Question follow-through · 11868

Export Controls: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing Israel from the list of approved recipients for the Open General license.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
4 Nov 2024
Answer
4 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing Israel from the list of approved recipients for the Open General license.

  2. 4 Nov 2024

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  3. 4 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Following the decision by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on 2 September 2024 to suspend licences related to use by Israel in the current military operations in Gaza, a number of open general export licences were amended. Further detail on t...

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