China: Export Controls

(asked on 24th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2021 to Question 88755 on Xinjiang: Export Controls, what progress the Government has made on (a) developing and (b) consulting on amendments to the Export Control Order 2008 to prevent the export of equipment for use by the Chinese military, police, or security forces, or entities acting on their behalf, in human rights violations in (i) Xinjiang Province and (ii) elsewhere.


Answered by
Amanda Milling Portrait
Amanda Milling
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 31st January 2022

Introducing the revised Military End-Use Control announced via Written Ministerial Statement on 8 December 2021 requires changes to the Export Control Order 2008. We are planning to make these changes through the normal Parliamentary process and expect them to come into force in Spring 2022.

The enhanced Military End-Use Control will strengthen our ability to prevent the export of items that might be used directly or indirectly to facilitate human rights violations in all destinations subject to an arms embargo. This includes the export of goods, software or technology intended for use by the military, paramilitary, police, or security forces in any destination subject to an arms embargo.

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