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date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	JCB: Israel
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 supply, and use, of JCB bulldozers in Israel; and what discussions they have had with JCB about such supply and use.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL11816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Where JCB equipment is subject to export controls the exporter must have a licence authorising shipment. All export licence applications are assessed rigorously against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. The Consolidated Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to consider the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. The Government will not grant a licence if to do so would be inconsistent with these criteria, including respect for human rights and international humanitarian law.</p><p>The British Government is fully committed to the promotion of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The UK government has had discussions with JCB on a range of subjects and continues to encourage and foster respect for human rights among UK businesses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 10/12/2018 17:27:51 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1015010

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date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Iceland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to seek to increase trade with Iceland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>As we leave the EU, the UK remains committed to our deep relationships with our EEA EFTA partners, Iceland, Norway and Lichtenstein. We are seeking to put in place new arrangements to maintain our relationship with these states and continue to have an open dialogue with them about how this can best be achieved.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Secretary of State’s meeting with the Icelandic Foreign Minister in October, DIT continues to promote the closest trading links with Iceland recognising that total trade amounted to over £1.8bn in 2017, an increase of just over 18% on 2016.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 04/12/2018 17:36:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015050

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date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to promote and export UK skills and technology in hydrogen conversion technologies.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	195615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>DIT has recently added hydrogen technology to its power and renewables portfolio. Work has started to map UK capabilities, identify international opportunities and determine where UK expertise might apply. Once completed, DIT will look at how it can support UK-based hydrogen companies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/11/2018 16:47:15 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley