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982936

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the potential risk of nuclear proliferation arsing from the approval of the export of submarine components to Israel.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	176570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Export licence applications for all countries, including Israel, are rigorously assessed on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking account of all prevailing circumstances at the time of application.</p><p> </p><p>In these cases we assessed that the components in question did not have utility in a nuclear weapons programme and therefore there was no potential risk of nuclear proliferation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/10/2018 16:39:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

982938

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of UK jobs that depend (a) directly and (b) indirectly on arms exports.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	176572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/10/2018 16:43:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

982943

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason the Government does not audit end user certificates used for the exporting of controlled goods.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	176574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Auditing end-user certificates would necessitate the introduction of post-licensing end-use checks in foreign jurisdictions. Permission from each country would be required on each occasion, negating any possibility of unannounced visits. We do not believe that auditing end-user certificates through an end-use monitoring programme would result in proportionally better, more informed export licensing decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Our current approach is to focus on a rigorous risk assessment before a licence is issued to consider whether goods might be used in a way which is inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, while retaining powers to revoke extant licences if circumstances dictate. This assessment looks at the information picture in the round, taking into account information from a range of information sources, including overseas diplomatic Posts. An end-user undertaking is only one part of the application assessment process and does not guarantee that a licence would be granted.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/10/2018 15:20:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

973023

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Whether his Department takes into account information from the Joint Incident Assessment Team when determining an application for a licence to export to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	906903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We take a wide range of relevant information into account, including information from the Joint Incidents Assessment Team.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/09/2018 12:32:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

971301

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applications for licences to export controlled goods were denied under article 2c of the consolidated criteria; and which countries were named as the countries to export in those denied applications in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	172500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Criterion 2c of the Government’s export licensing Criteria states that the Government will not grant a licence if there is a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law (IHL). Criterion 2c has been in force since the adoption by the EU of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on 8 December 2008.</p><p>Since that time 295 Standard Individual Export Licence applications have been refused under Criterion 2 which covers human rights as well as international humanitarian law.</p><p>Our current database does not breakdown refusals by subsets of the Criteria so the specific information requested cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) of licences granted and refused for military exports on GOV.UK. Country breakdowns can be found on these pages. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Bespoke reports (e.g. by Criterion 2) may also be produced by registering on the Strategic Export Controls Reports and Statistics Website at: <a href="https://www.exportcontroldb.trade.gov.uk/sdb2/fox/sdb/SDBHOME" target="_blank">https://www.exportcontroldb.trade.gov.uk/sdb2/fox/sdb/SDBHOME</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart previous answer version 75831 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart 76235 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart question first answered 17/09/2018 14:58:13 question first ministerially corrected 01/10/2018 09:02:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

964545

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the oral statement of 16 July 2018, Official Report, column 41 on trade policy, how the findings from the public consultation process for future trade agreements will effect the trade negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	169727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the White Paper of 12<sup>th</sup> July 2018, and oral statement to Parliament delivered by my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade on 16<sup>th</sup> July, the UK is preparing for an independent trade policy, including the ability to pursue bilateral trade agreements following EU exit on 29<sup>th</sup> March 2019.</p><p>This includes the possibility to negotiate free trade agreements with the US, Australia and New Zealand, and potentially seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).</p><p>The Department for International Trade is committed to ensuring an inclusive and transparent trade policy. On 20<sup>th</sup> July 2018, it launched 14-week online public consultations. They provide everyone with an opportunity to share their views on these four potential future free trade agreements. The results of the initial consultations will inform the overall approach to our future trade relationship with the US, Australia, New Zealand and the CPTPP. If we launch formal negotiations with those partners, we will continue to engage with stakeholders on specific issues which may arise in the negotiation process.</p><p>The Department is putting in place the appropriate mechanisms to ensure that due consideration is given to responses, so that they effectively inform our overall approach to negotiations with partner countries. Before entering into any formal negotiations the Government will publish an outline approach setting out the high level objectives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/09/2018 09:10:25 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

964546

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 Agreements: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the oral statement of 16 July 2018, Official Report, column 41 on trade policy, how the Government plans to engage with the public, business and civil society, including women’s rights organisations in countries with whom it seeks new trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	169728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We have launched four public consultations to enable as many people as possible to have their say on prospective new agreements with the USA, Australia, New Zealand and on the UK’s potential membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The consultations are online and open to the broadest possible audience, inviting individuals, businesses and civil society organisations to engage with us, including those representing women’s rights or from countries with whom we are consulting on prospective new trade deals.</p><p>Alongside this, we will continue to utilise our global network, including our HM Trade Commissioners and Embassies to engage with the public, business and civil society in countries with whom we seek new trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/09/2018 10:03:49 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

927870

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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: Sub-Saharan Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value of British defence exports to sub Saharan Africa was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	155909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not publish data detailing the value of defence exports by individual country.</p><p>However, the estimated total of UK defence exports (based on orders/contracts signed) to Africa as a whole in each of the last three years is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total £Mil</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>10.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>16.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>41.01</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data is taken from the Department for International Trade’s Defence and Security Organisation (DIT DSO) official statistics which are released annually on the Gov.UK website here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=department-for-international-trade-defence-and-security-organisation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=department-for-international-trade-defence-and-security-organisation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/06/2018 12:43:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

915002

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what UK military equipment has been exported for use by the Israeli navy since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	149018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has issued export licences for the following military equipment to the Israeli Navy since 2016:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Annual Report Summary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Components for combat naval vessels</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Components for electronic warfare equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Components for military communications equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Components for military guidance/navigation equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Components for military radars</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Components for naval electrical/electronic equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Components for submarines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Components for weapon control equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General naval vessel components</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military communications equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military electronic equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military guidance/navigation equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military sonars</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval electrical/electronic equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear Biological and Chemical protective/defensive equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technology for military communications equipment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technology for military guidance/navigation equipment</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For export control purposes “technology” is defined as specific information necessary for the “development”, “production” or “use” of “goods”, in the Export Control Order 2008 and the EU Dual-Use Regulation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/06/2018 16:50:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

915003

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether restrictions on end-use are applied to UK exports of military equipment to Israel; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	149019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not have extraterritorial powers to restrict the end use of goods exported under an export licence from the UK. However, end use is an important consideration when assessing a licence application against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p>This assessment is undertaken on a case-by-case basis and the Consolidated Criteria require us to think hard about the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities to the end user. We will not a grant a licence if to do so would be inconsistent with these criteria.</p><p>We are keeping the situation in Israel and Gaza under careful review to ensure that extant export licences remain consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. We will revoke these licences if we assess that they are no longer consistent with these criteria.</p><p>We have no information to suggest that UK supplied equipment has been used in contravention of the Consolidated Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/06/2018 16:06:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle