Arms export controls debated by MPs
21 October 2011 (updated on 21 October 2011)
Sir John Stanley, Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling and Chair of the Committee on Arms Export Controls, moved a debate in Westminster Hall on Thursday 20 October on the subject of arms export controls.
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Mark Prisk, responded to the debate on behalf of the Government. Watch and read the debate and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard.
- Parliament TV: Debate on Arms Export Controls
- Commons Hansard: Debate on Arms Export Controls
- Topics: Arms control
Committee on Arms Export Controls
The Committees on Arms Export Controls consist of four select committees meeting and working together: Business, Innovation and Skills; Defence; Foreign Affairs; and International Development Committees.
The Committeess on Arms Export Controls have worked together since 1999 to examine the Government's expenditure, administration and policy on strategic exports, that is the licensing of arms exports and other controlled goods. The four committees work together because each has an interest in arms exports. Each Committee nominates four members, though any Member of the four committees can attend.
Westminster Hall debates
Westminster Hall adjournment debates allow MPs to discuss issues of local or personal interest which rarely have time to be debated in the main Chamber of the House of Commons. MPs can discuss a variety of issues and receive a response from a government Minister.