Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 15507

Arms Trade: Export Controls

Tabled: 21 November 2024
Answered: 18 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Dave Doogan

Scottish National PartyAngus and Perthshire Glens

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for arms export licences of the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for (a) Benjamin Netanyahu and (b) Yoav Gallant.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
The UK respects the independence of the International Criminal Court in investigating the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We have been clear that all parties must comply with International Humanitarian Law and take every poss...

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