UK exports of defence equipment and services examined
UK exports of defence equipment and services examined
1 September 2020
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.
- Watch Parliament TV: UK exports of defence equipment and services
- Inquiry: UK exports of defence equipment and services
- International Trade Committee
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