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Israel: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of any open arms licences granted for export to Israel since the partial arms licence suspen

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
13 Mar 2025
Answer
17 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of any open arms licences granted for export to Israel since the partial arms licence suspen

  2. 13 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    We have continued to review export licences for items to Israel and assess that there are no extant licences for items that might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law. This is subject to the specific measur...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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