Export Licensing: High Court Judgment Debate

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Wendy Morton

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Export Licensing: High Court Judgment

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Points of Order
Monday 10th July 2017

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Liam Fox Portrait Dr Fox
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If any individual or organisation has evidence that they believe quite clearly illustrates wrongdoing, they should bring it to the attention of the Government in detail.

Wendy Morton Portrait Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)
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Today’s judgment clearly shows that the UK is very robust in its licensing criteria, but in the light of this decision will the Secretary of State reassure the House that under this system decisions to grant such licences are undertaken and assessed in line with international humanitarian law?

Liam Fox Portrait Dr Fox
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The judgment makes it very clear that that is the case. I think that those who criticise the UK system should look at how robust we are in comparison with other countries. It would do everybody in this country good to recognise how robust and clear we are in the decisions that we make and how transparent we are in our conduct.

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