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	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Cameroon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department plans to review arms sales to the Government of Cameroon.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	193544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes its export control responsibilities extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The UK operates one of the most<del class="ministerial"> thorough and</del> robust export control<ins class="ministerial"> regimes</ins> <del class="ministerial">systems</del> in the world. The Government will not grant export licences where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Exports Licensing Criteria, which include<ins class="ministerial"> the respect for</ins> <del class="ministerial">an assessment of</del> human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination.<ins class="ministerial"> The Government will not grant a licence where there is a clear risk that the items to exported might be used for internal repression.</ins></p><p>Extant<del class="ministerial"> licenses</del> <ins class="ministerial">licences</ins> can be revoked at any time if the situation changes in Cameroon<ins class="ministerial"> and those licences are no longer assessed as being consistent with the licensing criteria</ins>.</p><p><br /> The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#140325660000</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2018 14:58:43 question first ministerially corrected 26/11/2018 11:00:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 86882 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1061252

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of UK Export Finance support was allocated to the fossil fuels sector in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	221560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The share of support UK Export Finance (UKEF) provided for exports relating to fossil fuels can be found in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Share of Maximum Liability which went to fossil fuel projects, %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26%</del><ins class="ministerial">30%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>UKEF publishes details of the support it provides in its Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF’s mission is to ensure that no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance from the private sector. UKEF supports exports in all sectors, including renewables. Its aim is only to provide support where there is a lack of private finance and its provision of support is demand-led and often counter-cyclical. The UK’s oil and gas sector is a significant contributor to the economy, but has seen low investment in recent years due to volatility in oil prices and the lack of financing needed to develop projects. UKEF has provided support for projects in developing markets, helping to improve energy affordability and accessibility.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/02/2019 10:32:38 question first ministerially corrected 25/03/2019 10:44:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 103827 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1082542

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Export Controls: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applications for (a) Standard Individual Export Licences, (b) Open Individual Export Licences and (c) Open Individual Trade Control Export Licences for exports to Saudi Arabia were referred to Ministers by the Export Control Joint Unit and its predecessor the Export Control Organisation in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	229204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The following are the number of applications to Saudi Arabia that have been referred to Ministers since 2015:</p><p> </p><p>2015:</p><p>a) 2 Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>b) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>c) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2016:</p><p>d) <del class="ministerial">2</del><ins class="ministerial">13</ins> Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>e) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>f) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2017:</p><p>g) <del class="ministerial">18</del><ins class="ministerial">23</ins> Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>h) <del class="ministerial">1</del><ins class="ministerial">2</ins> Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>i) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2018:</p><p>j) 13 Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>k) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>l) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2019 17:50:58 question first ministerially corrected 28/03/2019 16:37:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 106910 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1105896

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion: Brunei
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK Trade Envoy to Brunei made representations to the Government of Brunei on the whipping and stoning to death of LGBT+ people during his visit to that country in November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	238403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Brunei, Paul Scully, has the responsibility to promote trade and investment links between our two countries. On his first visit he was hosted by the Minister of Finance and Economy and focused on opportunities in: oil and gas; financial services; and technical / professional education. Human rights issues are the responsibility of the FCO. The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during a visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently he raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally, the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Brunei, Paul Scully, did not make representations to the Government of Brunei on their internal laws when he visited in 2018 to promote the trade links between our countries.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This was the Trade Envoy’s first visit to Brunei in this capacity and as such was introduced to key stakeholders. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">He was hosted by the Minister of Finance and Economy and focused on opportunities in: oil and gas; financial services; and technical / professional education. Human rights issues are the responsibility of the FCO.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during a visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently he raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally, the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.</ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/04/2019 14:24:29 question first ministerially corrected 02/04/2019 15:54:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 111545 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine