The UK operates one of the most rigorous and transparent export control regimes in the world. No licence would be issued if to do so would contravene the UK's strict export control criteria. In this case a single licence accounted for 90% of the total value of potential exports authorised by the licences. This was for a long-term contract for the delivery of a new air-to-air munitions capability over a number of years [and is unconnected to current operations by the Royal Saudi Air Force in Yemen.<\/p>
<\/p>
Licences granted in a given period do not equate to goods shipped The Department for Business (BIS) export licensing statistics only indicate the number and value of licences granted in a specified period, not the value of actual exports. Licences are usually valid for up to two years and the value of the licence therefore represents an estimate of future export value. As such, the value of licences granted in any one quarter will generally not be the same as the value of goods actually exported and does not provide an indication of goods shipped.<\/p>
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what assessment they have made of the response made by human rights groups to figures released by the UK that it sold Saudi Arabia over £1 billion of weapons and air-to-air missiles between July and September 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/446692/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " I am pleased to highlight a project by Akzo Nobel, Newlife Paints and Seymour Consulting supported through our delivery arm \u2013 Innovate UK \u2013 to industrialise the process of recycling paint through increased automation which has proved successful and could lead to significant commercial opportunities as well as a better environmental outcome.<\/p> Additionally, the Government\u2019s Innovation in Waste Prevention Fund is supporting a RePaint project in Cheshire which is working across the local community to minimise the amount of paint going for disposal.<\/p> The disposal of liquid waste, including liquid paint, to landfill is banned under the Landfill Directive (Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste). The ban is implemented in England through the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (as amended) and is enforced by the Environment Agency through the environmental permits it issues to landfill operators.<\/p> <\/p> The creation of new markets for paint products was one of the recommendations from the British Coatings Federation\u2019s \u201cPaintcare\u201d initiative which was launched last year. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is taking steps to encourage consumers to recycle/reuse household paint by providing information through the Recycle Now campaign. This includes a postcode locator to pinpoint local facilities and information on how to deal with paint.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/446839", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/446839/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below shows the average time, in calendar days, from date of claim to date of decision including the number and percentage of cases that received a decision in six months. Figures for the year 2015 are not available.<\/p> <\/p> Year of Application<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Apps<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Mean<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Median<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Decisions in 6 Months<\/strong><\/p><\/td> As a % of Apps<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/p><\/td> 26,939<\/p><\/td> 133.90<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 23,671<\/p><\/td> 87.87%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/p><\/td> 25,020<\/p><\/td> 165.06<\/p><\/td> 52<\/p><\/td> 21,065<\/p><\/td> 84.19%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/p><\/td> 24,732<\/p><\/td> 191.38<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 19,722<\/p><\/td> 79.74%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 27,182<\/p><\/td> 223.65<\/p><\/td> 97<\/p><\/td> 19,944<\/p><\/td> 73.37%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 25,759<\/p><\/td> 159.22<\/p><\/td> 71<\/p><\/td> 20,985<\/p><\/td> 81.47%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 20,012<\/p><\/td> 82.11<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td> 18,391<\/p><\/td> 91.90%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 21,211<\/p><\/td> 115.89<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td> 18,131<\/p><\/td> 85.48%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 21,315<\/p><\/td> 161.70<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 16,098<\/p><\/td> 75.52%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 24,960<\/p><\/td> 181.78<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 15,874<\/p><\/td> 63.60%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 26,070<\/p><\/td> 141.32<\/p><\/td> 135<\/p><\/td> 19,287<\/p><\/td> 73.98%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The exercise in the financial year 2014-15 to clear all straightforward cases with a claim date preceding 1 April 2014 led to a rise in the average time for some of the years above most notably 2008.This required the progression of a number of cases far older than 12 months which would have influenced the average decision times on those cases.<\/p> The Home Office continues to target resources to drive down the waiting time for decisions and currently strives to give decisions on all straightforward cases within 6 months, a timescale which it has been consistently meeting since April 2014.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/446190/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not collate this information centrally, however, I refer my Hon. Friend to the additional information which was placed in the Libraries of the House in response to a question from the Hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury UIN 17042<\/a>. Acas were notified of 12,791 Early Conciliation claims relating to the Wages Act from April to September 2015.<\/p> <\/p> Additionally, there were 9,494 Employment Tribunal claims relating to unauthorised deductions from wages in the most recent six months for which HMCTS data is available (April to September 2015, www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics<\/a>).<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> The Government publishes clear advice for employers and workers on deductions from pay which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/understanding-your-pay/deductions-from-your-pay<\/a>. A worker\u2019s pay cannot be reduced below the National Minimum Wage (NMW) except in very limited circumstances \u2013 even if the worker agrees to the deduction.<\/p> <\/p>