Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what export licences have been granted for the sale of British-made policing equipment in the last 12 months; and to which countries each of those licenses was granted for.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
Information on exports licences is publically available as Official Statistics at www.gov.uk.
These reports contain detailed information on export licences issued, refused or revoked, by destination, including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.
Currently published data includes information up to 30 June 2016. Information covering 1 July to 30 September 2016 will be published in January 2017 and information covering 1 October to 31 December will be published in April 2017.
All export licences are issued in strict accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and any sanctions or embargoes that may be in place at the time an application is submitted for consideration.
Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will publish a breakdown of the costs incurred in the creation of his Department.
Answered by Greg Hands
There has been no expenditure incurred by the Department for International Trade to date beyond the legacy Departments’ Spending Review allocations.