Export Controls: Dual Use Goods and Technologies
(asked on 14th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what export control measures are being tightened to prevent the leakage of sensitive dual-use technologies to hostile actors.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We keep our controls under review to ensure they keep pace with evolving risks arising from export and transfer of sensitive dual-use technologies.
In 2022, we made significant updates to our Military End-Use Control, making it more effective to counter these threats. We are also working with our international partners and have jointly introduced controls on emerging technology, for example items related to quantum computing and semiconductors.
We will continue to review our measures to strike the right balance between restricting access to sensitive technologies to protect national security, and facilitating legitimate exports to support sovereign innovation and growth.