

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