Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade

(asked on 3rd September 2018) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Attorney General on the legality of UK arm sales to the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition.


Answered by
Alistair Burt Portrait
Alistair Burt
This question was answered on 11th September 2018

The Government's legal advice is subject to legal professional privilege. The High Court’s judgment of July 2017 confirmed that we have in place a robust and rigorous process for assessing export licensing decisions for Saudi Arabia. We assess all export licensing decisions for Saudi Arabia on a case by case basis against the Consolidated Criteria. Our assessments take into account evidence from a range of sources including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, other government departments, the media and NGO reports. ​

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