Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 7152

Israel: Arms Trade

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Melanie Ward

LabourCowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the possibility of arms supplied from the UK to Israel being used to be used to (a) commit and (b) facilitate serious violations of Inter

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK's robust export licensing criteria state that the Government will not issue export licences if there is a clear risk that the items might be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of International Humanitarian Law. Following the Government...

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