Source · Select Committees · Committees on Arms Export Controls
First Joint Report - Developments in UK Strategic Export Controls
Committees on Arms Export Controls
HC 282
Published 28 October 2022
Recommendations
4
Deferred
Para 26
We recommend that the Government improve the data that is available on Open Licences.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government improve the data that is available on Open Licences. The Government should publish data in the quarterly “pivot reports” on the precise equipment and quantities exported, the companies exporting the equipment and its intended destination, …
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Government Response Summary
The government states that current systems cannot provide precise equipment and quantity data for OIELs. It commits to considering what data would be most valuable for transparency when OIELs functionality is added to the new LITE system at a later phase.
16
Deferred
We acknowledge that the EU arms control rules (other than the dual-use items) in Common...
Recommendation
We acknowledge that the EU arms control rules (other than the dual-use items) in Common Position 2008/944/CFSP are part of the CFSP, rather than trade policy, and could therefore have been included in an EU/UK foreign policy agreement but that …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges benefits from EU information sharing but defers any action, stating that future cooperation would be subject to broader UK-EU negotiations and could only take place in that context.
42
Deferred
Para 126
We acknowledge that the decisions regarding the sanctions imposed on Russia in 2014, that made...
Recommendation
We acknowledge that the decisions regarding the sanctions imposed on Russia in 2014, that made the export of specified equipment for use in the oil industry in Russia subject to a licence, were made at an EU level. However now …
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Government Response Summary
The government will respond to this recommendation in a classified annex.
43
Deferred
We accept the Government’s assertion that it keeps all licences under review and that they...
Recommendation
We accept the Government’s assertion that it keeps all licences under review and that they have the power to suspend, refuse or revoke licences as circumstances require. However, we also accept the considerable and longstanding concerns over arms exports to …
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Government Response Summary
The government will respond to this recommendation in a classified annex.
46
Deferred
The rapid advancement of new technologies such as spyware is a major challenge for export...
Recommendation
The rapid advancement of new technologies such as spyware is a major challenge for export control regimes. Given the Government’s assertion that it is inappropriate to move intrusion software and related licensable goods and technology into Category A of the …
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Government Response Summary
The government will respond to this recommendation in a classified annex.