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Dual Use Goods and Technologies: Israel

Asked by Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 23 May 2025UIN 50926

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to restrict dual-use technology from being exported to Israel.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.

On 2 September we took decisive action, suspending certain licences for exports of items for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) that might be used in military operations in Gaza – whether such licences covered military or dual-use goods – and we continue to review licence applications on this basis.

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