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89432

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what end-of-use monitoring is in place to ensure that UK weapons supplied to Saudi Arabia are used for the purposes specified.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	207361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK’s priority in arms export licensing is to ensure that all applications are rigorously assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria prior to granting a licence. This includes assessing the risk of diversion to undesirable end use or undesirable end users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>After the export has been granted, the Export Control Organisation also has the power to suspend and revoke licences if necessary, if the situation in the end-use destination changes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In terms of end use monitoring, Foreign Office posts overseas have a standing requirement to monitor developments in human rights and conflicts in their respective countries or regions and to report back if there are any developments that might affect licensing policy. In addition the Government uses open source material such as NGO reports to make it assessments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/09/2014 14:14:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

90592

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to make military exports to Saudi Arabia contingent on human rights reform in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	208151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government of Saudi Arabia faces a number of security challenges, with concerns arising from the fractious regional situation and external sources, and so have a legitimate requirement for types of equipment in the performance of its sovereign defensive responsibilities.</p><p>The Government remains confident that the UK has a thorough and robust export control and licensing system, which distinguishes between exports for legitimate defence and security purposes and exports that breach the Criterion 2 threshold: a clear risk that they might be used for internal repression, violation of human rights or gender-based violence. These considerations are specifically identified in the Government’s Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, Criteria against which all applications for strategic export control licences for military goods, including arms and dual-use goods are assessed on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>The Government is satisfied that the currently extant licences for Saudi Arabia are compliant with the UK’s export licensing criteria.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/09/2014 08:55:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

91682

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what process is used to monitor the eventual destination of strategic equipment and arms sold to Saudi Arabia; and what recent discussions he has had with the government of Saudi Arabia on such sales.
	tabling member constituency	Islington North
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
	uin	209223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government examines every export licence application on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated (EU and National) Export Licensing Criteria (available at the following link: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018). We are satisfied that the currently extant licences for Saudi Arabia are compliant with this criteria.</p><p>Officials in our Embassy in Riyadh have regular contact with their Saudi counterparts about the sale of military and security equipment to the Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/10/2014 11:15:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

172865

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he takes to ensure that equipment for which arms export licences to Saudi Arabia have been granted is not used for internal repression.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	220307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK aims to operate one of the most rigorous and transparent export control systems in the world. All export licence applications are rigorously assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking into account all prevailing circumstances at the time of application. Exports to Saudi Arabia continue to be subject to close scrutiny, in particular under Criterion Two which concerns the ‘respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination as well as respect by that country for international humanitarian law’. The Government will not issue an export licence if there is a clear risk that the proposed export might be used for internal repression.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Export licences are kept under review in the light of changing international circumstances. A cross-government mechanism can suspend or revoke extant licences when a changing situation, such as an outbreak of conflict or acts of internal repression, means the licence would no longer be consistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/01/2015 12:01:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

175915

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total revenue to the Exchequer as a result of arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the last year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) does collect information from private sector companies on what contracts defence companies win with Saudi Arabia and other countries. This data is provided on a confidential basis and only published in aggregated format. This data exercise does not include details on tax paid to the UK however.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 10/02/2015 17:37:07 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

384848

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many arms export licences the Government has issued with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 25 March 2015; if he will investigate the effect of the UK's obligations under national and EU legislation and the Arms Trade Treaty of the issuing of arms export licences to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and that country's air strikes in Yemen and its allies; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	3711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has granted 37 export licences for military goods for Saudi Arabia since 25 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are carefully assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria to ensure the UK’s obligations are being met. The Criteria, which were amended in March 2014 to reflect the UK’s commitments under the Arms Trade Treaty, take into account all relevant factors at the time of the application, including the prevailing circumstances in the recipient country and the region, the nature of the goods, the identity of the end-user and the stated end-use. A licence will not be issued if to do so would be inconsistent with any provision of the Criteria.</p><p> </p><p>No further investigation is planned because all applications are rigorously assessed against these Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/07/2015 15:41:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

385756

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to UK Export Finance's 2014-15 Annual Report, what the defence goods for Saudi Arabia are for which Kirintec Ltd has been given £190,480 a bond support facility.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	4318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The export contract supported by UK Export Finance was for the supply of electronic protection equipment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/07/2015 13:10:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

417522

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many export licences have been issued for export defence material to Saudi Arabia since April 2010; and for what purpose each such licence was so issued.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	9577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government publishes comprehensive information about export licences granted and refused on gov.uk. The most recently published information covers the period until 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since April 2010 782 licences have been granted for export of military goods and technology to Saudi Arabia. The end-use of each such licence could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All export licences are issued in strict accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/09/2015 09:08:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

419809

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any arms export licences have been (a) suspended, (b) revoked or (c) refused in relation to Saudi Arabia in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	11124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>No export licences have been suspended, revoked or refused in relation to Saudi Arabia in 2015.</p><br /><p>However, Saudi Arabia was “Rejected” on 3 multiple destination Open Individual Export licences (OIELs), with a recommendation in each case for the exporter to submit an application for a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) for consideration on its own merits on a case by case basis.</p><br /> <br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 15:31:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

419819

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2015 to Question 3711, how many arms export licences the Government has granted to Saudi Arabia subsequent to the information provided in that Answer; and what items were so licensed.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	11231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Licensing data shows 67 licences were granted to Saudi Arabia.</p><br /><p>Please note that data from licensing decisions made between 1 April and 30 June 2015 is scheduled to be published as Official Statistics at 9.30am on Tuesday 20 October 2015; and data from licensing decisions made between 1 July and 30 September 2015 is scheduled to be published as Official Statistics at 9.30am on 19 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 14:18:13 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith