Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 30562

Israel: Overseas Trade

Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that UK (a) defence equipment supplied to and (b) trade with Israel is not used to support the continued presence of I

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK's robust export licensing criteria states 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 (IHL). In September 2024...
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