Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the letter he received in February 2014 from the law firm Hodge Jones and Allen setting out alleged breaches of law at the Defence and Security Equipment International arms fair in 2013; whether any enforcement actions have been taken in response to this letter; and if he will make a statement.

Responsibility for investigating potential breaches of UK export controls falls to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). I am assured that HMRC fully and properly considered the alleged breaches at the 2013 Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition, as they would in any case where potential breaches are detected or where there are credible allegations of an offence. In this instance, HMRC determined that further action was neither appropriate nor viable.