Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what breaches of international humanitarian law in conflict situations constitute grounds for the revocation of arms export licences.

Risks around international humanitarian law violations are a key part of our assessment against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. A licence will not be issued for any country where we assess there is a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law.

Our export licensing system allows us to respond quickly to changed circumstances, with the option to revoke an export licence where we consider that there is a clear risk that the items being exported pursuant to that licence might be used in a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law.