Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 1955

Israel: Arms Trade

Tabled: 26 July 2024
Answered: 5 August 2024

Question

Clive Lewis

LabourNorwich South

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his policy on arms transfers to Israel will use the principle of atrocity prevention.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The Foreign Secretary's advice on arms sales follows the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, (SELC) including an assessment of commitment to IHL Compliance (SELC 2c) using a methodology that the Court of Appeal has accepted in judicial reviews. It draws ...

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