Written questions by Begum.

What steps his Department is taking to a) understand and b) reduce the impacts to workers of employers engaging in fire and rehire practices ahead of the Employment Rights Act restrictions taking effect in 2027.

Awaiting answer.

What information his Department holds on a) the number, b) the value, and c) the classifications of arms exports to Israel since July 2024.

The UK Government regularly publishes its own data on export licences and operates one of the most transparent export control regimes in the world.The most recent publication of Official Statistics was on 30 April and covered the period 1 October 2025 – 3...

Whether his Department has made an assessment of Israel’s degree of compliance with UK end-use arms export restrictions, and whether any deviations from stated restrictions have been recorded.

The UK’s approach to export licensing under the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria involves a rigorous risk assessment before a licence is issued. These checks consider the nature of the items, the end-users and proposed end uses, information on which is...

What information his Department holds on whether Israel has made military use of components from UK-made Watchkeeper drones.

The export of Watchkeeper unmanned aerial system (UAS) components are licensed from the UK to Israel solely for the purpose of supporting onward export to a Romanian UAS programme.The Department has published extensive information on our export licences t...

Pursuant to the answer of 14 April 2026 by the Foreign Office on Israel: Lebanon, how many export licenses for weapons or dual use items under each category of control list classification have been approved for export from the UK to Israel, which may be used in Israeli military operations in Lebanon.

We maintain the suspension of export licences for military equipment that could be used by Israel in military operations in Gaza, with the exception of the special measures put in place for exports to the global F-35 programme, as has been set out to Parliament.In practice this means that relevant licences for items which might be used in Israeli actions in other conflicts, including in Lebanon, have already been suspended.We published the latest information on all our export licences for Israel on 20 April, which is available here: Israel export control licensing data (20 April 2026).

Whether the deals announced on 16 December 2024 between the Israel Ministry of Defence and Elbit Systems for the supply of advanced communication systems to the Israel Defence Force will include produc

We cannot comment on individual companies’ commercial plans. Elbit Systems UK Ltd, like all UK companies, would be required to apply for an export licence to export military or dual-use items from the UK. All such applications are assessed against the Str...

Whether any Thor drones have been exported from the UK by Elbit Systems UK to partner companies in Israel.

Exports of these items from the UK would be subject to an export licence. Our records indicate that we have not issued any individual export licences for Israel to the company for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) referenced. The company is also registe...

Whether any Magni-X drones have been exported from the UK by Elbit Systems UK to partner companies in Israel.

Exports of these items from the UK would be subject to an export licence. Our records indicate that we have not issued any individual export licences for Israel to the company for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) referenced. The company is also registe...

Whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the human rights situation in Bangladesh in respect of that country's participation in the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.

The UK has been deeply saddened by the violence and loss of life in Bangladesh. The interim government has the UK’s full support as it works to restore peace and order. The Secretary State for Business and Trade and the Foreign Secretary speak regularly on a range of issues. The UK monitors all countries on the Developing Countries Trading Scheme for serious and systemic violations of human rights, labour rights and environmental obligations. We are monitoring the situation in Bangladesh closely and raising matters regularly with the Government of Bangladesh in London and via our High Commission in Dhaka.

Whether his Department takes steps to (a) monitor and (b) assess the extent to which countries participating in the Developing Countries Trading Scheme comply with their international (i) human rights, (ii) labour rights, (iii) gender rights and (iv) environmental obligations.

The Government is committed to working with international partners and businesses to ensure global supply chains are free from human and labour rights abuses. The UK monitors all countries on the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) on an ongoing basis for serious and systemic violations of human rights (including gender rights), labour rights and environmental obligations based on international conventions. The tools to monitor compliance may include reports from international convention bodies, reports produced by international organisations and reporting from the Government’s diplomatic network. The criteria the Government may consider include the nature, scale, impact, frequency and pattern of violations.

Whether his Department (a) monitors and (b) assesses the extent to which countries participating in the Developing Countries Trading Scheme comply with international (i) human rights, (ii) labour rights, (iii) gender rights and (iv) environmental obligations.

The Government is committed to working with international partners and businesses to ensure global supply chains are free from human and labour rights abuses. The UK monitors all countries on the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) on an ongoing basis for serious and systemic violations of human rights (including gender rights), labour rights and environmental obligations based on international conventions. The tools to monitor compliance may include reports from international convention bodies, reports produced by international organisations and reporting from the Government’s diplomatic network. The criteria the Government may consider include the nature, scale, impact, frequency and pattern of violations.