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Israel: Richard Knighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose was of Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton’s visit to Israel between 9 and 11 January 2024.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 Apr 2025
Answer
9 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose was of Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton’s visit to Israel between 9 and 11 January 2024.

  2. 7 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 21 January 2025 to Question 24182.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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