Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his oral contribution of 8th September 2026, Official Report, Column 911, whether his Department will undertake a specific review process to consider whether a) extant and b) new applications for arms exports licences might materially contribute to the occupation.

We have conducted a full review of extant export licences going to Israel to assess whether they might make a material contribution to Israel's unlawful occupation. We have not suspended additional extant licences, at this stage because licences for items that might materially contribute to the occupation have already been suspended because of Israel's conduct in the Gaza conflict. However, we now have in effect an 'additional lock' on relevant licences. We will not now approve licences for items that might be used in Gaza or that would make a material contribution to the occupation.