Arms Trade: Israel
(asked on 19th May 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish details of the (a) companies and (b) components associated with the twelve licences that her Department identified as being of potential use to the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza on 12 August 2014.
In these cases, the names of companies are commercially sensitive and will not be disclosed.
HM Government takes its export responsibilities seriously and will continue to assess all export licences in accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the ‘Consolidated Criteria’). HM Government will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.
We continue to monitor the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories closely, and keep relevant licences under review. We will take action to suspend, refuse or revoke licences – in line with the Consolidated Criteria – if circumstances require.
The items on the relevant twelve licences were:
Components for military aero-engines | One licence |
Components for targeting equipment | Three licences |
Components for military radars | Three licences |
Technology for military aero-engines and technology for naval engines | One licence |
Components for combat aircraft | Two licences |
Components for tanks | One licence |
Launching/handling/control equipment for munitions | One licence |
HM Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations on GOV.UK containing detailed information including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.