United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 143162
Yemen: Armed Conflict
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25 January 2021
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2 February 2021 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government takes into account the potential risk of harm to civilians in Yemen in assessing whether or not to grant arms export licenses.
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25 January 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government takes into account the potential risk of harm to civilians in Yemen in assessing whether or not to grant arms export licenses.
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2 February 2021
Answer
The UK Government takes its arms licensing responsibilities seriously, and assesses all export licences in accordance with strict licensing criteria. Criterion 2c of the Consolidated Criteria prohibits the granting of export licences where there is a clea...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-25/143162
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1280178
- uk · wq-1280178 · source updated 2 February 2021