§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the arms embargo against Israel was defined; what items it included; and if he will set out the precise terms and date of each change in his policy on applying the embargo since 1982.
§ Mr. GoodladWe announced in June 1982, following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, that we would withhold approval of licences for the export to Israel of all British military equipment until further notice. In 1983 it was decided to allow the export of electronic and other small non-lethal components, provided that they did not form part of equipment due to be put into immediate service with the Israeli forces in Lebanon.