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723822

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the responsibilities of the Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre; and what the relationship is between that unit and the (a) Export Control Joint Unit and (b) Export Control Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	71781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>​The Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre (CPACC) brings together officials from FCO, DIT, MOD and BEIS covering global controls on chemical, biological, nuclear and conventional weapons and on their proliferation. This includes controls on their means of delivery, such as missiles, and broader international work on the security of relevant materials. The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) focuses specifically on the control of military and dual use exports, and the operation of the export licensing system. ECJU co-locates DIT’s Export Control Organisation and the export licensing teams from MOD and FCO. Ministerial responsibilities are unchanged.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 14:46:05 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

723823

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people currently work within the Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre on secondment from (a) other Government Departments and (b) outside the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	71779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>​Staff from the four departments involved spend all, or part, of their time working as part of the centre. While doing so, they remain employed by the relevant department rather than being seconded to Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre (CPACC) or a single department. With the exception of one military officer working in the centre, all staff are drawn from the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 14:49:03 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

723828

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total operating budget of the Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	71783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>​The Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre is funded by the contributing departments through their own budgets. The Ministry of Defence provides the office space, with each department funding its own staff and IT systems. There is no specific operating budget.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 14:35:59 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

723832

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Gulf Cooperation Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the new Strategic Partnership between the UK and the Gulf Co-operation Council announced in December 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	71806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK-Gulf Co-operation Council Strategic Partnership covers a broad range of areas of cooperation, including addressing regional foreign policy challenges, counter-terrorism and border security, cyber security, human trafficking, and improving trade and investment ties. Productive discussions have continued since December 2016, and delivery and implementation are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/04/2017 08:35:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

723852

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the potential designation by that country of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	71799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>I have not had recent discussions with my US counterpart on the US's potential designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 13:57:45 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

723853

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to Criterion Four of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, whether his Department's interpretation of an adverse impact on regional peace and security includes any potential effect on the civilian population of a country in whose territory the country of final destination is engaged in armed conflict.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	71805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Consideration of the application of international humanitarian law, the body of law which regulates the conduct of armed conflict, including seeking to limit the effects of conflict on civilians for humanitarian reasons, and international human rights law, the body of law which seeks to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, is considered more appropriately under Criterion Two of the Consolidated EU &amp; National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, which refers specifically to international human rights instruments and international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 14:22:04 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

723854

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to Criterion Three of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, whether his Department's interpretation of whether items would provoke or prolong armed conflicts in the country of final destination extends to external conflicts to which the country of final destination is a party.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	71729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>No. Criterion Three of the Consolidated EU &amp; National Arms Export Licensing Criteria refers specifically to “the internal situation in the country of final destination, as a function of the existence of tensions or armed conflicts” and not to external conflicts, which would be considered under other Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 13:44:02 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

723857

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to Criterion Two of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, whether his Department's interpretation of a clear risk that items could be used in the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law establishes a competent authority for determining whether serious violations of international humanitarian law have occurred.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	71734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The key issue when considering export licence applications under Criterion Two of the Consolidated EU &amp; National Arms Export Licensing Criteria is whether there is a clear risk that the items to be licensed might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law. It is not necessary, nor always possible, to make a determination about specific past incidents as to whether serious violations of international humanitarian law have occurred.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 27/04/2017 09:42:30 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

723858

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of designation by the United States of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organisation on regional co-operation on counter-terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	71733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>My officials have had ongoing discussions with their United States counterparts about the Muslim Brotherhood. If the United States were to designate the Muslim Brotherhood, we would consider any new evidence carefully against our own evidential thresholds for a UK listing. The Government will ensure that any potential action we take complements our strong collaboration with regional partners on our shared counter terrorism priorities.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 14:15:53 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

723859

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of designation by the United States of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary General Corps as a foreign terrorist organisation for the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	71730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>​It would not be appropriate to speculate about the implications of a potential US designation. The UK remains committed to the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). Consistent with Under the JCPoA, the Islamic Revolutionary General Corps (IRGC) remains sanctioned.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 13:50:08 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry