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827971

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions his Department has had with (a) BAe and (b) Rolls Royce on the viability of the Turkish Government's plan to field a prototype aircraft by 2023 as part of its TF-X indigenous fighter programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	123931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department has had a number of discussions with both companies and TAI and SSM regarding the future timetable for production of the TF-X aircraft.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/01/2018 17:50:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

827989

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who travelled with him in his delegation to Turkey on Friday 12 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	123949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade was accompanied on his visit to Turkey by a private secretary, special adviser and press officer as is common for ministers undertaking high-profile international visits.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/01/2018 17:32:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

828005

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Remedies Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many of his Department's staff are working on establishing the proposed new Trade Remedies Authority.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	123965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>There are currently 25 members of staff within the Department for International Trade tasked with the policy and framework development, including creating legislation, for the Trade Remedies Authority. Specialist staff may also be called upon, such as lawyers.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/01/2018 17:47:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

828031

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many UK arms export licenses have been granted to India in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria, based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network.</p><p>The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted and refused on GOV.UK and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a></p><p>Currently this includes information up to 30 September 2017. Information covering 1 October to 31 December 2017 will be published in April 2018. The data for 2017 is therefore only available for January – September 2017. The figures for licences granted for military exports are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Indonesia</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Saudi Arabia</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1-Q3 2017</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 123992 123993 question first answered 30/01/2018 10:01:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

828032

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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: Indonesia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many UK arms export licenses have been granted to Indonesia in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria, based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network.</p><p>The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted and refused on GOV.UK and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a></p><p>Currently this includes information up to 30 September 2017. Information covering 1 October to 31 December 2017 will be published in April 2018. The data for 2017 is therefore only available for January – September 2017. The figures for licences granted for military exports are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Indonesia</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Saudi Arabia</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1-Q3 2017</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 123991 123993 question first answered 30/01/2018 10:01:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

828033

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many UK arms export licenses have been granted to Saudi Arabia in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria, based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network.</p><p>The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted and refused on GOV.UK and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a></p><p>Currently this includes information up to 30 September 2017. Information covering 1 October to 31 December 2017 will be published in April 2018. The data for 2017 is therefore only available for January – September 2017. The figures for licences granted for military exports are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Indonesia</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Saudi Arabia</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1-Q3 2017</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 123991 123992 question first answered 30/01/2018 10:01:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

828093

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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: Trade Fairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to Answer of 15 January 2018 to Question 122006 on Arms Trade: Trade Fairs, if he will publish the ranks of the Military Escort Officers who attended (a) DSEI 2017 and (b) Farnborough 2016; and what the ranks are of the Military Escort Officers who are planned to attend the Security and Policing expo in Farnborough in March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	124053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of countries attending, number of Military Escort Officers and their ranks are shown in the tables below for both Defence and Security Equipment International 2017 (DSEI) and Farnborough International Airshow 2016 (FIA).</p><p> </p><p>The number and ranks of Military Escort Officers who will volunteer at Security and Policing 2018 is not yet known.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Farnborough International Airshow 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Countries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Military Escort Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rank of Military Escort Officers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10"><p>35</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Second Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Captain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>Major</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Colonel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Flying Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Squadron Leader</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Pilot Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Flight Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant Commander</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Defence and Security Equipment International 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Countries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Military Escort Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rank of Military Escort Officers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="12"><p>44</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Second Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>Captain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Major</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Flying Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Commander</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Pilot Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Flight Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant Commander</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant Royal Navy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Second Lieutenant Royal Navy</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: DIT DSO Inward Visits Unit</p><p> </p><p>Military Escort Officers are drawn from both the Reserves and the Regular Armed Forces. One Military Escort Officer is normally assigned to chaperone each foreign delegation attending.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 124054 question first answered 25/01/2018 16:42:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

828094

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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: Trade Fairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2018 to Question 122006, how many ranks of the Military Escort Officers chaperoned each national delegation to which they were assigned for (a) DSEI 2017 and (b) Farnborough 2016; and how many ranks of the Military Escort Officers are planned to chaperone each national delegation to which are to be assigned for the Security and Policing expo in Farnborough in March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	124054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of countries attending, number of Military Escort Officers and their ranks are shown in the tables below for both Defence and Security Equipment International 2017 (DSEI) and Farnborough International Airshow 2016 (FIA).</p><p> </p><p>The number and ranks of Military Escort Officers who will volunteer at Security and Policing 2018 is not yet known.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Farnborough International Airshow 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Countries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Military Escort Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rank of Military Escort Officers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10"><p>35</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Second Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Captain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>Major</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Colonel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Flying Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Squadron Leader</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Pilot Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Flight Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant Commander</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Defence and Security Equipment International 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Countries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Military Escort Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rank of Military Escort Officers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="12"><p>44</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Second Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>Captain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Major</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Flying Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Commander</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Pilot Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Flight Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant Commander</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant Royal Navy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Second Lieutenant Royal Navy</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: DIT DSO Inward Visits Unit</p><p> </p><p>Military Escort Officers are drawn from both the Reserves and the Regular Armed Forces. One Military Escort Officer is normally assigned to chaperone each foreign delegation attending.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 124053 question first answered 25/01/2018 16:42:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

825488

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the current status is of Government involvement in the partnership between BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries to develop the TF-X fighter aircraft.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	123627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text The Government has had no involvement in the partnership (commercial discussions) between BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries to develop the TF-X fighter aircraft. However, the UK Government have taken forward a number of diplomatic activities to support UK industry in pursuit of various TF-X contracts. answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/01/2018 17:49:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

824471

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with the Global Vehicle Trust on export support for the Ox flat-packed truck for the developing world.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	123272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>My Department has actively supported the Global Vehicle Trust (GVT) in promoting the OX, and in seeking investors and manufacturing partners. This support included helping arrange for the OX to be displayed at the Low Carbon Vehicle show at Millbrook, Bedfordshire in 2016, and introducing GVT to potential international partners at the show; and discussions in 2017 between our Post in India and potential local partners. My Department continues to offer its support to this project.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/01/2018 16:20:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr