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794168

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to support Small Business Saturday.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	902509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Small Business Saturday is a nation-wide grass roots campaign, celebrating small businesses across the UK. It is now in its fifth year and will take place on Saturday 2 December 2017.</p><p>DIT Ministers will be supporting this activity to promote our small businesses and their essential contribution to the UK economy.</p><p>I am hosting a roundtable in Portishead to discuss exporting issues for SMEs and to celebrate Small Business Saturday with the Department’s mobile Exporting is GREAT Hub, which many members have already used.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 23/11/2017 13:39:00 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

794169

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What formal consultations he undertook with the devolved administrations and other stakeholders on the provisions of the Trade Bill before that Bill was published.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	902510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade met with Scottish and Welsh Government Ministers between publication of the Trade White Paper and introduction of the Trade Bill, and senior officials met their counterparts in Northern Ireland departments.</p><p> </p><p>DIT officials also spoke with each of the devolved administrations and shared draft clauses and explanatory notes prior to publication of the Bill.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2017 13:41:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

794170

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to establish a system better to enable parliamentary scrutiny of trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	902512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>As outlined in the Government’s White Paper ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’, we remain committed to a transparent, fair, and rules-based approach to international trade and invited views on the UK’s approach to its future trade policy.</p><p>We are reviewing responses and continue to engage with stakeholders on these issues.</p><p>After March 2019, the Government will ensure that Parliament has an appropriate role to play in the scrutiny of new UK trade treaties.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2017 13:43:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

793218

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to develop an export strategy after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	902514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>My Noble Friend the Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion (Baroness Fairhead), will lead the creation of a new export strategy, bringing together expertise from across Government and the private sector.</p><p>This strategy will ensure that Government has the right financial, practical and promotional support in place to allow businesses to benefit from growth opportunities, generating wealth and wellbeing for the whole of the UK.</p><p>In addition, the Government will launch a targeted campaign to promote the support available from UK Export Finance (UKEF), as part of the wider GREAT campaign.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 23/11/2017 13:48:06 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

793271

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department plans to take to provide hon. Members with economic impact assessments prior to the approval of negotiating mandates for future trade deals and to keep hon. Members informed of progress with such deals.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	902515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>In ratifying EU free trade agreements we provide impact assessments to Parliament to enable Members from both Houses to consider the consequences of these agreements for the UK.</p><p>As outlined in the White Paper ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’, we remain committed to a transparent, fair, and rules-based approach to international trade. We will ensure Parliament has an appropriate role to play in the scrutiny of new UK trade treaties.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2017 13:49:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

793135

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will impose a ban on the export of arms to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	114920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes its export licensing responsibilities very seriously and our processes have been subjected to public and judicial scrutiny.</p><p>The Government operates a rigorous and robust process to ensure that any licences for UK defence exports are consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014.</p><p><a href="http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2014-03-25/debates/14032566000018/ConsolidatedEUAndNationalArmsExportLicensingCriteria" target="_blank">http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2014-03-25/debates/14032566000018/ConsolidatedEUAndNationalArmsExportLicensingCriteria</a></p><p>The key test for the Government for our continued arms exports to Saudi Arabia in relation to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is whether there is a clear risk that those weapons might be used in a serious violation of IHL. The situation is kept under careful and continual review.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/11/2017 13:37:17 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

793141

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many days' sick leave officials in his Department took for reasons relating to stress in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	114926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>According to departmental records in the 12 month period ending 30 June 2017, there were 771 days absence recorded due to stress, from a total of 2,628 staff on the Department’s payroll. In total this represents an average absence rate for stress of 0.13%.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/11/2017 17:59:09 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

793143

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last year; and what proportion of total sick leave in his Department that leave was.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	114928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>According to departmental records for the 12 month period ending 30 June 2017, the number of employees who took sick leave for reasons relating to stress was 18, out of a total of 2,628 staff on the Department’s payroll.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of employees who recorded an absence and who took sick leave for reasons relating to stress was 0.7%.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/11/2017 17:59:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

792647

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of his Department's capacity to negotiate new trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	114574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is building a world-class trade policy and negotiations capability for the long-term future of our country.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2016 our Trade Policy Group has grown significantly from 45 to over 400 today, and is continuing to grow.</p><p> </p><p>We have also established a series of working groups and high-level dialogues with key trade partners to explore the best ways of progressing our trade and investment relationships. These partners include the United States, Australia, Mexico and Japan.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2017 17:56:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

792808

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will initiate a commonwealth trade conference with the objective of increasing intra-commonwealth trade after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	114735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>In March this year my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade hosted the inaugural Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting in London – bringing together politicians, officials and policy makers from over 20 commonwealth nations.</p><p>In addition, he will be hosting a commonwealth reception as part of this year’s WTO Ministerial Meeting in Buenos Aires.</p><p>As the host of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in April 2018, and the Chair of the Commonwealth from April 2018-2020, HMG is committed to highlighting the value of and increasing intra-Commonwealth trade. During GHOGM, businesses from across the Commonwealth will meet in a three-day Commonwealth Business Forum that will see a diverse range of sectors represented. This event will help us to promote our vision for a Global Britain as well as to celebrate and grow intra-Commonwealth trade.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/11/2017 13:25:57 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier previous answer version 24797 answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone