Arms Sales to Israel

That the Parliament expresses its concern at reports of the ongoing sale and export of arms from the UK to Israel, in light of what it sees as the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza; understands that the UK has licensed £442 million worth of arms to Israel since 2015, according to research by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT); expresses its disappointment that the UK Government has not suspended arms sales to Israel, in light of the current conflict; understands that the UK Government previously placed restrictions on arms sales to Israel in 2009 during the then Gaza conflict; acknowledges the calls by campaigners for the UK Government to suspend arms sales to Israel, pending a review into whether any arms sold have been used, and contributed to civilian casualties, in the ongoing conflict in Gaza; understands that five arms companies with a presence in Scotland have applied for export licences to sell arms to Israel; further understands that research from The Ferret in 2021 had previously highlighted that these companies received £10 million in publicly-funded grants through Scottish Enterprise, and notes the calls for the Scottish Government to immediately suspend the awarding of publicly-funded grants to arms companies who hold export licences to sell arms to Israel.