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date	22/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he plans to suspend the sale and export to the US of UK manufactured (a) public order equipment and (b) equipment used for law enforcement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	62636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and I have been sorry to see the violence that has taken place in the United States of America.</p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (‘Consolidated Criteria’). In reaching a decision, the Department for International Trade (DIT) receives advice from a number of Departments including the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Together, we draw on all available information, including reports from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and our diplomatic missions. The Consolidated Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework and requires us to think hard about the impact of exporting any equipment. These are not decisions my Department takes lightly, and we will not license the export of items where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p>Any licence granted by my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade may be subject to conditions. In addition, in line with the Consolidated Criteria, my Department is able to review licences – and suspend or revoke as necessary – when circumstances require. There are currently eight extant licences that may be linked to law enforcement agencies. Six are Open Individual Export Licences (‘OIELs’), which have potential end users that include law enforcement agencies. Two are Standard Individual Export Licences (‘SIELs’), which have numerous potential end users that include law enforcement agencies. There are also 15 Open General Licences (‘OGLs’) for which businesses can register that cover the export of anti-riot gear.</p><p>Much information is in the public domain already. We publish information on all export licences issued, refused and revoked on a quarterly and annual basis as official statistics on GOV.UK – at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data – and whilst data on actual exports is not required to be centrally held, the licences issued until the end of December 2019 are available.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 30/06/2020 08:57:13 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1197584

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Drugs: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to prevent a potential increase in drug purchasing costs for the NHS in future trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	49851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Government has been clear that the NHS will remain free at the point of need.</p><p>When HM Government is negotiating trade agreements, we have been clear that the NHS will not be on the table. The price the NHS pays for drugs will not be on the table. The services the NHS provides will not be on the table. The NHS is not, and never will be, for sale to the private sector, whether overseas or at home.</p><p>This position was reaffirmed in our negotiating objectives for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States of America, published on 2<sup>nd</sup> March 2020.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 49855 question first answered 02/06/2020 15:48:54 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1197585

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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 Agreements: Dispute Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is the Government's policy to exclude investor-state dispute settlement courts from any new trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	49852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The precise details of any future Free Trade Agreement are a matter for formal negotiations, and we would not seek to pre-empt these discussions.</p><p>The United Kingdom has negotiated investment agreements with Investor-State Dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions with over 90 existing treaty partners and recognises the important role that investment protection standards can play in reassuring our investors abroad. For example, these provisions can ensure that the assets of British investors are not expropriated without compensation, and that they are not treated in a discriminatory or arbitrary manner.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 49853 question first answered 02/06/2020 16:06:23 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1197586

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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 Agreements: Dispute Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government plans to include the involvement of investor-state dispute settlement courts in future trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	49853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The precise details of any future Free Trade Agreement are a matter for formal negotiations, and we would not seek to pre-empt these discussions.</p><p>The United Kingdom has negotiated investment agreements with Investor-State Dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions with over 90 existing treaty partners and recognises the important role that investment protection standards can play in reassuring our investors abroad. For example, these provisions can ensure that the assets of British investors are not expropriated without compensation, and that they are not treated in a discriminatory or arbitrary manner.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 49852 question first answered 02/06/2020 16:06:23 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1197588

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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 Agreements: NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that the NHS remains in public ownership and free at the point of use in the event that new trade deals are agreed.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	49855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Government has been clear that the NHS will remain free at the point of need.</p><p>When HM Government is negotiating trade agreements, we have been clear that the NHS will not be on the table. The price the NHS pays for drugs will not be on the table. The services the NHS provides will not be on the table. The NHS is not, and never will be, for sale to the private sector, whether overseas or at home.</p><p>This position was reaffirmed in our negotiating objectives for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States of America, published on 2<sup>nd</sup> March 2020.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 49851 question first answered 02/06/2020 15:48:54 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy