Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 98432

Arms Trade: Israel

Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Andrew Griffith

ConservativeArundel and South Downs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an estimate of the financial impact of the suspension of arms export licenses to Israel on British businesses.

Answer

Chris Bryant
We suspended certain licences for exports of military equipment on the basis of concerns of a clear risk of serious violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in IDF military operations in Gaza. The UK remains committed to our wider trading relati...

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