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1059728

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Bosnia and Herzegovina
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the article entitled UK Missed Chance to Stop Suspect Bosnian Bullet Deal published in Balkan Insight on 6 June 2018, whether those responsible for shipping ammunition from Bosnia to Saudi Arabia without a trade licence will be prosecuted; and whether future license applications from those responsible will be denied.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	220314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government cannot comment on individuals or companies that have previously been, or are currently being investigated. HM Revenue and Customs, on behalf of the Government, investigates all credible allegations of strategic export control offences, which can proceed to a full criminal investigation. HMRC investigators will recommend prosecution when and where there is clear evidence of a serious criminal offence.</p><p>Export licence applications are rigorously assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking account of all prevailing circumstances at the time of the application. The assessment may also take into account the risk that the proposed legitimate activity to be licensed will directly or indirectly facilitate other activities that violate export control or sanctions legislation. In doing so, the Government will consider, inter alia, the conduct of the licence applicant.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/02/2019 17:50:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1055778

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the three extant Open Individual Trade Control Licences for bombs and missiles to Saudi Arabia, who manufactured those bombs and missiles; how many have been transferred under the Licences in each year since those Licences were granted; and what the value is of each such transfer in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	217627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>No Open Individual Trade Control Licences have been granted for bombs and missiles to Saudi Arabia.</p><p> </p><p>We believe the question was intended to ask about the three Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs), relating to Storm Shadow and Brimstone air-to-surface missiles, manufactured by MBDA and Paveway bombs, manufactured by Raytheon.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data for the number of weapons exported under an OIEL each year. OIEL applications do not include values because OIELs are generally not restricted by quantity.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/02/2019 15:03:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1047758

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the (a) dates, (b) end users and (c) licence types were for (i) approved and (ii) denied applications for Internet Protocol network communications (A) surveillance systems and (B) equipment coded 5A001J in the UK Strategic Export Control List.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	212434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The following licences (all Standard Individual Export Licences or SIELs) have been granted:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Application Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outcome</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>End User Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>End Use </strong> <strong>Countries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Annual Report Summary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Finalised</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SIEL (Temporary)</p></td><td><p>Issue</p></td><td><p>Commercial</p></td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>internet protocol network communications surveillance equipment</p></td><td><p>11/05/2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SIEL (Temporary)</p></td><td><p>Issue</p></td><td><p>Commercial</p></td><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>components for internet protocol network communications surveillance equipment</p></td><td><p>10/03/2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SIEL (Permanent)</p></td><td><p>Issue</p></td><td><p>Government</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>internet protocol network communications surveillance equipment</p></td><td><p>24/02/2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SIEL (Permanent)</p></td><td><p>Issue</p></td><td><p>Government / Law Enforcement</p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>internet protocol network communications surveillance equipment</p></td><td><p>07/07/2015</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>No licence applications were refused. The table includes the end user types but I am withholding the actual names of the end users as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests. Temporary licences are granted with conditions to return the items licensed within the period of the validity of the licence, usually twelve months.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/01/2019 13:20:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1045693

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether an Aardvark JSFU is a controlled good.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	210725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Aardvark JSFU mine clearance vehicle is not a controlled item.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/01/2019 13:18:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1015209

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Defence: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the (a) contribution to the public purse from defence exports and (b) the relative contribution of those exports to the defence sector in each year since 1988.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	195680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The value of UK defence exports (based on orders) from 1988 – 2017 is shown in the table below.</p><p><br><strong>Year £BN</strong><br>2017: 9<br>2016: 5.9<br>2015: 7.74<br>2014: 8.48<br>2013: 9.78<br>2012: 8.8<br>2011: 5.38<br>2010: 5.83<br>2009: 7.26<br>2008: 4.34<br>2007: 9.65<br>2006: 5.5<br>2005: 4.02<br>2004: 4.56<br>2003: 4.88<br>2002: 5.12<br>2001: 4.11<br>2000: 4.68<br>1999: 4.84<br>1998: 5.94<br>1997: 5.54<br>1996: 4.64<br>1995: 4.86<br>1994: 4.19<br>1993: 4.54<br>1992: 4.5<br>1991: 3.42<br>1990: 4.37<br>1989: 3.44<br>1988: 2.77<br> <br>These figures are taken from the Department for International Trade’s defence and security export statistics, which are published annually on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/11/2018 17:59:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

982936

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the potential risk of nuclear proliferation arsing from the approval of the export of submarine components to Israel.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	176570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Export licence applications for all countries, including Israel, are rigorously assessed on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking account of all prevailing circumstances at the time of application.</p><p> </p><p>In these cases we assessed that the components in question did not have utility in a nuclear weapons programme and therefore there was no potential risk of nuclear proliferation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/10/2018 16:39:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

982938

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of UK jobs that depend (a) directly and (b) indirectly on arms exports.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	176572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/10/2018 16:43:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

982943

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason the Government does not audit end user certificates used for the exporting of controlled goods.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	176574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Auditing end-user certificates would necessitate the introduction of post-licensing end-use checks in foreign jurisdictions. Permission from each country would be required on each occasion, negating any possibility of unannounced visits. We do not believe that auditing end-user certificates through an end-use monitoring programme would result in proportionally better, more informed export licensing decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Our current approach is to focus on a rigorous risk assessment before a licence is issued to consider whether goods might be used in a way which is inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, while retaining powers to revoke extant licences if circumstances dictate. This assessment looks at the information picture in the round, taking into account information from a range of information sources, including overseas diplomatic Posts. An end-user undertaking is only one part of the application assessment process and does not guarantee that a licence would be granted.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/10/2018 15:20:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

973023

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department takes into account information from the Joint Incident Assessment Team when determining an application for a licence to export to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	906903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We take a wide range of relevant information into account, including information from the Joint Incidents Assessment Team.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/09/2018 12:32:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

971301

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Controls
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 licences to export controlled goods were denied under article 2c of the consolidated criteria; and which countries were named as the countries to export in those denied applications in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	172500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Criterion 2c of the Government’s export licensing Criteria states that the Government will not grant a licence if there is a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law (IHL). Criterion 2c has been in force since the adoption by the EU of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on 8 December 2008.</p><p>Since that time 295 Standard Individual Export Licence applications have been refused under Criterion 2 which covers human rights as well as international humanitarian law.</p><p>Our current database does not breakdown refusals by subsets of the Criteria so the specific information requested cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) of licences granted and refused for military exports on GOV.UK. Country breakdowns can be found on these pages. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Bespoke reports (e.g. by Criterion 2) may also be produced by registering on the Strategic Export Controls Reports and Statistics Website at: <a href="https://www.exportcontroldb.trade.gov.uk/sdb2/fox/sdb/SDBHOME" target="_blank">https://www.exportcontroldb.trade.gov.uk/sdb2/fox/sdb/SDBHOME</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart previous answer version 75831 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart 76235 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart question first answered 17/09/2018 14:58:13 question first ministerially corrected 01/10/2018 09:02:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle