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star this property date less than 2021-10-21more like thismore than 2021-10-21
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property 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. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2021-10-27more like thismore than 2021-10-27
star this property 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> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Hampshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this
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less than 2021-10-27T16:28:26.757Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-27T16:28:26.757Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle remove filter
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star this property date less than 2020-07-13more like thismore than 2020-07-13
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Undersecretary of State for her Department from 17 July 2016 to 9 January 2018 signed arms export licences to (a) Saudi Arabia or (b) its coalition partners. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this
star this property uin 73044 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-07-16more like thismore than 2020-07-16
star this property answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Hampshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this
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less than 2020-07-16T15:01:17.69Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-16T15:01:17.69Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle remove filter
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star this property date less than 2020-07-08more like thismore than 2020-07-08
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which Minister in her Department was responsible for the approval of any arms export licences for (a) Saudi Arabia and (b) its coalition partners from 17 July 2016 to 9 January 2018. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this
star this property uin 71133 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-07-13more like thismore than 2020-07-13
star this property answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade is ultimately responsible for decisions on all strategic export licences.</p><p> </p><p>Her predecessor, my Rt Hon. Friend for North Somerset, held the post during the dates referred to.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Hampshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this
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less than 2020-07-13T14:41:47.423Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-13T14:41:47.423Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle remove filter
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star this property date less than 2020-01-15more like thismore than 2020-01-15
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department plans to publish the court-ordered independent review of the compliance of past licences issued to Saudi Arabia and its coalition allies. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this
star this property uin 3863 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-01-20more like thismore than 2020-01-20
star this property answer text <p>The Court of Appeal has not ordered an independent review of the compliance of past licences issued to Saudi Arabia and its Coalition allies.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2020-01-20T17:34:04.86Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-20T17:34:04.86Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-01-07more like thismore than 2020-01-07
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the granting of licences by her Department to UK companies to export items to third countries for re-export within finished weapons to Saudi Arabia that could be used in Yemen does not violate the Court of Appeal’s judgment of 20 June 2019. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this
star this property uin 1035 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-01-13more like thismore than 2020-01-13
star this property answer text <p>Licence applicants are required to tell us the final destination of the item to be exported, including where that item is incorporated into a higher-level product.</p><p> </p><p>Government takes that final destination and the nature of the higher-level product into account when making decisions against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and in the case of export to Saudi Arabia when ensuring compliance with the Court of Appeal’s judgment.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2020-01-13T17:21:31.137Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-13T17:21:31.137Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-10-22more like thismore than 2019-10-22
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2019 to Question 295 on Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia, how many of the licences were for goods that could be used in the Yemen conflict. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this
star this property uin 3794 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-28more like thismore than 2019-10-28
star this property answer text <p>The Court of Appeal judgment of 20 June 2019 placed the Government under an obligation not to grant any new licences to export items to Saudi Arabia for possible use in the conflict in Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>The licence applications are still under consideration to determine whether they are for possible use in Yemen.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2019-10-28T11:13:48.083Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-28T11:13:48.083Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-10-15more like thismore than 2019-10-15
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many extant arms export licences for Paveway bombs there are for (a) Saudi Arabia and (b) that country's coalition allies; and what the (i) type (ii) date of expiry and (iii) date of issue is for each such licence. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this
star this property uin 729 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-21more like thismore than 2019-10-21
star this property answer text <p>There are no extant licences for Paveway bombs for Saudi Arabia or its coalition partners.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2019-10-21T11:06:18.613Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-21T11:06:18.613Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-10-14more like thismore than 2019-10-14
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the response of 24 May 2018 to freedom of information request number FOI2018/00517, whether the arms export licence referred to in that response remains extant; and whether her Department continues to issue arms export licences for the sale of Paveway bombs to (a) Saudi Arabia and (b) its coalition allies. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this
star this property uin 294 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-17more like thismore than 2019-10-17
star this property answer text <p>The licences referred to in FOI2018/00517 have all expired.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Court of Appeal’s judgment of 20 June 2019, new licences for exports to Saudi Arabia and other coalition partners for items which might be used in the conflict in Yemen, including Paveway bombs have been halted.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2019-10-17T14:51:26.237Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-17T14:51:26.237Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-10-14more like thismore than 2019-10-14
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applications for licences for the export of arms to (a) Saudi Arabia and (b) its coalition partners have been received by her Department since 20 June 2019; what the dates of those licence applications were; and which type of (i) arms and (ii) export licence those applications were for. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this
star this property uin 295 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-10-17more like thismore than 2019-10-17
star this property answer text <p>We have received a) 86 applications for military rated items for export to Saudi Arabia and; b) 178 applications for military rated items for export to coalition partners.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot disclose any further information, as the applications are commercially sensitive.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
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less than 2019-10-17T15:04:45.187Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-17T15:04:45.187Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-09-25more like thismore than 2019-09-25
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Department for International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept id 202 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Trade more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
star this property hansard heading Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she plans to take to ensure that her Department does not violate the court order on banning the issuing of new export licences to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners for arms that could be used in Yemen. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle more like this
star this property uin 291083 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-09-30more like thismore than 2019-09-30
star this property answer text <p>As the Secretary of State said in her statement to Parliament on 26<sup>th</sup> September, as soon as the issue was brought to her attention on the 12<sup>th</sup> September, she took immediate action:</p><ul><li>Taking immediate steps to inform the Court and Parliament;</li><li>Putting in place immediate, interim procedures to make sure the error could not happen again;</li><li>Instigating a complete and full internal review of all licences granted for Saudi Arabia and its Coalition partners since 20 June;</li><li>Asking the Permanent Secretary to commission, on her behalf, a full independent investigation.</li></ul><p>This investigation will: (i) establish the precise circumstances in which these licences were granted; (ii) establish whether any other licences have been granted in breach of the Undertaking to the Court or the commitment to Parliament; and (iii) confirm that procedures are in place to ensure that no further such breaches can occur. The Director General Policy Group at the Department for Work and Pensions has been appointed to lead this investigation.</p><p> </p><p>During the course of this investigation, licence applications for Saudi Arabia and its Coalition partners will be referred to a new weekly meeting of senior officials from DIT, FCO and MOD. (Some will have been refused by this point, for example where they fail to meet one or more of the Consolidated Criteria.) This meeting will reach a recommendation for Ministers as to whether applications are within the scope of the Undertaking and the Parliamentary Statement, applying a further checklist of questions which are designed to ensure that: (i) current and full information is available to enable an assessment of whether the items in question are for possible use in the conflict in Yemen; and (ii) if there has been any change in circumstances in the conflict in Yemen, this is properly included in the assessment. All recommendations to grant licences for the export of items to Saudi Arabia and its Coalition partners will now be referred to Ministers for decision.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
star this property answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 290582 more like this
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less than 2019-09-30T15:10:52.117Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-30T15:10:52.117Z
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star this property label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
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