Question follow-through · 1955
Israel: Arms Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his policy on arms transfers to Israel will use the principle of atrocity prevention.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 26 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 5 Aug 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his policy on arms transfers to Israel will use the principle of atrocity prevention.
30 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Aug 2024
Answer published
The Foreign Secretary's advice on arms sales follows the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, (SELC) including an assessment of commitment to IHL Compliance (SELC 2c) using a methodology that the Court of Appeal has accepted in judicial reviews. It draws ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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