Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2018 to Question 144790 on Israel: Palestinians, whether the Government has sought (a) assurances and (b) information from (i) the Israeli government and (ii) non-governmental sources on the use of arms exported from the UK against protesters in Gaza in recent weeks.

We have no information to suggest that UK supplied equipment has been used against protesters in Gaza. The UK takes its defence exports obligations extremely seriously. We will not issue a licence if there is a clear risk that the equipment might be used for internal repression or in violation of international humanitarian law. The UK is supportive of an independent and transparent investigation into the recent events in Gaza.