Written question asked by Claudia Webbe (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 4 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 March 2024. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 March 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

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Israel: Arms Trade

Question

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many arms licences have been issued to Israel since (a) 7 October 2023 and (b) the International Court of Justice's order relating to the case of the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v Israel), published on 26 January 2024.

Answer

The Department for Business and Trade will publish licensing statistics, including for Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in line with its usual process.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

16822

Session

2023-24

Subjects

Arms trade Israel

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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