§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Following the coming into force of the Export Control Act 2002, what plans they have for full extra-territorial control over the United Kingdom arms brokers operating from overseas, thus evading licensing. [HL4375]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)Under the Trade in Goods (Embargoed Destinations) Order 2004 and the Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003, implemented under the Export Control Act 2002, fully extraterritorial controls already apply on UK persons anywhere in the world who seek to trade in military equipment to destinations under a full arms embargo imposed by the EU, OSCE or UK (additional extraterritorial controls on trade to destinations subject to UN embargo are in place under the UN Act 1946), and to those who seek to trade in long-range missiles and their component parts or in torture equipment to any destination.