Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
F-35 Aircraft: Spare PartsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on which countries purchase spare parts from the F35 global spare part pool.
Answer: Once parts are exported from the UK to the global F-35 programme, the UK does not have access to information about the movement of individual components, and does not have control over whether components in the global spares pool are used for specific cus...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Spare PartsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK-manufactured parts have been sold into the F35 global spare parts pool since (a) 7 October 2023 and (b) 2 September 2024; and how many of these parts have been transferred to Israel.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not hold information on the quantity of goods exported under Open General Export Licences. The principle of such licences – such as those for UK suppliers to the F-35 programme – is that they allow registered com...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Spare PartsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what revenues (a) the Government and (b) manufacturers have received from selling components into the F35 global spare parts pool in each of the last three years.
Answer: The UK Government does not sell F-35 components directly, but licences the export of components to the F-35 global programme from a number of UK suppliers. The Department for Business and Trade does not hold information on the revenue of companies generat...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Spare PartsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the Government of placing conditionality on the use of UK-manufactured goods being sent to Israel through the global spare parts pool for use on planes operat
Answer: Once parts are exported from the UK to the F-35 global spares pool and aircraft assembly facilities, due to the design of the programme, the UK does not have control over whether components are used for specific customer nations or not. The UK cannot make...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Spare PartsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether steps are available to him to have a carve out of the F35 global components pool placing a moratorium on the use of UK manufactured parts by the Israeli government.
Answer: Once parts are exported from the UK to the F-35 global spares pool and aircraft assembly facilities, due to the design of the programme, the UK does not have control over whether components are used for specific customer nations or not. The UK cannot make...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Spare PartsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will place conditionality on the use of UK manufactured components sold into the F35 spare parts components pool.
Answer: Once parts are exported from the UK to the F-35 global spares pool and aircraft assembly facilities, due to the design of the programme, the UK does not have control over whether components are used for specific customer nations or not. The UK cannot make...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the release of Jimmy Lai is a prerequisite to any trade agreement with China.
Answer: This Government has no plans to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with China. This Government will stand firm on issues relating to human rights. My Right Honourable friend the Foreign Secretary raised the case of Jimmy Lai during his recent visit to China...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what capacity his Department has for monitoring the end-user destination of arms exported under the Open General license regime; and what assessment he has made of the compatibility of those licenses w
Answer: The scope and terms of Open General Licences (OGLs) are chosen so they are consistent with the SELC. OGLs are typically offered for low risk destinations and low risk items. If our assessment of the risks relating to an OGL changes, then the OGL is amende...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is possible to introduce restrictions under the Open General export licensing regime to prevent export of arms to countries deemed at risk of using them for purposes that would violate inter
Answer: Open General Licences (OGLs) are pre-published licences that permit the export of specified items to specified destinations, following an online registration. These licences do not have any approved named recipients, however what they permit and to which ...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: BullyingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including measures to enable targets of bullying at work to take cases to an employment tribunal in the proposed Employment Rights Bill.
Answer: This Government is committed to delivering the Plan to Make Work Pay in full and updating Britain's employment protections, so they are fit for our modern economy and the future of work. This includes commitments to support the wellbeing of workers, inclu...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to place a moratorium on arms exports to Israel, in the context of the conflict between Israel and Gaza.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met with President Netanyahu in Israel on 14 July and pushed for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, the upholding of international law, and a rapid increase of aid into Gaza. When it comes to arms exports, this Gove...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: Export ControlsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to assess impact of international humanitarian law on arms exports.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met with President Netanyahu in Israel on 14 July and pushed for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, the upholding of international law, and a rapid increase of aid into Gaza. When it comes to arms exports, this Gove...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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