Written questions

Israel: Arms Trade

Commons · Question 68299 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 6 Aug 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the whether approved export licenses to Israel are being used for military purposes;

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 6 Aug 2025

We are clear there are no export licences currently being used for military operations in Gaza or the West Bank. This is subject to the specific measures taken to protect the global F-35 programme. All licences are kept under careful and continual review ...