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Defence Equipment: Israel

Asked by Chris LawScottish National PartyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 16 May 2025UIN 50846

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many shipments of military items have been made from the UK to Israel since October 2023.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

DBT does not hold records of final exports of strategically controlled goods, and the fact that a licence is granted does not mean that an export takes place. For specific goods export data, you should refer to HMRC.

The Government has however published extensive information relating to export licensing decisions in relation to Israel. On 10 December, an ad hoc data release was published on ‘Export control licensing management information for Israel’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-information-for-israel/israel-export-control-licensing-data-6-december-2024https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-information-for-israel/israel-export-control-licensing-data-6-december-2024) which provides information on export licences to Israel to 6 December 2024.

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