Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his export controls policy priorities are.

The Government’s export controls regime protects global security by restricting who has access to sensitive technologies and capabilities, ensuring UK exports do not contribute to WMD proliferation, a destabilising accumulation of conventional weapons, or are used to commit or facilitate internal repression or a serious violation of international humanitarian law. Our priorities for export controls policy include:

• Working with international partners, and like-minded states, to ensure our export controls properly address the threats we face, keep pace with new technologies, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Agility in responding to volatile global situations through keeping all extant licences under continuous and careful review.
• Supporting key international alliances in areas such as AUKUS and ITAR collaboration.
• Effective delivery of the licensing service to exporters via the continued roll-out of LITE and ensuring we are always identifying ways we can develop and evolve the service we provide.