Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

(asked on 8th September 2015) - View Source

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many export licences have been issued for export defence material to Saudi Arabia since April 2010; and for what purpose each such licence was so issued.


Answered by
Anna Soubry Portrait
Anna Soubry
This question was answered on 14th September 2015

The Government publishes comprehensive information about export licences granted and refused on gov.uk. The most recently published information covers the period until 31 March 2015.

Since April 2010 782 licences have been granted for export of military goods and technology to Saudi Arabia. The end-use of each such licence could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

All export licences are issued in strict accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.

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