Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to change their policy on granting arms export licences to Turkey in the light of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, last updated in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25^th March 2014, remains the policy for assessing all licence applications.

We continue to monitor developments in the region closely and will uphold our robust export control regime; an export licence would not be granted if it was inconsistent with any of the Criteria. This includes Criterion 1, which ensures Britain meets her international obligations and commitments, such as the arms embargos on Armenia and Azerbaijan established by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).