Question follow-through · 904093
Israel: Arms Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his policy on arms trade with Israel.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 7 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 May 2025
- Answer
- 13 May 2025 · 6 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
7 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his policy on arms trade with Israel.
13 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 May 2025
Answer published
In September 2024, we took decisive action, suspending licences for the Israeli Defence Forces that might be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza. We have maintained the suspension and assess there are ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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