12 Mar 21. The Committees on Arms Export Controls will hold the first oral evidence session for its inquiry into UK arms exports in 2019 with witnesses from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Tuesday 16 March 2021. Topics to be covered at the session include:
- The UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2019
- Enforcement and compliance matters in respect of export controls
- Post-shipment verification, including end-use assurances and ‘on-site’ inspections
- Potential impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on strategic export controls
The meeting will be held virtually and can be watched live here. The Committees will take evidence from:
At 10.00am:
- Dr Sibylle Bauer, Director of Studies, Armament and Disarmament
- Dr Andrea Edoardo Varisco, Acting Director, Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme
- Mr Kolja Brockmann, Researcher, Dual-Use and Arms Trade Control Programme