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829882

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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: Presidents Club
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether any Ministers in his Department attended the Presidents Club Charity Dinner run by the Meller Educatonal Trust in an official capacity.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	124640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>No Department for International Trade Ministers have attended the Presidents Club Charity Dinner.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/01/2018 14:54:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

829886

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Board of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who has to date confirmed their attendance at the next meeting of the Board of Trade in the first quarter of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	124643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The new Board of Trade is led by the President of the Board of Trade. The Secretaries of State for the Territorial Offices and other Department for International Trade Ministers have a standing invitation to attend the meetings. The work of the Board of Trade is supported by a group of advisers, who are also invited to the meetings. A full list of the advisers to the Board of Trade can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-trade-secretary-dr-liam-fox-convenes-a-new-board-of-trade-to-ensure-the-benefits-of-free-trade-are-spread-throughout-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-trade-secretary-dr-liam-fox-convenes-a-new-board-of-trade-to-ensure-the-benefits-of-free-trade-are-spread-throughout-the-uk</a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/01/2018 14:23:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

829985

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much his Department has spent on (a) art, (b) wine and (c) hospitality in each financial year since its establishment.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	124713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text Since the formation of the department in July 2016 there has been no spend on art. Art on display is on loan from the Government Art Collection. It is not possible to separate the cost of wine from other catering and hospitality. As a representative department, small amounts of alcohol may be served where appropriate to the importance of the occasion. answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/02/2018 14:09:07 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

830002

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what vetting procedures the Export Control Joint Unit carries out on entities that apply to the Government for licenses to broker or deal arms.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	124725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria, based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network.</p><p> </p><p>The Export Control Joint Unit takes account of all relevant risks related to the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria when assessing licence applications. The criteria focus on the end use of the proposed transfers and therefore routine vetting procedures relate to end users rather than applicants.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/01/2018 15:29:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

830101

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who the lead non-executive director and other non-executive director board members are in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	124792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The names of the Department for International Trade’s four Non-Executive Board Members, including Lead Non-Executive Director, are publically available on the gov.uk website. This information can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade</a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/01/2018 14:48:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

830135

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the level of business interest in the great.gov.uk digital platform.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	124814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Great.gov.uk is a digital platform with a suite of digital tools built to help UK businesses expand their reach overseas and secure their place on the global stage.</p><p>UK and overseas marketing activity and DIT’s commercial partnerships are used to promote the platform.</p><p>In the 14 months since great.gov.uk was launched in November 2016, great.gov.uk has been visited by nearly 2.8 million unique users. Of these:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Invest tool, which promotes the UK as an obvious destination for inward investment, has received over 764,000 online visits with over 1,200 enquiries</li><li>The Export Opportunities tool has received over 67,000 responses from UK businesses to 13,000 published export opportunities, which have been gathered and published by our network of in-post Embassy and High Commission trade experts, as well as overseas partner stakeholders</li><li>The Trade Profile tool has published over 2,600 verified UK business profiles, presenting them to a wide network of prospective overseas buyers and partners</li><li>The Export Readiness tool, which went live in December 2017 and helps UK businesses see how export-ready they are, and presents them with tailored information has already been used by 710 companies.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Activity is planned to promote this platform further to the UK and overseas businesses.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2018 11:00:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

830137

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Commonwealth countries on future trade and investment between the UK and Commonwealth countries.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	124815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade regularly engages with his counterparts from Commonwealth countries, including at recent bilateral meetings at the 11th WTO MC11 Ministerial Conference meeting on 11 – 14 December 2017 and at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on 23 – 26 January.</p><p>Given the importance we place on increasing intra-Commonwealth Trade and Investment and the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London, the Secretary of State and the Ministerial team will continue to have these discussions.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/01/2018 16:49:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

828574

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether exports of Turkey's TF-X fighter will be subject to UK Government approval on a case-by-case basis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	124246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>It is planned that the TF-X aircraft will be built in Turkey, therefore approval of any future exports from Turkey will be a matter for the Turkish government.</p><p>Any components being supplied from the UK for the TF-X aircraft will however be subject to UK Government approval, as these components will require a UK Export Licence.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/01/2018 14:40:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

828621

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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 Promotion: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of exhibitors at the Consumer Electronics Show 2017 that came from (a) the UK, (b) France, (c) the Netherlands, and (d) Israel; and what support his Department provided to exhibitors from the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	124286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is an externally organised event. The Department for International Trade has not made an estimate of companies that attended from France, Israel, and the Netherlands and does not hold data for the Number of UK exhibitors.</p><p>DIT has boosted its support for UK companies exhibiting at CES in 2018, including by supporting more than 50 companies to attend.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/01/2018 17:55:15 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

828697

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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: Sri Lanka
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that arms sold to the Government of Sri Lanka are not used to violate the human rights of the Sri Lankan people.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	124349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria, based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network.</p><p>The Consolidated Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to assess the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities.</p><p>Licensing decisions for Sri Lanka take into account international humanitarian and human rights law as well as the type of goods. We do not issue any export licences where we assess there is a clear risk that the goods may be used for internal repression or external aggression.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/01/2018 17:03:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps