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91681

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date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what export licences for defence and strategic equipment to Israel (a) were applied for, (b) were granted and (c) are still being considered for (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2013-14 and (iv) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	209222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>This department publishes export licensing statistics for each destination which includes a description and the value of the goods licensed for export. The information has been published since 1997 in the Government’s Annual Reports on Strategic Export Controls. Since 2004, this information has also been published in Quarterly Reports. All the available statistics are accessible via the Strategic Export Controls: Reports and Statistics website – <a href="https://www.exportcontroldb.bis.gov.uk/eng/fox/sdb/SDBHOME" target="_blank">https://www.exportcontroldb.bis.gov.uk/eng/fox/sdb/SDBHOME</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Details of export licences granted and refused for defence and strategic equipment to Israel is available in the published annual reports for the calendar years 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively. For 2014, only Quarter 1 (January to March 2014) data has so far been published.</p><p> </p><p>This department holds only limited information, for any given timeframe (annual or otherwise) relating to actual exports.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of export licence applications still being considered, there are currently, as of 3 October, 61 ‘live’ cases of goods intended for export to Israel.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria in light of the prevailing circumstances at the time of the application.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/10/2014 13:32:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91682

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what process is used to monitor the eventual destination of strategic equipment and arms sold to Saudi Arabia; and what recent discussions he has had with the government of Saudi Arabia on such sales.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	209223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government examines every export licence application on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated (EU and National) Export Licensing Criteria (available at the following link: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018). We are satisfied that the currently extant licences for Saudi Arabia are compliant with this criteria.</p><p>Officials in our Embassy in Riyadh have regular contact with their Saudi counterparts about the sale of military and security equipment to the Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/10/2014 11:15:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91411

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that teaching and guidance is given in schools to ensure that children understand caste discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	209042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Schools are encouraged to teach their pupils about the diverse national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom through the citizenship national curriculum for KS4. Pupils should also be taught about the need for mutual respect and understanding. Pupils may also be taught about diversity and equality through the non-statutory personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education will shortly be publishing new guidance on promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development of pupils, highlighting the importance of pupils gaining knowledge and understanding of different cultures. Schools may achieve this through their whole school ethos as well as teaching of curriculum subjects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 25/09/2014 16:31:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91574

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, when she expects the Government's programme of research into caste discrimination to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	209041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has recently commissioned a consortium of TNS, BRMB and NIESR to conduct a feasibility study into how it might be possible to estimate the extent of any caste-based discrimination in Britain. The consortium is due to present its final report to Government in November.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 13/10/2014 13:52:12 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91575

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what discussions the Government has had with the Equalities and Human Rights Commission on research into caste discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	209040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Since April 2013, the Government has had numerous discussions with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (the EHRC) about research into caste discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>Most of these discussions have concerned the work leading up to the EHRC-commissioned research reports – the ‘Socio-legal review’ and the ‘Experts’ Seminar and Stakeholder Workshop’. These reports looked at issues surrounding caste in Britain and were published in February 2014 as part of its Caste in Britain project. Discussion took place about the reports themselves and about the planned follow-up research which the EHRC was initially due to undertake to determine the extent of any caste discrimination in Britain but which it subsequently withdrew from earlier this year.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 13/10/2014 13:51:24 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91158

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which states he has discussed the future of US tactical nuclear weapons in Europe since the Chicago NATO Summit.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	208729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>At the recent Summit in Wales, all NATO Allies reiterated that the greatest responsibility of the Alliance is to protect and defend our territory and our populations against attack and that deterrence, based on an appropriate mix of nuclear, conventional, and missile defence capabilities, remains a core element of our overall strategy. Collectively, NATO as an Alliance discusses, on a regular basis, its nuclear policy, doctrine and capability including forward deployed nuclear forces. The stationing of nuclear weapons on the territory of a particular NATO member is governed by a bilateral agreement between the US and the host nation.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 14:29:18 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91160

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date the renewal of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement was agreed.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	208730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>Certain provisions of the Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) are subject to renewal every 10 years to ensure that they remain relevant and valid. The next renewal is due by the end of 2014. To this end, the British and US Governments are taking forward the process of renewing these provisions in line with our respective domestic processes and requirements. Before any amendment to the MDA can take effect, in accordance with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the proposed amendments will be laid before Parliament for scrutiny later in the year. A similar review process is underway in the US. Once these periods of scrutiny have been completed, the amendments will enter into force and be valid until the end of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 14:30:46 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91161

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the implementation of Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty has had in any negotiation on the renewal of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	208731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK takes all of its international obligations seriously. The Mutual Defence Agreement is fully compliant and compatible with our obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 14:36:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91162

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received an invitation to attend the third conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons in Vienna on 8 to 9 December 2014; and what representation the UK plans to send.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	208732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has now received an invitation to this conference and the Government is considering whether to attend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 14:27:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

78712

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Middle East
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 make an assessment of the potential effects of the imposition of economic sanctions on Israel on that country's (a) actions towards and (b) relations with the areas governed by the Palestinian Authority since the beginning of Israel's current military action in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	206562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the potential effects of the imposition of economic sanction on Israel, as the UK does not believe that imposing sanctions on Israel would be a constructive step. We enjoy a close and productive relationship with Israel which enables us to express our views at senior levels very frankly. It is our assessment that imposing sanctions on Israel would lessen this influence, not increase it, and would not promote the urgent progress towards a two-state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which we want to see.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/07/2014 14:55:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn