UK arms exports to Israel
This briefing provides information on UK arms exports to Israel, the arms export licensing system and the government’s reviews of existing licences to Israel.
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will receive its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 16 July 2014.
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill (1 MB , PDF)
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will receive its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 16 July 2014. This research paper provides an overview of the Bill prior to its Second Reading.
The Bill contains 142 substantive clauses and 10 Schedules, which in the main seek to reduce regulatory burdens and facilitate the inception, financing and growth of business.
The Bill’s scope includes access to finance; exports; regulatory reform; competition; public sector procurement; the Pubs Code; childcare and education; transparency of company ownership; company law; directors’ disqualification; insolvency; and employment law.
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill (1 MB , PDF)
This briefing provides information on UK arms exports to Israel, the arms export licensing system and the government’s reviews of existing licences to Israel.
The government spends billions of pounds each year on defence equipment. This briefing explores how successive governments have approached defence acquisition.
From October 2024 the Procurement Act 2023 will replace the current Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 that oversee defence procurement.