Formal Minutes
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Members present:
Stephen Twigg, in the Chair
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Fiona Bruce Dr Lisa Cameron Stephen Doughty Nigel Evans Helen Grant |
Pauline Latham OBE Jeremy Lefroy Wendy Morton Albert Owen Virendra Sharma |
The following declarations of interest relating to the inquiry were made:
27 April 2016
The Chair declared the following interest: That he is a member of Amnesty International.
Pauline Latham OBE declared the following interest: That she is a Parliamentary Private Secretary to a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister of State.
Draft Report (Crisis in Yemen), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 64 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 65 read, as follows:
In light of the strength and credibility of the evidence we have heard, we welcome the Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) inquiry into the use of UK-manufactured arms in Yemen and recommend that arms sales to Saudi Arabia are suspended until there is a clear evidence base for the assertion that there is no “clear risk” that arms exported from the UK “might be used in the commission of a serious violation of IHL”. An independent inquiry would provide credible evidence on whether UK-manufactured arms have been used in the commission of violations of IHL, and the UK Government should fully support an independent investigation without delay.
Amendment proposed, in line 3, to leave out “and recommend that arms sales to Saudi Arabia are suspended until there is a clear evidence base for the assertion” and insert
“. We recommend that CAEC considers the case for suspending arms sales to Saudi Arabia until such time as there is evidence”.—(Wendy Morton.)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 5 Fiona Bruce Nigel Evans Pauline Latham OBE Jeremy Lefroy Wendy Morton |
Noes, 4 Dr Lisa Cameron Stephen Doughty Helen Grant Virendra Sharma |
Question accordingly agreed to.
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 66 to 80 read and agreed to.
Annexes agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Four Papers were appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available (Standing Order No. 134).
[Adjourned till Tuesday 3 May at 2.00 p.m.
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