Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
(asked on 9th October 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any arms export licences have been (a) suspended, (b) revoked or (c) refused in relation to Saudi Arabia in 2015.
This question was answered on 19th October 2015
No export licences have been suspended, revoked or refused in relation to Saudi Arabia in 2015.
However, Saudi Arabia was “Rejected” on 3 multiple destination Open Individual Export licences (OIELs), with a recommendation in each case for the exporter to submit an application for a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) for consideration on its own merits on a case by case basis.