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HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenMy hon. Friend has expertise in this area. He will know that those are matters for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and I am sure he is making representations to it. I will…13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenYes, we have. We do that on a regular basis to make sure, as part of our wider work in the region, that UK foreign policy goals are achieved.13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenI do not have in front of me information about individuals in any country who are subject to a sanctions regime, but criteria 2c—of the criteria we follow to assess export…13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenYes, there is a backlog, and it will take a few months to clear it. There are a few hundred applications —something of that magnitude. With the policy we launched last week,…13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenFirst, I could just say to the hon. Gentleman that I refer him to the answer I gave earlier: I have already given repeatedly the reason why we are not publishing the reports on…13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He has great expertise on the region and in these matters. The UK is involved right the way across Government —it is a whole-of-Government…13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenNo, it is not.13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenMy right hon. Friend may well be right, but it is important from our perspective to make sure that the UK does adhere to and follow the consolidated criteria. That is absolutely…13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenNo, I do not agree with that at all. I have already answered the question on the relationship between the announcement last week, which concerns individuals’ human rights, and…13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenMy hon. Friend raises a good point in relation to jobs in the north-west at BAE Systems. I was getting a little bit worried about the Opposition’s approach to this. I am going to…13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenAs I pointed out earlier, all potential incidents must, for these purposes, be treated as actual violations of international humanitarian law. I am not at liberty to comment on…13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenYes, we do. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and his team do so on a regular basis with Saudi Arabia and with other partners all the way around the world. We are…13 Jul 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)I begin by welcoming you to the Chair this afternoon, Sir Graham. I appreciate the concerns that there should be adequate parliamentary scrutiny of regulations made under the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. In fact, accession to the GPA typically take some years, so in that sense it would have been telegraphed quite far in advance—the most…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)I would like to start by repeating what I said in 2018 when I first took this clause through a Committee and what I and others have said since: this Government are committed to…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)On a point of order, Sir Graham, I thank you, Ms Cummins, and everybody involved in the Bill for all your hard work in Committee. Once again, I am both pleased and privileged to…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)I hear what the hon. Gentleman has to say, and I think he is wrong to say that there is resistance, but I gently suggest that the matter is without the scope of the Bill,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)I am happy to have a debate with the hon. Gentleman about the difference between standards and methods, but I am not sure that the difference is that big. The dictation of our…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Seventh sitting)On a point of order, Mrs Cummins. I think that the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington just accused Lord Price, a Member of the other House, of misleading people. I do not…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for that; he makes a good point. I refer him to the deal that we have negotiated with South Korea and how it reflects on those rules. That negotiation…25 Jun 2020