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UK exports of defence equipment and services examined

UK exports of defence equipment and services examined

1 September 2020

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The International Trade Committee examines the importance of defence-related trade to the UK economy, how the Government encourages the export of defence equipment and services, and how ethical concerns are accounted for in the sale of arms.

Witnesses

Wednesday 2 September, virtual meeting

At 2.30pm

  • Professor Trevor Taylor, Professorial Research Fellow in Defence Management, Royal United Services Institute
  • Prabhat Vaze, Director of Economics, Belmana 

At 3.15pm

  • Paul Everitt, Chief Executive, ADS Group (Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space)
  • Rhys McCarthy, National Officer for Aerospace and Shipbuilding, Unite
  • Oliver Waghorn, Head of Government Relations, BAE Systems

At 4.00pm

  • Dr Sam Perlo-Freeman, Research Coordinator, Campaign Against Arms Trade
  • Roy Isbister, Arms Unit, Saferworld

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