Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the Government's policy is on granting export licences for non-military sonar equipment to (a) China and (b) a third country where the purchaser is a Chinese registered firm.

The Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, last updated in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25^th March 2014, sets out the policy framework for assessing all export licence applications.