Committees

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Commons Select Committee

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 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.

Inquiry

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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UK economic security
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 4 April 2025
Opened 6 March 2025

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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Is the UK’s economic security regime fit-for-purpose? BTC launches new sub-Committee
The Business and Trade Committee launches a Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls with the remit to assess whether the Government’s economic security arrangements are fit for purpose in today’s geopolitical climate.
6 March 2025

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 19 March 2025
2:15pm Private
2:30pm Public
Economic crime - Oral evidence 19 March 2025
2:30pm
  • Ben Cowdock (Senior Investigations Lead at Transparency International)
  • Louise Hodges (Chair at CLLS Corporate Crime and Corruption Committee, and Partner at Kingsley Napley LLP )
  • Dan Neidle (Founder at Tax Policy Associates)
  • Ray Blake (Director at The Dark Money Files)
3:15pm
  • Louise Smyth (CEO and Registrar at Companies House)
  • Martin Swain (Director of Intelligence and Law Enforcement at Companies House)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: commonsbtc@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8586 (General enquiries) | 020 7219 4984 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA