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Written Question
Ukraine
Tuesday 3rd March 2015

Asked by: John Stanley (Conservative - Tonbridge and Malling)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he will be laying a Gifting Minute before the House in respect of Saxon armoured vehicles exported to Ukraine.

Answered by David Lidington

The 20 Saxon armoured vehicles exported to Ukraine was a commercial sale between a private company and the Ukraine Ministry of Defence, and subject to the rigorous export licensing process. The vehicles were not gifted to Ukraine by the Government, therefore a gifting minute will not be laid before the House.

Division Vote (Commons)
25 Feb 2015 - Members’ Paid Directorships and Consultancies - View Vote Context
John Stanley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 248 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 287
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Feb 2015 - Bankers’ Bonuses and the Banking Industry - View Vote Context
John Stanley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 264 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 234 Noes - 308
Written Question
Standard Individual Export Licences: Middle East
Monday 23rd February 2015

Asked by: John Stanley (Conservative - Tonbridge and Malling)

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2015 to Question 222938, regarding the standard individual export licence for equipment employing cryptography and software for equipment employing cryptography to the value of £7.7 billion approved by his Department for export to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, what the reasons were for the surrender of that licence by the exporter in August 2014; what role was played by his Department in the surrender of that licence; and what the reasons were for his Department's approval of that licence in the first quarter of 2013 when it was then surrendered unused by the exporter 18 months later.

Answered by Matt Hancock

Exporters are not obliged to give reasons for surrendering licences. This was a purely commercial decision by the company and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills played no part in the decision to surrender the licence.

As is the case with all applications, this application was assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria in the usual way, taking into account the nature of the goods and the intended end-use. The application was for electronic components and circuit boards, which are specifically designed for building mobile phone networks for public use. The proposed export did not breach any of the Criteria and therefore the licence was granted.

Division Vote (Commons)
11 Feb 2015 - Infrastructure Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
John Stanley (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 231 Conservative Aye votes vs 5 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 257 Noes - 203
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Feb 2015 - Tax Avoidance - View Vote Context
John Stanley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 247 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 286
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Feb 2015 - Tax Avoidance - View Vote Context
John Stanley (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 250 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 208
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Feb 2015 - Compulsory Jobs Guarantee - View Vote Context
John Stanley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 259 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 301
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Feb 2015 - Police - View Vote Context
John Stanley (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 240 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 285 Noes - 212
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Feb 2015 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context
John Stanley (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 244 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 286 Noes - 190