Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 37381

Trade Agreements: Israel

Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of a free trade agreement between the UK and Israel on the use of (a) surveillance and (b) cybersecurity technologies manufactured by UK businesses

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
Any export of controlled items requires approval under the UK's Export Controls regime - this is not affected by whether there is an FTA in place or not.