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Israel: Arms Trade

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 3134, tabled on 19 May 2021

Question

Layla Moran
Liberal Democrat
Oxford West and Abingdon
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether armoured land rovers exported from the UK under arms export licences have been used in reported attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank in the week to 18 May 2021; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

James Cleverly
Conservative
Braintree
Commons

Answered on

24 May 2021

HM Government takes its export control responsibilities very seriously and operates one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world. We consider all our export applications thoroughly against a strict risk assessment framework and keep all licences under careful and continual review as standard. HM Government will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.

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