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answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
date	2017-10-23
tabling member › label	Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman
max answer › date of answer	2019-06-14

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23/10/2017

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade

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25259

	pref label	House of Commons

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to suspend future licensing of UK arms to Saudi Arabia to be used in Yemen.

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Huddersfield

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Mr Barry Sheerman

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109003

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

30/10/2017

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<p>Export licence applications for all countries including Saudi Arabia are rigorously assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU & National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. A key test is whether there is a clear risk that the items might be used in a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law. The situation is kept under continual review.</p>

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North East Bedfordshire

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Alistair Burt

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30/10/2017 15:53:31

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	label	Biography information for Alistair Burt

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	label	Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman