Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, by what methodology the RAG ratings used by desk officers within the Export Control Joint Unit are determined.

RAG ratings are not used to assess export licence applications.

Each export licence application is assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, which provide a thorough risk assesment framework and require us to think hard about the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities.

Standard Individual Export Licence applications are sifted initially by end user destination into three broad categories: Red, Grey and Green. they have no bearing on the outcome of the application and are confidential.