Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has received legal advice on the operations of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd at sites in the UK; and if she will conduct a review to ensure that imports and exports of arms and components are not being used in violations of international law.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against our Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including with regard to international humanitarian law.
All licences are kept under careful and continual review and the Government is able to amend, suspend, refuse or revoke licences as circumstances require.
The Secretary of State for Business and Trade receives legal advice as appropriate, on all matters related to import and export licensing, as part of advice from officials.