Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value is of arms and defence equipment sold by bodies in the UK to (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) UAE and (c) Bahrain in each of the last five years.

I refer the hon. Member to information on the number and value of export licences we have granted. This data is available to view at: https://www.exportcontroldb.bis.gov.uk/sdb/fox/sdb/SDBHOME.

UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) does collect information from private sector companies on what contracts defence companies win. This data is provided on a confidential basis and only published in aggregated format. The 2013 figures published in July 2014 can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2013-defence-and-security-exports-figures-released.