Arms Trade: Israel

(asked on 16th July 2015) - View Source

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what military hardware and components the UK has imported from Israel in each of the last two years.


Answered by
Anna Soubry Portrait
Anna Soubry
This question was answered on 23rd July 2015

Firearms, firearms component parts and ammunition are the only items of military equipment subject to import licensing controls.

In 2013, BIS Import Licensing Branch issued 5 import licences for imports from Israel of 250 firearms and 70 firearms component parts. In 2014, BIS Import Licensing Branch issued 10 import licences for imports from Israel of 240 firearms and 2760 firearms component parts.

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