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Arms Trade: Israel

Commons · Question 616 · Tabled 18 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 30 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the findings of the Oxfam report of 18 July 2024 entitled Water War Crimes, whether his Department plans to review Government legal advice on arms sales to

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 30 Jul 2024

We have been clear that the government must uphold both our domestic and international legal obligations when it comes to arms exports as set out in the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. As soon as the Foreign Secretary took office he commissioned a re...