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765775

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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, how many meetings he has had with representatives of UK arms manufacturers on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	105933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has met a number of defence companies since his appointment. The meetings have covered a range of topics, including the UK’s Exit from the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/10/2017 11:50:10 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765778

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Space Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to support the UK space industry during the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	105934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I have made it clear that we want our companies and our universities to continue participating in key EU space programmes.</p><p>Furthermore my Department has shown strong support for the UK space industry through the €1.4bn investment I made with the European Space Agency in December 2016. I have also announced an investment of £99m in a National Satellite Testing Facility at Harwell.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/10/2017 14:21:45 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

760297

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if the Government will review its policy on granting export licences to Saudi Arabia, taking into account recent evidence on the incidence of human rights abuses in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	10487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>All export licences are issued in strict accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. The framework was announced to parliament by the former Secretary of State at the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Rt. Hon Member for Twickenham, Sir Vince Cable, as a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/10/2017 12:21:26 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

758701

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Yemen: UN Resolutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Matthew Rycroft, the UK's Permanent Ambassador to the UN, on a new UN Security Council resolution on Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	9453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer to my answer of 20 July (PQ 4676): we welcome the agreement on 15 June of a Presidential Statement, sponsored by the UK as penholder, which called upon the parties to the conflict to agree the modalities for a ceasefire, take steps to address the humanitarian crisis, and restart political talks. We are now working urgently with our international and regional partners to ensure that the Security Council's words are converted into action.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 15:26:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

758702

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on re-opening Sana'a Airport.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	9454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary last met the Saudi Foreign Minister on 5 September. He raised bilateral and regional issues, including ending the conflict in Yemen and the need for the urgent provision of humanitarian access, in line with the UN Security Council statement of 15 June, which called for increased access to Sana'a Airport.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 15:30:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

758824

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether she has had recent discussions with the Saudi Foreign Minister on ending the blockade of Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	9452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the press release issued on 4 September following my meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and which is available on the gov.uk website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-saudi-foreign-minister-adel-al-jubeir-4-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-saudi-foreign-minister-adel-al-jubeir-4-september-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 12/09/2017 14:23:25 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

758909

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which areas of the Japanese market are considered to be the most attractive to British exporters.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	9446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>As a large and diversified market, the Japanese market is attractive to a wide range of UK exporters in both goods and services and was the 11<sup>th</sup> largest destination for UK exports in 2015.</p><p>In 2016, the top five UK goods exported to Japan were: Machinery and mechanical appliances; Motor vehicles; pharmaceuticals; optical, photographic, cinematographic and medical instruments; and electrical machinery and equipment.</p><p>In 2015, the top UK services exported to Japan were financial services, other business services and transportation services.</p><p><strong>Sources: ONS Pink Book; HMRC Interactive Database</strong></p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 15/09/2017 11:41:49 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

758910

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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 Promotion: North Africa
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 improve trade relations with (a) Tunisia and (b) other Northern African countries.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	9447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK has strong trade relations across North Africa. DIT teams support British companies exporting and investing throughout the region, including through trade missions in both directions. The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys to Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Egypt (with a watching brief on Libya) support this work, including through trade discussions with Government Ministers in these countries. The Lord Mayor of the City of London also visited the region this year. UK Export Finance (UKEF) has significant capacity to support UK exports to North Africa. UKEF recently increased its capacity for Egypt and will be reviewing its limits for other North African countries.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 15/09/2017 11:47:25 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

758916

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all EU citizens are reassured of their right to remain in the UK for two years after March 2019 if the Government's proposals are agreed to.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	9445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s policy paper “Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU” makes clear that EU citizens who have lived continuously and lawfully in the UK for at least five years automatically have a permanent right to reside under EU law. The paper also makes clear that EU citizens who have lived in the UK less than five years before the specified date will be allowed to stay until they have five years’ residence, and will then be eligible to apply for settled status.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/09/2017 13:32:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

758184

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals have diabetic out-patient support and care programmes.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	9173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 14:15:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz