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Written question asked by Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour) on Monday, 22 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Graham Stuart (Conservative) on Wednesday, 31 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the reason is for the difference in the number of extant arms export licences for Saudi Arabia for possible use in Yemen under review as a result of the court of appeal's Judgment of 20 June 2019 set out in (a) DEP2019-0710 that referenced 95 OIELS, (b) DEP2019-0711 that referenced 71 SIELS and 65 OIELS and (c) the 27 June 2019 witness statement to the Court of Appeal by Edward Bell that referenced 45 arms export licences.

Answer

DEP2019-0710, provided in response to UIN 267765, gave information on all extant Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) for Saudi Arabia, including those for dual-use items as well as for military goods; whereas DEP2019-0711, provided in response to UIN 268564, gave information on all extant export licences for military-rated goods (but not dual-use items) for Saudi Arabia, including Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) as well as OIELs.

The witness statement referred to pending applications, not extant licences.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
280400
Session
2017-19
Related items
Open Individual Export Licences: Saudi Arabia
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Subjects
Arms trade Export controls Military intervention Yemen Saudi Arabia
Link
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