United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 17175
Arms Trade: United Arab Emirates
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8 July 2026
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16 July 2026 · Answer
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16 July 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessments he has made of the potential risk that arms exports licensed by the UK Government to the United Arab Emirates might be diverted and used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of
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8 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessments he has made of the potential risk that arms exports licensed by the UK Government to the United Arab Emirates might be diverted and used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of
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16 July 2026
Answer
We take very seriously any allegations of UK military equipment ending up in Sudan in breach of the UK arms embargo. However, after extensive assessment, we have found no evidence of UK weapons or ammunition being used in Sudan.We keep all our licensing d...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-08/17175
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1925583
- uk · wq-1925583 · source updated 16 July 2026