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1417280

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2022
	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: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies on arms exports to Saudi Arabia following recent attacks on (a) civilians and (b) civilian infrastructure by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	113128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is satisfied that the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria announced in a Written Statement on 8<sup>th</sup> December 2021 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-12-08/hcws449" target="_blank">HCWS449</a>) continue to provide a thorough risk assessment framework for assessing all export licence applications.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/02/2022 12:19:40 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1415867

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	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 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether arms sales granted an export licence by the Government have been used by Saudi Arabia and their coalition partners in recent bombings which have resulted in civilian casualties in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	110627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>We are looking into recent reports of the impact of airstrikes on civilians in Yemen. We urge all parties to the Yemen conflict to exercise restraint and avoid further civilian impact and suffering. The Government takes its strategic export control responsibilities very seriously. The Government will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including respect for human rights and international humanitarian law.  All licences are kept under careful and continual review as standard.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 27/01/2022 17:16:50 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1415869

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	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: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many arms export licences have been granted by the Government for exports to Saudi Arabia in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	110629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <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. This information is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data%0d" target="_blank">gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a> and the most recent publication was on 12<sup>th</sup> October 2021, covering the period 1<sup>st</sup> April – 30<sup>th</sup> June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Information covering 1<sup>st</sup> July – 30<sup>th</sup> September 2021 will be published on 11<sup>th</sup> February 2022 and information covering 1<sup>st</sup> October 2020 – 31<sup>st</sup> December 2020 will be published in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/02/2022 14:37:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1401353

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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: Saudi Arabia
	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, whether she received representations from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the impact of those changes on arms exports to Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	100566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friends, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and the Secretary of State for Defence, were fully involved in the preparation of the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. The revised Criteria were agreed by all three Secretaries of State.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/01/2022 12:22:53 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1362179

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2021
	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: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	, To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what accountability standards and reporting mechanisms for civilian harm the UK requires of Saudi Arabia for the exports of arms and military equipment; and what the evidence basis is for those requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	60498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Licence applications for the export of arms and military equipment are rigorously assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the ‘Consolidated Criteria’).</p><p> </p><p>A key test for licensing in these circumstances is Criterion 2c of the Consolidated Criteria, which considers whether there is a clear risk that the items to be exported might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law. These assessments take into account all relevant sources of information, and the then Secretary of State for International Trade’s written statement of 7<sup>th</sup> July 2020 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-07-07/hcws339" target="_blank">HCWS339</a>) set out the methodology that is applied to credible incidents of concern in detail.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 27/10/2021 16:28:26 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1299623

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	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: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether current licences for components for bombs issued on 4 August 2020 include contracts for Raytheon Systems UK to deliver Paveway IVs or components thereof to Saudi Arabia; and whether she has made an assessment of the effect of the the US and Italian Government's decisions to suspend or revoke certain sales and export licences to Saudi Arabia on the UK export of aerial ground-attack munitions and their components to Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	163319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>HM Government will continue to take its export responsibilities seriously and assess all export licences in accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the ‘Consolidated Criteria’). The decisions of other countries are matters for them.</p><p> </p><p>Disclosure of information relating to private contracts between businesses would be inappropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 09/03/2021 15:53:18 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1288256

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether arms sales granted an export license by the Government have been used by Saudi Arabia and their coalition partners in combat missions which have resulted in civilian casualties.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	156484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a robust export controls regime. All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the “Consolidated Criteria”).</p><p>We have been clear that equipment manufactured in the United Kingdom is used all over the world, and we are equally clear that a licence will not be granted if to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 25/02/2021 12:45:14 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1288313

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the suspension in arms sales to Saudi Arabia for offensive use in Yemen by the government of the United States; and what plans they have to implement a similar suspension in arms sales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL13362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The US announced it would end support to Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen, including relevant defence exports. This is entirely a matter for the US Government.</p><p>Our position on arms exports to Saudi Arabia – as with all countries – is that such exports require an export licence and that all export licence applications are carefully assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the “Consolidated Criteria”) on a case-by-case basis. A licence would not be granted if to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 04/03/2021 12:34:35 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1288507

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to stop granting export licences for the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL13457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>HM Government takes its export responsibilities seriously and will continue to assess all export licences in accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the ‘Consolidated Criteria’). HM Government will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria, including if there is a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HM Government is able to review licences – and suspend or revoke as necessary – when circumstances require, and this is done in line with the Consolidated Criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 04/03/2021 12:35:02 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1285417

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2021
	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: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the government of the United States to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia; and what plans they have to do the same.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL13203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>The US announced it would end support to Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen, including relevant defence exports. This is entirely a matter for the US Government.</p><p> </p><p>Our position on arms exports to Saudi Arabia – as with all countries – is that such exports require an export licence and that all export licence applications are carefully assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the “Consolidated Criteria”) on a case-by-case basis. A licence would not be granted if to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 11/02/2021 13:43:20 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno