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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Sep 2019
Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)

"May I make a declaration? I have just returned from a two-day visit to Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia, facilitated by the kingdom, and in the coming days I will include that in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

As Chair of the Committees on Arms Export Controls, I would like …..."
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Written Question
Export Controls
Thursday 7th June 2018

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that information on licences granted by the Export Control Joint Unit is (a) accessible and (b) comprehensible to the public.

Answered by Graham Stuart

The Government publishes Official Statistics on a quarterly and annual basis on export licences granted and refused on GOV.UK. These include a country level data report, providing data per country and a statistical commentary report that summarises and provides context and explanation for the key data trends. These are available to view at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.

A searchable database that allows bespoke searches of this information, based on specific licence types, destinations and goods, is also available at https://www.exportcontroldb.trade.gov.uk/sdb2/fox/sdb/SDBHOME.

All information published on GOV.UK must comply with guidelines set by the Government’s Digital Service. This includes a mandatory requirement for all published information to be written in plain English to ensure that it is clear and concise.

We are reviewing all export control content on GOV.UK to ensure it is as clear and simple as possible for exporters and other members of the public.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Export Licensing: High Court Judgment

"Today’s judgment was unequivocal: where the Government have failed is in advancing the peace process in Yemen and, of course, that includes Saudi Arabia. When will the Government make progress on a peace settlement for that country?..."
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Written Question
Arms Trade: Qatar
Tuesday 4th July 2017

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what arms sales between the UK and Qatar were carried out from 2010 to 2017.

Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)

Arms sales data by region are published annually on GOV.UK.

The Government publishes Official Statistics about export licences granted and refused each quarter. The data currently includes details of licences up to 31 December 2016. Data for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2017 will be published on 18 July 2017. The data can be accessed on GOV.UK

Licences granted are not necessarily a measure of exports shipped in a given period as they are valid for between two and five years. Licensing data only provides a partial indication of sales as exporters only declare export values for a subsection of licences (Standard Individual Export Licences). Some licences expire before they are used and in these circumstances exporters must submit a further application, which can result in an element of double counting.

The value of arms export licences issued from 2010 to 2017 are:-

Year Value (£)

2010 £3,082,468

2011 £439,488

2012 £354,419

2013 £4,255,887

2014 £10,547,414

2015 £140,925,288

2016 £1,822,648

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Feb 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"As my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson) said, the question of whether Channel 4 will or will not be privatised is one of the longest running soaps in this House. Can the Secretary of State confirm that there will not be a shareholder solution, that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Dec 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"T4. The Minister says he is considering all options on Channel 4. Does that include privatisation and part-privatisation?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"The whole House is concerned about FOBTs, which are the crack cocaine of gambling. It is possible to spend £100 every 20 seconds, or £300 every minute, on them. They are affecting our constituents, and people have a real concern about them. I welcome the fact that we are going …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Sep 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"12. . There has been some suggestion in the national press that this has been kicked into the long grass by Ministers. What assurances can the Secretary of State give the victims that it is not being kicked into the long grass, that Leveson part 2 will be implemented, and …..."
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