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Israel: Palestinians

Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN 144790, tabled on 16 May 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of whether UK arms were used at the Gaza border against protesters.

Answered on

21 May 2018

The Government takes its defence exports responsibilities extremely seriously. We operate some of the most robust export controls in the world. We have no information to suggest that UK supplied equipment has been used in contravention of UK arms licensing criteria.

Answered by

Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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