Human Rights: Future Trade - Motion to Take Note

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 6:26 pm on 3 October 2019.

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Photo of Lord Judd Lord Judd Labour 6:26, 3 October 2019

I am very grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way and for replying on these points. The apology may be welcome, but what I am concerned about is: how did it happen? The point is about whether we have effective measures operating in Whitehall. Is there a culture within Whitehall where, with a situation like that in Yemen, rather than looking at how we can help to overcome the conflict, we are instead looking at what we can get away with in terms of our sales to Saudi Arabia?