Department for International Trade: Staff
(asked on 13th April 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many employees in his Department are working on the (a) promotion of arms exports and (b) control of arms exports.
This question was answered on 18th April 2018
Within the Department for International Trade, the Defence and Security Organisation (DIT DSO) helps the UK defence and security industries to export. The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU), which is a joint unit of DIT, FCO and MOD, administers the UK's system of export controls.
DIT DSO currently has a total of 120 staff. The ECJU currently has a total of 96 staff.