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1452128

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
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 Aid: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the ethical implications of supplying weapons and military support to the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	142081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>I can assure you that HM Government takes its export control responsibilities very seriously. We assess all applications against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, which take into account our obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty and other relevant rules of international law. They provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to think hard about the possible impact of providing equipment and its capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>In making our decisions on the exports of arms, we take advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 24/03/2022 16:44:40 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1436968

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many communications staff are employed (a) full time, (b) part time and (c) with flexible working arrangements in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	132365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) employed 100 Civil Servants within the Communications and Marketing directorate as of 31 January 2022. In addition to the usual communications functions, DIT also has a crucial role in driving and generating business, trade and investment for UK business. Marketing campaigns led by the department in the UK and around the world promote British goods and services, and secure investment into the UK.</p><p> </p><p>DIT is committed to supporting a variety of flexible working patterns, meaning that staff work several different patterns including full-time, part-time, flexitime and job-sharing. As part of DIT’s Smarter Working approach, hybrid working is also available to DIT employees.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/03/2022 12:48:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1436975

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much his Department spends on the employment of communications staff annually.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	132369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has an annual budget of £7.5m for the employment of Communication and Marketing staff in 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/03/2022 16:24:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1422000

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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: Yemen
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 Government’s Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, whether she has conducted a review of relevant licences following the 19 January 2022 bombings of the C-Plas and the Ibn Sina Hospitals in Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen; and whether any licences have been suspended or revoked as a result of that review.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	122831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>All licences – to all markets – are kept under careful and continual review and we are able to suspend, refuse or revoke licences as circumstances require. An export licence will not be granted (or, if extant, it would be revoked) if it is incompatible with any of the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. This includes Criterion 2c, whether there is a clear risk that the items might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 23/02/2022 11:28:21 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1388175

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
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: Export Controls
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 Written Statement of 8 December 2021, HCWS449, on Trade Policy Update, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of new arms licensing criteria in preventing (a) internal repression and (b) the commission of violations of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	93899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The revised Criteria announced in the Written Statement of 8 December 2021, HCWS449, reflect the UK’s policy considerations and take into account a full range of factors including our international legal obligations including the Arms Trade Treaty.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government is satisfied that the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework for assessing all export licence applications. With regard to internal repression and the commission of violations of international humanitarian law, the key tests are Criterion 2a and Criterion 2c. These criteria have not substantially changed; indeed they have been made stronger by the addition of “facilitation” within their scope.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/01/2022 17:58:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1388183

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
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: Export Controls
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 Written Statement of 8 December, HCWS449 on Trade Policy Update, whether the Government held (a) formal and (b) informal consultations with representatives of the defence industry in advance of that announcement.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	93900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>When preparing the written statement of 8 December, HCWS449 which introduced the current Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, there were no advance formal or informal consultations with industry or representatives of industry.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/01/2022 17:56:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1387464

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to Written Statement of 8 December 2021, HCWS449 on Trade Policy Update, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of new licensing criteria on the likelihood of UK arms to be used in humanitarian contexts.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	92072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>HM Government takes its arms export responsibilities seriously and assesses export licence applications in accordance with the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p> </p><p>These Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework for assessing export licence applications and require us to think hard about the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. They maintain the high standards we and European partners share on internal repression, international humanitarian law and the upholding of international obligations more generally.</p><p> </p><p>We will not license the export of equipment where to do so would be inconsistent with these Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/12/2021 10:33:36 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1355738

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	TRIPS Agreement: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if the Government will support the South African and Indian Governments' amended proposal to the World Trade Organisation to waive certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the prevention, containment and treatment of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	50138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Gentleman for Stirling to the answer given to the Hon. Gentleman for Dundee West on 19<sup>th</sup> July (UIN: 31441)</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 50139 question first answered 20/09/2021 10:21:08 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1355739

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	TRIPS Agreement: Coronavirus
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 merits of the amended proposal by the South African and Indian Governments to the World Trade Organisation to waive certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the prevention, containment and treatment of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	50139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Gentleman for Stirling to the answer given to the Hon. Gentleman for Dundee West on 19<sup>th</sup> July (UIN: 31441)</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 50138 question first answered 20/09/2021 10:21:08 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1345230

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value was of exports of arms and military equipment to (a) Iraq, (b) Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, (c) Libya, (d) Mali, (e) Myanmar, (f) Nicaragua, (g) Pakistan, (h) Russia, (i) Saudi Arabia, (j) Somalia, (k) South Sudan, (l) Sri Lanka, (m) Sudan, (n) Syria, (o) Turkmenistan, (p) Uzbekistan, (q) Venezuela, (r) Yemen and (s) Zimbabwe in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	29903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>Such exports require an export licence, which are assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the “Consolidated Criteria”).</p><p> </p><p>HM Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations on GOV.UK containing detailed information including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. The most recent publication was on 13<sup>th</sup> July 2021.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 29904 question first answered 13/07/2021 09:09:37 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith