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964027

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Space Technology: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to further UK exports in the space sector.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	169302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Export Strategy, published 21<sup>st</sup> August, set out how government will support businesses of all sizes to make the most of the opportunities presented by markets around the world. In line with this strategy, DIT is significantly boosting its support for UK space exports. We have launched high value campaigns targeting the US and Indian markets and are working with UK companies to support their exporting activity through our Space Sector team, International Trade Advisers and overseas DIT network. DIT also co-chairs with industry the Space Growth Partnership’s Space Exports Group and Space Exports Forum.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/09/2018 16:04:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

964104

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agriculture: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the food and farming industry of allowing imported agricultural goods produced to lower standards than is required of UK producers.
tabling member constituency	Saffron Walden
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	169649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we will maintain our high standards on food safety and environmental protection as part of any future trade deals.</p><p> </p><p>When it comes to products imported to the UK, quality and safety will continue to be paramount. Without exception, imports must meet all the relevant UK product rules and regulations.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/09/2018 13:45:22 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

964335

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Trade Remedies Authority will have the capacity to conduct full-scale investigations (a) on its own and (b) in parallel with EU organisations by March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	169511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to establishing the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) by the time the UK leaves the EU and have taken clear steps to achieve this, including:</p><ul><li>establishing the TRA’s offices and location</li><li>recruiting TRA staff</li><li>testing the new digital platform that will underpin the work of the TRA</li></ul><p>We are also developing and delivering a comprehensive training programme for TRA staff to ensure they are trained and ready to operate the UK’s trade remedies system when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p>This may include undertaking some work in parallel to the European Commission during any time-limited implementation period agreed between the UK and EU.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/09/2018 16:38:33 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

964431

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the total cost to the public purse for his Department’s work preparing for the UK to leave the EU has been since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	168891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><ul><li>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>£286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18).</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>.</p><ul><li>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March.</li></ul><p>(<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>)</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/09/2018 12:13:11 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964451

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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: Brexit
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 cost to his Department of leaving the EU in accordance with (a) the proposals set out in the Government’s White Paper and (b) a no-deal scenario.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	168911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department was created in July 2016 following the result of the EU referendum and was specifically established as part of the government's EU exit strategy.</p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor also set aside £1.5 billion of additional funding for EU Exit preparations in 2019/20. Departments will be invited to bid for 2019/20 EU Exit preparation funding later in the year. Details of timings and process will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/09/2018 12:05:28 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964545

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the oral statement of 16 July 2018, Official Report, column 41 on trade policy, how the findings from the public consultation process for future trade agreements will effect the trade negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	169727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the White Paper of 12<sup>th</sup> July 2018, and oral statement to Parliament delivered by my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade on 16<sup>th</sup> July, the UK is preparing for an independent trade policy, including the ability to pursue bilateral trade agreements following EU exit on 29<sup>th</sup> March 2019.</p><p>This includes the possibility to negotiate free trade agreements with the US, Australia and New Zealand, and potentially seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).</p><p>The Department for International Trade is committed to ensuring an inclusive and transparent trade policy. On 20<sup>th</sup> July 2018, it launched 14-week online public consultations. They provide everyone with an opportunity to share their views on these four potential future free trade agreements. The results of the initial consultations will inform the overall approach to our future trade relationship with the US, Australia, New Zealand and the CPTPP. If we launch formal negotiations with those partners, we will continue to engage with stakeholders on specific issues which may arise in the negotiation process.</p><p>The Department is putting in place the appropriate mechanisms to ensure that due consideration is given to responses, so that they effectively inform our overall approach to negotiations with partner countries. Before entering into any formal negotiations the Government will publish an outline approach setting out the high level objectives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/09/2018 09:10:25 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

964546

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 Agreements: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the oral statement of 16 July 2018, Official Report, column 41 on trade policy, how the Government plans to engage with the public, business and civil society, including women’s rights organisations in countries with whom it seeks new trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	169728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We have launched four public consultations to enable as many people as possible to have their say on prospective new agreements with the USA, Australia, New Zealand and on the UK’s potential membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The consultations are online and open to the broadest possible audience, inviting individuals, businesses and civil society organisations to engage with us, including those representing women’s rights or from countries with whom we are consulting on prospective new trade deals.</p><p>Alongside this, we will continue to utilise our global network, including our HM Trade Commissioners and Embassies to engage with the public, business and civil society in countries with whom we seek new trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/09/2018 10:03:49 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

964644

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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: Tunisia
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 international counterparts on British-Tunisian trade.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	169857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) advances UK trade and investment objectives in Tunisia through a number of different channels. This includes through Government officials and the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Tunisia, my hon. Friend for South West Wiltshire, Dr Andrew Murrison MP, who has also met and will continue to engage key Tunisian stakeholders.</p><p>DIT also works closely with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development to advance our trade relationship with Tunisia. Recently my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt MP, and my Rt hon. Friend, the Minister of State for the Middle East at the FCO, Alistair Burt MP, have included trade in their engagement with counterparts when visiting Tunisia.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/09/2018 16:01:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

964684

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to his oral contribution of 16 July 2018, Official Report column 42, whether an impact assessment of a new trade deal will be (a) undertaken by an independent consultant ex ante and (b) include an assessment of the impact on women and girls in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	169730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Canterbury to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Midlothian on 6 September 2018, UIN: 169743.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/09/2018 13:10:35 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

964685

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 Agreements: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to his oral contribution of 16 July 2018, Official Report column 42, if he will ensure that existing (a) women’s and (b) workers' rights are protected in all changes to legislation made through the bespoke primary legislation brought forward to implement new trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	169731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK has long supported the promotion of our values globally and this will continue as we leave the EU. We’re clear that more trade doesn’t have to come at the expense of workers. The Prime Minister has indicated that we will protect existing workers’ rights and build on them when the time is right for the United Kingdom.</p><p>The UK is committed to promoting the economic empowerment of women and recognises trade as an important lever for equality. As the UK establishes an independent trade policy, the Government will take a gender-responsive approach to trade and create a framework that delivers for women as employees and business leaders.</p><p>When we bring forward legislative proposals to implement new trade deals, Parliament will have the opportunity to scrutinise this new legislation in the normal way.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/09/2018 15:06:12 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield