HC Deb 23 November 2001 vol 375 cc560-1W
Mr. Galloway

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many standard individual export licences have been issued for exports to Israel during(a) May, (b) June, (c) July, (d) August, (e) September and (f) October; and if she will make a statement. [13670]

Nigel Griffiths

The number of Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) issued to end users in Israel was as follows.

Month Number
May 0
June 0
July 81
August 17
September 16
October 25

All export licence applications to Israel continue to be considered against the consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria in light of the circumstances prevailing at the time of the application. This means inter alia we will not issue licences where there is a clear risk that the equipment might be used for internal repression, international aggression, adversely affect regional stability or prolong internal conflict.