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1061237

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date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU External Trade: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which states with which the EU currently has a trade agreement has approved proposals for the UK to remain a party to those agreements during the implementation period.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	221535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Alongside the Withdrawal Agreement, the EU undertook to notify its treaty partners that the UK is treated as a Member State for the purposes of EU international agreements during the IP. This includes trade agreements. This notification is expected to issue following signature of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>Discussions with all partner countries have demonstrated a commitment to finding a pragmatic way to ensure continuity of our existing international agreements. A number of countries have already publicly welcomed this approach (Library deposit of 13 September DEP2018-0926 provides a list of countries). Others are, understandably, waiting for the notification to be issued before responding formally. We are working closely with our trading partners to ensure that there would be no disruption to trade as we move into the Implementation Period. Alongside this, the government will continue to do the responsible thing and prepare for all eventualities with partner countries, including a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 20/02/2019 12:24:04 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1061238

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU External Trade: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many agreements the Government needs to replicate to ensure continuity of trade between the UK and those third countries with which the EU has signed such agreements.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	221536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is seeking continuity of our existing EU trade agreements as we leave the EU and recently updated the House on progress on our progress to achieve continuity of our existing free trade agreements.</p><p>I refer the honourable member to the Government’s written statement published on 21<sup>st</sup> February 2019. We will continue to inform the House as soon as further agreements are signed.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/02/2019 11:40:17 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1061241

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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 Agreements: Developing Countries
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 ensure that those developing countries which access UK markets under the terms of a trade agreement with the EU do not face a disruption to trade in the event that he is unable to conclude a trade agreement with them which replicates the terms of that EU agreement by 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	221537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>A deal with the EU would provide a clear mechanism to achieve continuity of our existing free trade agreements with developing countries from exit day and throughout an implementation period.</p><p>We are working with partners to conclude and implement agreements from 29 March 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter in the event of a “no deal” exit.</p><p> </p><p>The Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act enables the UK to put in place a UK trade preferences scheme for developing countries. If the UK trade agreements are not agreed in time but the UK’s unilateral preferences scheme has been put in place, some developing countries would be eligible for preferential access under different tiers of that scheme.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/02/2019 11:12:13 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1061242

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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 Agreements: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what are the least-developed countries to which the UK plans to grant duty-free and quota-free access; and what are the further 25 countries that will be granted generous tariff reductions.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	221538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s independent trade preference scheme will, as a minimum, provide the same level of access as the current EU trade preference scheme. The countries that will receive duty free quota free access are those listed in Part 2 of Schedule 3 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act, and the other eligible developing countries that will be granted preferences are those listed in Part 3 of that Schedule.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 21/02/2019 11:12:44 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1061243

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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 Agreements: West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress his Department has made in replicating the terms of the EU trade agreements with (a) Ghana and (b) Ivory Coast in new agreements with the UK.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	221539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer to the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 12 February 2019, UIN: 216437.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 21/02/2019 12:15:23 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1061245

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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 Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff in his Department were directly employed on negotiations in relation to (a) new trade agreements with (i) Australia, (ii) New Zealand and (iii) the US and (b) the UK's potential accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership; and how many of those staff have since been seconded to work on concluding trade agreements with those third countries with which the EU has a signed agreement.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	221540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>DIT has been conducting preparatory work in relation to potential new trade agreements with Australia, New Zealand, the US and potential accession to CPTPP. Until the UK leaves the EU no formal negotiations can be undertaken with Australia, New Zealand, the US and the CPTPP nor have they been. That is a function that will occur after the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>There is no one size fits all format or size for a negotiation team. Decisions on staff and resources are, therefore, still to be finalised. It should also be noted that the conduct of any negotiation will involve both front line staff and broader input covering a wider range of staff both from DIT and from other government departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over recent months DIT has increased its efforts to deliver Trade Agreement Continuity with those third countries with which the EU has a signed agreement as part of our preparations for a potential No Deal scenario. Those efforts draw principally on the resources of the Trade Policy Group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the Department was created its Trade Policy Group (TPG) has grown to approximately 480 people at the end of January 2019, bringing together trade policy, country specialists and experts on trade policy issues. A number of DIT staff in offshore posts are also undertaking work on market access trade policy issues.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 27/02/2019 10:11:44 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1061246

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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 Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to bring forward Government proposals on the scrutiny and democratic oversight of trade agreements; and what his policy is on the role that Parliament will play in that process.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	221541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the reply I gave on 4 February to the question asked by the honourable Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) (UNI 213161).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/02/2019 12:56:58 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1061247

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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 Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny
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 the Leader of the House on bringing forward a debate on parliamentary scrutiny and oversight of trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	221542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the reply I gave on 4 February to the question asked by the honourable Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) (UNI 213161).</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/02/2019 12:57:18 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1061248

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the UK-US Trade Working Group on access for UK steel producers to US Government procurement contracts in a future trade agreement.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	221543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group has met on five occasions since it was launched in July 2017, most recently in November 2018. The working group’s aim is to provide commercial continuity across a wide range of sectors, including steel, for US and UK businesses, workers, and consumers as the UK leaves the EU and explore ways to strengthen trade and investment ties ahead of exit. The group is also laying the groundwork to ensure that both sides are well prepared to open trade negotiations on an free trade agreement after the UK leaves the EU in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/02/2019 13:39:31 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1061249

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with officials in the EU on ensuring that UK steel exports to the EU will not be subject to safeguard measures in the event that the UK does not have a customs union agreement with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	221544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Following our exit from the European Union, we are committed to maintaining a close and collaborative relationship with the EU. Our future partnership is a matter for the next phase of negotiations, and we look forward to constructive discussions with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/02/2019 15:23:34 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner