Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2017 to Question 63161, what the evidential basis is for all the relevant EU directives having been transposed into UK law.

There are two relevant directives.

Directive 91/477/EEC : the control of the acquisition and possession of weapons.

The relevant parts of this Directive relate to transfers of firearms by persons in possession of a European Firearms Pass which is implemented by article 15 of the Export Control Order 2008 SI 2008/3231.

Directive 2009/43/EC : simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community.

This was transposed into UK law through The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2012 S.I. 2012/1910.