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UK Arms Exports To Israel

EDM number 313 in 2014-15, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 03/09/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Arms control, Defence equipment and procurement and Middle East.

That this House notes with concern that, despite Government commitments to keep all weapons export licences under review and despite the recent deaths of more than 2,000 civilians in Gaza, the UK is still permitting arms exports to Israel; further notes that the UK has licensed more than £40 million worth of military exports to Israel since 2010, including components used for drones, bombs and targeting systems; condemns the UK's long history of exporting arms to regimes which use them against their own citizens to suppress dissent and calls for democracy, or for external aggression; further notes that the laser guidance systems of Paveway II bombs - which were used against hospitals, schools and UN refuges in Gaza in the recent conflict - were produced in a factory in Fife, Scotland; further notes estimates that more than 50,000 such bombs have been dropped on Gaza since 8 July 2014; observes that under UK arms export rules, the UK may not issue an export licence for equipment that will be used for internal oppression; further notes with concern that the Ministry of Defence is currently working with Israel-based defence company Elbit Systems on a drone programme worth £1 billion; further condemns the Government's failure to withdraw any of the UK's 131 arms export licences to Israel; further calls on the Government to stop prioritising the profits of wealthy arms companies over human lives and global stability; and asks the Government to reconsider the UK's arms export policy to stop the use of UK-made weapons against civilians.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Roger Godsiff03/09/2014Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourProposed
Mark Durkan04/09/2014FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Kelvin Hopkins04/09/2014Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Margaret Ritchie05/09/2014South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Martin Caton05/09/2014GowerLabourSeconded
David Ward08/09/2014Bradford EastLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mike Hancock09/09/2014Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd09/09/2014Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Jeremy Corbyn10/09/2014Islington NorthLabourSigned
Andrew George11/09/2014St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn12/09/2014Newport WestLabourSigned
Caroline Lucas12/09/2014Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
John McDonnell12/09/2014Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi13/10/2014Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell13/10/2014Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Crausby21/10/2014Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Ian Mearns22/10/2014GatesheadLabourSigned
Grahame Morris22/10/2014EasingtonLabourSigned
George Galloway05/11/2014Bradford WestRespectSigned
Sheila Gilmore11/11/2014Edinburgh EastLabourSigned

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