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846738

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Food: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to promote the sale of Scottish food and drink to the international market.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	903867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>This Department actively supports companies throughout the UK to promote food and drink exports. In 2017 UK food and drink exports totalled £22 billion, an increase of 7.7% in real terms on 2016. Scottish companies contribute significantly to our effort.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/02/2018 12:21:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

846739

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Technology: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to strengthen trade co-operation with Israel in the high-tech sector.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	903868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Israel have an important trading relationship; which we are committed to strengthening through our dedicated trade promotion team at our Embassy in Tel Aviv.</p><p> </p><p>We have also established a UK-Israel Tech Hub, which helps to create partnerships between British companies and Israeli technology innovators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/02/2018 12:33:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

846740

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized British businesses to export.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
uin	903869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The <a href="http://great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">great.gov.uk</a> website offers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) digital tools to start or expand exporting. Companies across the UK can access our overseas network, high-value campaigns and international events programme. In addition, last year UK Export Finance provided £3 billion to 221 UK companies - 79% of which were SMEs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 22/02/2018 12:51:33 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

846741

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that the Government’s trade policy maintains and promotes high standards of animal welfare.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	903870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>This Government is proud of the animal welfare standards that underpin our high quality, great British produce. We are determined to maintain these high standards and keep improving where possible. We have no intention of undercutting our own reputation for quality by lowering our animal welfare standards in pursuit of a trade deal.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 22/02/2018 13:01:43 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

845568

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many times he has visited Northern Ireland since his appointment as Secretary of State for International Trade; and if he will set out the details of any such visits.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	128540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>My Right Hon. friend, the Secretary of State for International Trade, has visited Northern Ireland on two occasions, in August 2016 and more recently in October 2017 to discuss both trade policy and future trade opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/03/2018 11:23:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

845570

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Domestic Visits: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many times he has visited (a) St Helens, (b) Merseyside, and (c) the North West since his appointment as Secretary of State for International Trade; and if he will set out the details of any such visits.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	128542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>My Right Hon. friend, the Secretary of State for International Trade, has visited the North West region on two occasions.</p><p>In November 2016 the Secretary of State visited the Port of Liverpool to officially open the £400m Liverpool2 container terminal. In September 2016, the Secretary of State visited Manchester.</p><p>Greg Hands, former Minister for Investment, Mark Garnier and Baroness Fairhead have also visited the North West region.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/03/2018 11:10:04 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

845616

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what translation arrangements his Department has put in place to enable efficient and accurate handling of Welsh language correspondence from (a) MPs and (b) the general public.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	128588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>To date, the department has not received any correspondence in welsh. However, we are committed to dealing with all correspondence efficiently and accurately and would seek advice from the Wales Office on a case by case basis to handle Welsh language correspondence from MPs and the general public.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/02/2018 17:29:04 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

843549

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department plans to mark the centenary of women getting the right to vote in 1918.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	127890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is dedicated to achieving gender equality in the workplace. The department plans to participate in the nationwide Suffrage Flag Relay, organised by the Cross-Government Women's Network as part of the Civil Service celebrations for the suffrage centenary.</p><p>The Permanent Secretary, Antonia Romeo, participated in the Civil Service launch event of cross-government centenary celebrations on 7th February 2018 at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.</p><p>The Women's Network within the Department for International Trade is working with our central communications directorate to organise a series of events to celebrate and commemorate the centenary of women's suffrage as well as International Women's Day on 8th March 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/02/2018 14:25:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

843569

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Dumping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what methodology the Trade Remedies Authority will use to calculate dumping margins after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	127910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department has engaged extensively with business organisations in developing the UK trade remedies framework set out in the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) and Trade Bills. As is normal when setting out technical detail, the detail of dumping calculations will be set out in secondary legislation. The secondary legislation will comply with World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules. The Department is currently engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to develop this - and other - secondary legislation for trade remedies.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/02/2018 17:51:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

843570

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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 Remedies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the economic interest test will have the same functions and be operated on the same basis as the Union Interest Test used by the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	127911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK trade remedies system will include an economic interest test to ensure that measures are not applied where they will have a disproportionate impact on the wider UK economy.</p><p>This is similar to the Union interest test currently operated by the EU- for example, both tests will be considered at the provisional and final stages of an investigation, and will operate on a starting presumption in favour of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures.</p><p>But the economic interest test will be based on clear criteria set out in primary legislation. This will provide certainty and clarity for UK businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/02/2018 17:49:04 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner