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1697077

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a replacement to the Committee on Arms Export Controls.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	19381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Parliamentary scrutiny is a matter for the House. In January 2024, the Business and Trade Committee (BTC) became the Parliamentary scrutiny committee with oversight of arms export controls, a role formerly carried out by the Committees on Arms Exports Controls (CAEC). The Government is committed to keeping the BTC updated on export controls.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/03/2024 09:08:14 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1696643

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	International Law: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a scrutiny body within his Department that is tasked with assessing the consequences of individual arms licences on the Government's international legal obligations.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	19074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes its defence export responsibilities extremely seriously and operates some of the most robust export controls in the world. We examine each new application on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. The Criteria maintain the UK's high standards on counter proliferation and give effect to the UK's international obligations and commitments.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/03/2024 14:32:54 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1696644

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what account of ongoing geopolitical fragility his Department takes in considering applications for licences for the export of arms to states in sensitive areas.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	19075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Strategic Export Licensing Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework for export licence applications and require us to think hard about the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. We consider a range of factors, including examining the political and security conditions in the destination country, the nature of the equipment to be exported, the organisation or unit which will ultimately be the user of the equipment, and all available information about how similar equipment has been used in the past and how it is likely to be used in the future. We can and do respond quickly and flexibly to changing or fluid international situations. We take the principles of responsible export control set out in the Criteria incredibly seriously.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/03/2024 14:33:54 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1696645

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what account of the risk of atrocity crimes being committed by states his Department takes in considering applications for licences for the export of arms to such states.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	19076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. The Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework. All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, which includes Criterion 2, covering respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination, as well as respect by that country for international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/03/2024 14:35:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1696646

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department (a) makes an assessment of the potential impact on observance of international humanitarian law and (b) communicates that assessment to the Department for Business and Trade before the grant of an arms licence.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	19077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government operates a robust and thorough assessment of licence applications against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria and we will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with that Criteria. The FCDO advises DBT on the situation in country and the risks this poses with respect to the UK's export control responsibilities and specifically on criterion two which includes respect by that country for international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/03/2024 17:34:39 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1696647

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the risk of a state not complying with orders from international courts in the decision process for the grant of an arms licence.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	19078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes its defence export responsibilities extremely seriously and operates some of the most robust export controls in the world. Licence applications are assessed against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria and we will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with that Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/03/2024 14:36:09 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1685284

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Russia: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help tackle the deportation of asylum seekers from the North Caucasus region to Russia.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	11617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has consistently condemned the significant deterioration in the human rights situation in Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In multilateral fora the UK continues to call for Russia to meet its international obligations, including at the The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and UN. The situation in Chechnya and Ingushetia is particularly egregious, as highlighted by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Russia. The UK has repeatedly called on Russia to end human rights violations in Chechnya, conduct effective investigations into reports and ensure that those responsible are held to account. The UK regularly discusses migration issues with our international partners.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 05/02/2024 13:01:26 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1543363

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Vladimir Kara-Murza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implication for his policies of the steps the Canadian government has taken in imposing Magnitsky sanctions on those responsible for the unlawful arrest and detention of a British citizen in Russia, Vladimir Kara-Murza.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	89841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>British Embassy officials have attended Vladimir Kara-Murza's court hearings with other international partners, the last hearing being 24 October. We remain vigilant to attempts by the Russian government to exclude diplomats from future court hearings following Mr Kara-Murza's additional treason charge. HMA Moscow raised the issue of consular access with the Russian MFA. In May, the Foreign Secretary met Mr Kara-Murza's wife, in his previous role as Minister for Europe, and emphasised his determination to continue raising Mr Kara-Murza's case at multilateral fora, including the OSCE. We note the Canadian government's sanctions relating to Mr Kara-Murza. We do not comment on future sanctions designations.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 89842 question first answered 23/11/2022 17:30:15 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1543365

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Vladimir Kara-Murza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to engage his Russian counterparts on the situation of a British citizen unlawfully arrested and detained in Russia, Vladimir Kara-Murza.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	89842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>British Embassy officials have attended Vladimir Kara-Murza's court hearings with other international partners, the last hearing being 24 October. We remain vigilant to attempts by the Russian government to exclude diplomats from future court hearings following Mr Kara-Murza's additional treason charge. HMA Moscow raised the issue of consular access with the Russian MFA. In May, the Foreign Secretary met Mr Kara-Murza's wife, in his previous role as Minister for Europe, and emphasised his determination to continue raising Mr Kara-Murza's case at multilateral fora, including the OSCE. We note the Canadian government's sanctions relating to Mr Kara-Murza. We do not comment on future sanctions designations.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 89841 question first answered 23/11/2022 17:30:15 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1542953

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Pakistan: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to flooding in Pakistan in summer and autumn 2022, what steps his Department took to help ensure that religious minority communities in Pakistan had equal access to UK-funded humanitarian aid in that country.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	88900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is working with partners to ensure that humanitarian aid is targeted towards vulnerable and marginalised communities. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, the Minister for South Asia and Minister for Human Rights, met with Pakistan's Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rahman, on 14 October to discuss the impacts of flooding and how the UK can best help long-term recovery efforts. During his October visit, Lord Ahmad raised human rights, including those of religious minorities, with both Pakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/11/2022 17:00:53 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara