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date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Coal Fired Power Stations: Overseas Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much money UK Export Finance has invested in coal-fired power stations since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	267329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>UK Export Finance has not provided support for a coal-fired power station since 2002.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/06/2019 14:56:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1133700

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Qatar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much has UK Export Finance invested in Qatar for the purchasing of military aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	267333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) has no investments in Qatar. In 2018, UKEF provided a package of loans, guarantees and insurance with a value of around £4.2 billion (not taking into account amounts reinsured by other ECAs) in respect of the sale of 24 Typhoon and 9 Hawk aircraft and associated goods and services by UK companies BAE Systems and MBDA UK to the State of Qatar.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF has published details of its support for these contracts in its Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19 (pages 55-56) which has been presented to Parliament and can be found on UKEF’s website.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>This package is the only instance of UKEF support for the sale of military aircraft to Qatar.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/06/2019 14:45:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1133747

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress he has made in carrying over the existing EU trade agreement with Syria.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	267229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Since 2012, the UK Government has suspended any engagement with the Syrian regime and closed the British Embassy in Damascus. Additionally, the EU-Syria Cooperation Agreement is currently suspended, including the chapters on trade in crude oil, petroleum products, gold, precious metals and diamonds. The Department for International Trade has no plans to transition this agreement over at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 27/06/2019 12:40:14 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1133749

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: United Arab Emirates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress he has made on a free trade deal with the United Arab Emirates.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	267230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Formal negotiations on free trade deals cannot begin until after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s engagement on the future trading relationship with the United Arab Emirates is being conducted through the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The greatest progress in UK-GCC trade liberalisation is likely to come from adopting an “agile” approach to trade policy, in the short-term. This will include exploring non-tariff measures, such as regulatory barriers to market access, that could help facilitate free-flowing trade. We have started to discuss this approach with the GCC.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 27/06/2019 12:31:39 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1133764

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Politics and Government: Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reduced legal certainty in Hong Kong on UK trade and investment with China.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	267368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The protests in Hong Kong have shown the strength of feeling among its people. It is vital that Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy is respected, including the rule of law. As a strong supporter of the “One country, two systems” principle, we have a high level of ambition for our trade and investment relationship with China and Hong Kong. We are determined to work with both China and Hong Kong to further improve our trade relationship to increase trade and investment flows.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 26/06/2019 09:05:57 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1133824

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the High Court judgment on 20 June, whether they intend to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia immediately on humanitarian grounds.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL16575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government disagrees with the Court of Appeal judgment and will be seeking permission to appeal. We are carefully considering the implications of the judgment for decision-making. While we do this, we will not grant any new licences for exports to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners, which might be used in the conflict in Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>Arms sales data by region are published annually on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, information on export licences issued, refused and revoked, up to 31 December 2018, which includes values declared for Standard Individual Export Licences, is published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted, that licences granted are not necessarily a measure of sales or exports shipped in a given period as they are valid for between two and five years. Licensing data only provides a partial indication of sales as exporters only declare export values for a subsection of licences (Standard Individual Export Licences). Some licences expire before they are used and, in these circumstances, exporters must submit a further application, which can result in an element of double counting.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL16577 question first answered 02/07/2019 13:19:32 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1133826

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the value of UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL16577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government disagrees with the Court of Appeal judgment and will be seeking permission to appeal. We are carefully considering the implications of the judgment for decision-making. While we do this, we will not grant any new licences for exports to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners, which might be used in the conflict in Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>Arms sales data by region are published annually on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, information on export licences issued, refused and revoked, up to 31 December 2018, which includes values declared for Standard Individual Export Licences, is published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted, that licences granted are not necessarily a measure of sales or exports shipped in a given period as they are valid for between two and five years. Licensing data only provides a partial indication of sales as exporters only declare export values for a subsection of licences (Standard Individual Export Licences). Some licences expire before they are used and, in these circumstances, exporters must submit a further application, which can result in an element of double counting.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL16575 question first answered 02/07/2019 13:19:32 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1133827

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they approve export licences for the supply of arms to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL16578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is responsible for licensing the export of arms and military equipment. All export licence applications for arms exports to Saudi Arabia are approved where they are assessed to be consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria which were announced to Parliament by the then Business Secretary on 25 March 2014. All relevant information, from a wide range of sources, is taken into account when assessing export licence applications, including the capability of the equipment to be exported, the end-user and stated end-use, and the risk of misuse or diversion to undesirable end-users.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/07/2019 16:32:20 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley