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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-01more like thismore than 2019-07-01
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Arms Trade: Climate Change more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2019 to Question 264428, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental effect of the use of weapons that have been manufactured and sold by the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Edinburgh East more like this
tabling member printed
Tommy Sheppard more like this
uin 271517 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-04more like thismore than 2019-07-04
answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes environmental and sustainability issues into account throughout its acquisition process. This extends to the defence industry via contract through Defence Standard 00-051 - Environmental Management Requirements for Defence Systems, and the MOD continues to engage with industry on its approach to sustainable procurement.</p><p>The sale of weapons by the UK is tightly controlled, although any environmental impacts resulting from their use would be the ultimate responsibility of the end user.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Pudsey remove filter
answering member printed Stuart Andrew more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-04T15:21:27.85Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-04T15:21:27.85Z
answering member
4032
label Biography information for Stuart Andrew more like this
tabling member
4453
label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard more like this