Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to prevent the illicit flow of surplus arms from the war in Ukraine into the UK.

The UK and our international partners condemn Russia’s assault on Ukraine, which is an unprovoked, premeditated attack against a sovereign democratic state, and a violation of international law.

This Government is committed to tackling the threat posed by trafficking and the misuse of illicit firearms. The UK has some of the toughest firearms controls in the world. To protect public safety, the Government keeps them under constant review to safeguard against abuse by criminals and terrorists.

The Government will monitor the situation in Ukraine, using intelligence to continuously assess the threat of surplus arms being trafficked into the UK.

To tackle the flow of illicit firearms being trafficked into the UK, Border Force and its partners ensure that we have the right intelligence, detection and enforcement capabilities at the border. Alongside this, the National Crime Agency and our international partners tackle the threat upstream by engaging with source and nexus countries.