To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of the ML4 rated arms licenses issued for export to Saudi Arabia was utilised in the period (a) 1 March 2013 to 28 February 2015 and (b) and 1 March 2015 to 30 June 2017.
Answered on
16 April 2018
Our records show the following:
Period a) 20 Licences were issued, 12 Licences were fully utilised; 3 licences were partially utilised and 5 licences were not utilised;
Period b) 28 Licences were issued, 11 Licences were fully utilised; 7 licences were partially utilised and 10 licences were not utilised.
Licensing usage records rely on data provided directly by HMRC. The Department for International Trade is not responsible for the data and cannot verify its accuracy