Arms Trade: Israel
Commons · Question 79982 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the end-use of UK arms exports to Israel to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 20 Oct 2025
The UK’s approach to export licensing under the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria involves a rigorous risk assessment before a licence is issued. These checks consider the nature of the items, the end-users and proposed end uses, information on which is...