Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 5344
Israel: Arms Trade
Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 7 October 2024
Question
Andrew Bowie
Conservative — West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to suspend arms export licences to Israel on relations between the UK and the US.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerWe have been clear that this is our own independent process, specific to the UK and according to our own law. The Strategic Export Licensing Criteria state that the Government will not issue or maintain export licences if there is a clear risk that the it...
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