Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies on arms exports to Saudi Arabia following recent attacks on (a) civilians and (b) civilian infrastructure by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
HM Government is satisfied that the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria announced in a Written Statement on 8th December 2021 (HCWS449) continue to provide a thorough risk assessment framework for assessing all export licence applications.