§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
By what methods and through which agencies they expect the monitoring of the end-uses of arms and ammunition exported from Britain to be carried out.
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanWork is in hand to consider how to strengthen monitoring of the end-use of defence exports in line with our commitment to prevent diversion to third countries and to ensure that exported equipment is used only on the conditions under which the export licence has been granted. Ministers have yet to take any decisions on what methods and through which agencies they expect the monitoring of the end-uses of arms and ammunition exported from Britain to be carried out. These matters are under active consideration. But we are also keen to build a common approach in this area within the European Union and under the Wassenaar Arrangement.