Select committee: International Development Committee
First Joint Report (Fourth Report of the International Development Committee) - Developments in UK Strategic Export Controls
HC 282
Published 28 October 2022
International Development Committee Report on parliament.uk ↗
At a glanceGovernment response published 9 January 2023 (deadline 28 December 2022)
The government's response
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.
The government's response to the Committees' report is mixed: it commits to some actions, says it cannot commit to others, and does not consider an independent review of the new Criteria necessary or proportionate.
- On the LITE licensing IT system, the government says delivery is being progressed urgently and it "will commit to ECJU providing the Committees with six-monthly updates on progress".
- On post-shipment verification, the government "notes" the recommendations and agrees it is no substitute for pre-licensing assessment, but states: "we cannot commit to implementing a pilot programme by 2025".
- On convictions data, HMRC "will provide convictions data for export control violations for inclusion in Annual Reports".
- On providing settlement data privately, HMRC says this "is not something HMRC can agree to", citing disclosure rules in the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005.
What the committee recommended
No recommendations or conclusions have been extracted from this report. This is normal for correspondence and for special reports.
Sources
- First Joint Report (Fourth Report of the International Development Committee) - Developments in UK Strategic Export Controls ↗The committee's report, HC 282, parliament.uk
- Government Response to the Committee's First Joint Report - Developments in UK Strategic Export Controls ↗The government's response, 9 January 2023, parliament.uk