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<p>Whatever the destination, HM Government will not grant an export licence if to
do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing
Criteria (the ‘Consolidated Criteria’), including if there is a clear risk that the
items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian
law.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and
annual basis) on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations
on GOV.UK and these reports contain detailed information, including the overall value,
the type (e.g. Military, Other), and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p><p>
</p><p>This information is available at: gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data
(opens in a new tab) and the related quarterly publication was on 14<sup>th</sup>
July 2020, covering the period 1<sup>st</sup> January to 31<sup>st</sup> March 2020.</p><p>
</p><p>As the above report shows, no licences for military helicopters were issued
for Sri Lanka in this period. A licence authorising the export of ‘components for
NBC protective/defensive equipment’ (control entry ML7) with a value of £149,725 was
issued for Sri Lanka, on 4<sup>th</sup> March 2020. On the same day, we also issued
a licence authorising the export of ‘components for military helicopters’ (control
entry ML10) with a value of £161,477 for Sri Lanka. In both cases, these licences
were for goods for incorporation in other products and the items were ultimately destined
for third countries.</p><p> </p>
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