Question follow-through · 42256
Israel: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Israel on whether (a) digital services, (b) cyber security and (c) Artificial Intelligence products included in a poten
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 28 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2025 · 25 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Israel on whether (a) digital services, (b) cyber security and (c) Artificial Intelligence products included in a poten
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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22 Apr 2025
Answer published
Israel is an important trading and bilateral partner for the UK and remains a part of our trade negotiation programme but our Free Trade Agreement negotiations with them have not yet restarted.In September 2024, we suspended export licenses to Israel for ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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