Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials in her Department work on processing export licence applications as of 6 December 2023.

As at 6 December 2023, the processing of export licence applications was completed by 54 officials within the Department for Business and Trade. This comprised 28 in the Licensing Unit, 19 in the Technical Assessment Unit and 7 in the Enforcement Team.