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date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Fairs: Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK construction and professional firms they expect to attend the Erbil International Fair in northern Iraq in June.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL15462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Construction fair taking place in Erbil in June (26 June – 29 June) is advertised as a ‘Made in Iraq’ fair, so consequently will attract primarily local dealers and contractors, and we are not aware of any UK firms planning to attend.</p><p> </p><p>The Erbil International Trade Fair (30 Sept - 03 Oct) is the biggest international multi-sector trade fair organised in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. UK companies that attend the Fair are likely to decide to participate closer to the time, though are more likely to participate as delegates or visitors rather than as exhibitors. In previous years, the local distributors of JLR and JCB have exhibited.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/05/2019 15:42:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1019271

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
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: Turkey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed, or plan to review, the sale of arms and surveillance equipment to Turkey in the light of the current political and human rights situation in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework for considering all applications to export military and surveillance equipment to Turkey. We will not grant a licence if to do so would be inconsistent with these criteria, including respect for human rights and international humanitarian law. The policy remains as announced to Parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018</a> and as updated in a Written Ministerial Statement on 13 September 2018: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS957/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS957/</a> .</p><p> </p><p>The UK has raised human rights issues with the Turkish government at the highest levels and the region is kept under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 12/12/2018 13:17:00 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

870277

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of making future deliveries of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia conditional on the government of Saudi Arabia making efforts to achieve peace in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are carefully assessed on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking into account all relevant factors at the time of application. A licence will not be issued for any country if to do so would be a breach of the Criteria. The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014.</p><p><a href="http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2014-03-25/debates/14032566000018/ConsolidatedEUAndNationalArmsExportLicensingCriteria" target="_blank">http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2014-03-25/debates/14032566000018/ConsolidatedEUAndNationalArmsExportLicensingCriteria</a></p><p>The key test for the Government for our continued arms exports to Saudi Arabia in relation to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is whether there is a clear risk that those weapons might be used in a serious violation of IHL. The situation is kept under careful and continual review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 10/04/2018 13:42:47 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

747392

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ensure that trade negotiations with Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia are not adversely affected by the UK's negotiations for leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has said, we want to build a truly Global Britain that is one of the firmest advocates for free trade anywhere in the world. Whilst the UK is a member of the EU, we will continue to press for and support an ambitious EU trade agenda. This includes the various EU trade initiatives with Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. We are also considering our future trading relationships with all of our partners as we prepare to leave the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 17/07/2017 11:55:43 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

747393

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to arrange for duty-free entry into the UK of olive-oil and phosphates from Tunisia.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is actively considering a range of options for its future trade policy once we leave the EU. In particular, we are seeking to pursue a strategy that will not only maximise benefits to the UK economy, but also ensure as smooth a transition as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 17/07/2017 16:48:59 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

747394

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the supply of weapons from the UK to Saudi-Arabia, some of which have been used in the Yemen, complies with the UK's obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty for a risk-based assessment of end-use.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>All export licences are considered on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria. This was set out in the Secretary of State’s statement to the House of Commons on Monday 10 July following the High Court’s judgment dismissing the claim for judicial review brought by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (HC Deb 10 July 2017, Vol 627, Col 46).</p><p> </p><p>The Consolidated Criteria are fully compliant with the UK’s obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 17/07/2017 16:42:13 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

680959

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Turkey: Arms Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the value of British sales to Turkey of weapons and military equipment in (1) 2015, and (2) 2016; and how many forward contracts are outstanding.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The value of UK defence export orders to Turkey for 2015, as included in the 2015 Official Defence and Security Export Statistics, was £11 million. The figures for 2016 will be released in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade does not hold information on outstanding forward contracts.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 09/02/2017 14:03:54 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton