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1713481

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Israel: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the (a) Strategic Export Licensing Criteria and (b) licences issued to Israel.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	23507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary continues to discuss all aspects of the current conflict in Israel with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade.</p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 02/05/2024 14:57:41 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1713482

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	United Nations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of The Technical Report for the United Nations Secretary-General, published on 22 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	23508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the events that took place on 7 October in Israel are appalling, which is why we took decisive action to pause future funding to the organisation.</p><p>We will set out our position on future funding to UNRWA following careful consideration of the final report of the Independent Review Group led by Catherine Colonna, UNRWA's response and the ongoing UN Office for Internal Oversight Services investigation into these allegations.</p><p>We remain absolutely committed to getting humanitarian aid to people in Gaza who desperately need it, including through other UN agencies and British charities.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 02/05/2024 16:53:39 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1713483

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	West Bank: Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the level of settler violence in the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	23509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to take a strong stance against settler violence. Extremist settlers, by targeting and attacking Palestinian civilians, are undermining security and stability for both Israelis and Palestinians.</p><p>We have already moved to ban those responsible for violence in the West Bank from the UK and announced new sanctions designations against four extremist Israeli settlers who have violently attacked Palestinians in the West Bank.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 02/05/2024 16:51:28 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1713484

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help increase access to medical care for children in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	23510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>We are doing all we can to get more aid into Gaza by land, air and sea. A UK Med field hospital, funded by the UK, is up and running in Gaza. This facility is staffed by UK and local medics and has already treated thousands of patients.</p><p>We have provided targeted support for children through a £5.75 million contribution. This is supporting work to assist over 5,800 children with severe malnourishment and 853,000 children, adolescents and caregivers affected by the conflict to receive emergency and child protection services, including mental health and psychosocial support.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister have also underlined the need for Israel to ensure effective deconfliction in Gaza, and to take all possible measures to ensure the safety of medical personnel and facilities.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 02/05/2024 16:48:57 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1713485

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Middle East: Conflict Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK's strategic, long-term approach to supporting security in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	23511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>We condemned in the strongest terms Iran's direct attack against Israel on 13 April. The UK will continue to stand up for Israel's security as well as the security of all our regional partners and we are still working with our allies to deescalate the situation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 07/05/2024 16:43:32 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1693837

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Biofuels: Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason she chose 29 February 2024 as the closing date of her Department's consultation on a transitional support mechanism for large-scale biomass generators.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	17193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Government considered the closing date of 29 February to provide an appropriate and reasonable length of time for interested parties to respond to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 11/03/2024 07:07:42 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1693897

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Israeli Settlements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing sanctions on (a) Itamar Ben Gvir, (b) Bezalel Smotrich and (c) other Israeli officials that support the expansion of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	17209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>We urge Israel to halt settlement expansion immediately. We continue to take a strong stance against settler violence and urge Israel to take stronger action to stop settler violence and hold the perpetrators accountable.</p><p>We do not speculate on future designations.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 11/03/2024 17:24:43 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1688553

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with his Scottish counterpart on minimum unit pricing for alcohol.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	13708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government notes the recent outcome report from Public Health Scotland on minimum unit pricing for alcohol. The Government will continue to monitor emerging evidence relating to minimum unit pricing with interest.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/02/2024 15:45:52 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1688658

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Rafael Advanced Defense Systems: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) value and (b) type of (i) import and (ii) export licences have been granted to Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	13787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics, including data on outcome, end user destination, overall value, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a></p><p> </p><p>The most recent publication was on 16 January 2024 and covered licensing decisions made between 1 April – 30 June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/02/2024 11:01:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1688663

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Rafael Advanced Defense Systems: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information he holds on (a) arms exports originating from factories owned by Rafael Defense Systems Ltd and (b) whether such exports have been used by the Israeli military in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	13792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The export of strategic goods is controlled by export licensing and the government publishes data on its export licensing decisions: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-dataLicences. We continue to monitor closely the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. We will not issue an export licence to any destination where to do so would be inconsistent with the Criteria. Licences are kept under careful review and we are able to amend, suspend or revoke extant licences, or refuse new licence applications, as circumstances require.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 20/02/2024 16:44:57 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard