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1047075

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Call for expressions of interest in membership of the Strategic Trade Advisory Group, published on 16 July 2018, who will determine that members are no longer able to contribute effectively to the groups' deliberations prior to a member of the Strategic Trade Advisory Group having their membership revoked; and whether information on that decision will be made publicly available.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for appointing members to the STAG is almost complete and we expect to issue letters to successful candidates shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Group will advise the Secretary of State for International Trade but will not set Government policy. This will not be a decision-making body and therefore we do not expect votes to take place.</p><p> </p><p>Members will be appointed to the Group for a defined period and will be expected to comply with the standards of behaviour set out in the Terms of Reference to be agreed by the Group at the first meeting. In conjunction with the Chairs of the Group, officials will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State on any changes to the Group’s membership. This will include looking at whether the Group is sufficiently representative. Any changes proposed will be made with reference to the criteria set out in the guidance published as part of the call for expressions of interest. Changes to membership will be published online.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate an open and constructive discussion, members will be expected to conform to the highest standards of confidentiality and will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Members will also be asked to act in the interests of the UK and not as a representative of their organisation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 01/02/2019 14:59:19 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1047077

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what formal role the strategic trade advisory group will play in formulating trade policy.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for appointing members to the STAG is almost complete and we expect to issue letters to successful candidates shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Group will advise the Secretary of State for International Trade but will not set Government policy. This will not be a decision-making body and therefore we do not expect votes to take place.</p><p> </p><p>Members will be appointed to the Group for a defined period and will be expected to comply with the standards of behaviour set out in the Terms of Reference to be agreed by the Group at the first meeting. In conjunction with the Chairs of the Group, officials will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State on any changes to the Group’s membership. This will include looking at whether the Group is sufficiently representative. Any changes proposed will be made with reference to the criteria set out in the guidance published as part of the call for expressions of interest. Changes to membership will be published online.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate an open and constructive discussion, members will be expected to conform to the highest standards of confidentiality and will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Members will also be asked to act in the interests of the UK and not as a representative of their organisation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 01/02/2019 14:58:59 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1047078

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how he plans to maintain confidentiality in respect of proceedings of the Strategic Trade Advisory Group; and whether members of that group will be prohibited from (a) discussing such proceedings and (b) publicly criticising aspects of trade policy that may have been considered in proceedings of the group.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for appointing members to the STAG is almost complete and we expect to issue letters to successful candidates shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Group will advise the Secretary of State for International Trade but will not set Government policy. This will not be a decision-making body and therefore we do not expect votes to take place.</p><p> </p><p>Members will be appointed to the Group for a defined period and will be expected to comply with the standards of behaviour set out in the Terms of Reference to be agreed by the Group at the first meeting. In conjunction with the Chairs of the Group, officials will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State on any changes to the Group’s membership. This will include looking at whether the Group is sufficiently representative. Any changes proposed will be made with reference to the criteria set out in the guidance published as part of the call for expressions of interest. Changes to membership will be published online.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate an open and constructive discussion, members will be expected to conform to the highest standards of confidentiality and will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Members will also be asked to act in the interests of the UK and not as a representative of their organisation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 01/02/2019 14:58:40 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1047081

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether votes will take place in the Strategic Trade Advisory Group; what system will be used to administer such votes; and whether the results of such votes will be published.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for appointing members to the STAG is almost complete and we expect to issue letters to successful candidates shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Group will advise the Secretary of State for International Trade but will not set Government policy. This will not be a decision-making body and therefore we do not expect votes to take place.</p><p> </p><p>Members will be appointed to the Group for a defined period and will be expected to comply with the standards of behaviour set out in the Terms of Reference to be agreed by the Group at the first meeting. In conjunction with the Chairs of the Group, officials will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State on any changes to the Group’s membership. This will include looking at whether the Group is sufficiently representative. Any changes proposed will be made with reference to the criteria set out in the guidance published as part of the call for expressions of interest. Changes to membership will be published online.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate an open and constructive discussion, members will be expected to conform to the highest standards of confidentiality and will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Members will also be asked to act in the interests of the UK and not as a representative of their organisation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 01/02/2019 14:58:17 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1047082

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress he has made in establishing the Strategic Trade Advisory Group.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for appointing members to the STAG is almost complete and we expect to issue letters to successful candidates shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Group will advise the Secretary of State for International Trade but will not set Government policy. This will not be a decision-making body and therefore we do not expect votes to take place.</p><p> </p><p>Members will be appointed to the Group for a defined period and will be expected to comply with the standards of behaviour set out in the Terms of Reference to be agreed by the Group at the first meeting. In conjunction with the Chairs of the Group, officials will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State on any changes to the Group’s membership. This will include looking at whether the Group is sufficiently representative. Any changes proposed will be made with reference to the criteria set out in the guidance published as part of the call for expressions of interest. Changes to membership will be published online.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate an open and constructive discussion, members will be expected to conform to the highest standards of confidentiality and will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Members will also be asked to act in the interests of the UK and not as a representative of their organisation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 01/02/2019 14:57:44 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1046088

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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, with reference to the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act 2018 whether there will be a presumption that the Trade Remedies Authority will impose a trade remedy unless it can be demonstrated that the negative economic effect determined under the economic interest test outweighs the economic benefits of imposing that remedy.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Where the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) finds that there has been injury to a domestic industry caused by the import of dumped or subsidised goods, it is required to conduct an Economic Interest Test, as set out in the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, before recommending measures to the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>In applying that test, the Act makes clear in respect of anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties that there is a presumption in favour of measures being imposed. That presumption applies to the TRA, and to the Secretary of State, and means that measures will be imposed unless it can be demonstrated that the negative economic effects of doing so outweigh the positive.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 28/01/2019 10:30:22 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1045709

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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 decisions of the Trade Remedies Authority on the imposition of a trade defence measure will take effect immediately or within a specified number of days.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	210449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Trade Remedies Authority will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Trade on the imposition of measures. The Secretary of State will take a decision whether to accept or reject the recommendation.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Secretary of State accepts the TRA’s recommendation, he will publish a notice in accordance with section 13 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018. The notice will specify that the measure comes into force the day following its publication.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/01/2019 15:40:28 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1045713

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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, what the timeframe will be in which the Trade Remedies Authority will be required to conclude proceedings in respect of a WTO Article 5 investigation.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	210450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping sets out that investigations should normally be concluded within 12 months, and must not take longer than 18 months. The same rules apply in respect of subsidy investigations.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that the TRA will be expected to comply with WTO rules; this includes in respect of timeframes where relevant.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 28/01/2019 12:06:32 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1045714

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether trade unions will be defined as interested parties in trade remedies investigations once the UK has an independent trade policy.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	210451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK trade remedies system will adopt the WTO definition of interested parties, that is:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Producers of the like goods in the UK</li><li>An overseas exporter or UK importer of the goods subject to investigation</li><li>Trade or business associations of such producers, exporters or importers</li><li>The government of the exporting country of the goods under investigation</li></ul><p> </p><p>Other parties who may have an interest in the case, such as Trade Unions, will be able to participate as contributors.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 24/01/2019 16:51:01 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1045716

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Companies: EU Action
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 British companies in EU supply chains in which a party has an outstanding trade complaint being (a) considered and (b) investigated by the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	210452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Trade remedies are currently under EU competence while we remain a Member State.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission is currently conducting four anti-dumping investigations, two anti-subsidy investigations and 14 expiry reviews. The Commission provides information about complaints to Member States on a confidential basis. The involvement of British companies in EU supply chains varies on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to a rules-based international trade system and is in the process of establishing the Trade Remedies Authority to ensure that UK businesses continue to be protected from unfair and injurious trade practices once we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 28/01/2019 12:10:53 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner