Written questions, answers and statements

Elbit Systems: Standard Individual Export Licences

Show full question

Question for Department for Business and Trade

UIN 22998, tabled on 22 April 2024

Question

Richard Burgon
Labour
Leeds East
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2024 to Question 22087 on Elbit Systems UK: Exports, whether she holds information on the type of items approved for export under the temporary Standard Individual Export Licence granted to Elbit Systems Limited in Israel; and whether those items were used in Gaza since 7 October 2023.

Answer

Alan Mak
Conservative
Havant
Commons

Answered on

26 April 2024

The items licensed for export under the temporary Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) were intended for flight trials and testing. Items exported under a temporary SIEL must be returned to the UK within 12 months of the date on which the licence was granted.

We are monitoring the situation in Israel and Gaza very closely. All licences are kept under careful and continual review, and we are able to amend, suspend, refuse or revoke licences as circumstances require.

Answered by

Department for Business and Trade
Named day
Named day questions only occur in the House of Commons. The MP tabling the question specifies the date on which they should receive an answer. MPs may not table more than five named day questions on a single day.