Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Commons select committee, since 21 January 2025. Its page on the Parliament website.
The Sub-Committee was established to scrutinise key elements of the UK Government’s economic security regime, and consider whether more needs to be done to ensure that its strategy can meet the challenges of an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape. The Sub-Committee will also take forward the Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee’s responsibilities for scrutiny of government investment screening decisions taken under National Security and Investment Act, and arms exports licensed under the Export Control Act.
Inquiries
- Export controls (8 July 2026)
- Critical minerals (10 March 2026)
- The UK's trade sanctions regime (12 February 2026)
- Arms exports to Israel (4 September 2025)
- Economic crime (13 March 2025 to 29 April 2026)
- UK economic security (6 March 2025 to 29 April 2026)
Organisations it has heard from most
- Department for Business and Trade (5)
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (3)
- Cornish Lithium Limited (2)
- International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) (2)
- Ministry of Defence (2)
- ADS Group (1)
- Associated British Ports (1)
- Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (1)
- Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford (1)
- British Geological Survey (1)
- Cabinet Office (1)
- Chatham House (1)
- City of London Police (1)
- CLLS Corporate Crime and Corruption Committee (1)
- Co-op Group (1)