Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 4304
Israel: Arms Trade
Tabled: 4 September 2024
Answered: 13 September 2024
Question
Chris Hinchliff
Labour — North East Hertfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to encourage (a) the USA and (b) Europe to review the risk of their arms exports to Israel being used to commit serious violations of international
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe UK has some of the most robust export licencing criteria in the world, which states that the Government will not issue export licences if there is a clear risk that the items might be used in violations of International Humanitarian Law. We have deeme...
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