Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 1955
Israel: Arms Trade
Tabled: 26 July 2024
Answered: 5 August 2024
Question
Clive Lewis
Labour — Norwich 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 FalconerThe 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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