Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 117036

Arms Trade: Israel

Tabled: 2 March 2026

Answered: 9 March 2026

Named Day

Question

John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has assessed the risk of diversion for ammunition for civilian use licensed from the UK to Israel, including to settlers in the West Bank.

Answer

Chris Bryant

The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law.All export licence applications are assessed for the risk of diversion in line with Criterion 7 of the Strategic Ex...

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