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date	16/06/2020
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: Brazil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Brazil about ensuring that UK–Brazil trade does not affect the preservation of the Amazon rainforest.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Trade does not have to come at the expense of the environment. As part of our independent trade policy, HM Government is committed to upholding the United Kingdom’s high environmental standards. HM Government is already working with Brazilian counterparts and other interested parties to tackle deforestation and has committed £200m through a number of International Climate Finance programmes aimed at tackling deforestation. The United Kingdom will continue to monitor the situation in the Amazon closely and to raise in our ongoing dialogue with Brazil.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 13:58:45 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1204203

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the World Trade Organisation about invoking Article 24 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in the event that an agreement is not reached with the EU before the end of the transition period; and what progress they have made in establishing UK independent World Trade Organisation schedules.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>At the end of this year the UK will have recovered its economic and political independence. The question is whether we can agree with the EU a deeper trading relationship or whether we have a trading relationship based on the 2019 deal, without a free trade agreement (FTA), on the lines of Australia’s.</p><p> </p><p>On leaving the EU on February 1<sup>st</sup> 2020 the UK took up its independent seat at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The UK’s independent schedules were submitted to the WTO for certification in 2018 in July (Goods) and December (Services), and when the transition period ends at the end of this year they will form the basis of the UK’s independent trade policy.</p><p> </p><p>GATT Article XXIV permits the establishment of FTAs and Customs Unions as an exception to the most favoured nation principle, but it has no relevance without an agreement between the WTO members in question.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 13:54:54 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1204204

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the most recent inward investment statistics.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Two major FDI publication have recently been published, reflecting on European investment performance in 2019. The Financial Times’ FDI Report 2020 placed the UK top in Europe, with 1,271 recorded FDI projects – more than Germany and France combined (702 and 500 respectively). This gave the UK an overall market share of 20% in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>The EY UK Attractiveness Survey 2020 shows a different picture with the UK receiving fewer projects than France (1,109 to 1,197), therefore conceding the top spot in Europe. Despite the EY report recording an increase for the UK’s FDI project numbers, France saw a greater increase (5% compared to 16%).</p><p> </p><p>According to UNCTAD’s WIR 2020, the UK remains the top destination in Europe for attracting foreign direct investment with the highest inward FDI stock in Europe, and has improved its position to being the second highest inward FDI stock in the world, behind the US. The UK’s FDI stock of $ 2 trillion has risen by 10% compared to 2018 and almost doubled from its 2010 levels.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 13:59:41 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1204241

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) personal confidentiality agreements, and (2) non-disclosure agreements the Department for International Trade has signed with (a) businesses, (b) individuals, and (c) third parties advising, the department on its response to COVID 19.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL5805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has not signed any personal confidentiality agreements, nor non-disclosure agreements with businesses, individuals nor third parties advising HM Government on its response to COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 14:02:13 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1203514

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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: Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants in the Department for International Trade are dedicated to trade negotiations with (1) the United States, (2) Japan, and (3) Australia. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL5721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s Trade Policy Group (TPG) has a strong core of trade policy officials which has significantly grown from 45 to 723 (excluding the Export Control Joint Unit and Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate) since 2016. In TPG, we have dedicated teams in charge of coordinating each of our new free trade agreement negotiations, including the US, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. We have 3 Chief Negotiators and 3 Deputy Chief Negotiators currently, as well as the Government’s Chief Trade Negotiation Advisor.</p><p> </p><p>Trade negotiations will be progressed by teams of differing sizes depending on their complexity and the Department also works closely with experts in other Departments.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 13:57:55 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1202671

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what recent progress has been made on negotiating a trade agreement with the United States.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The first UK-US negotiation round successfully concluded on 15 May. It saw the two sides hold a full discussion covering all aspects of a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. Discussions have continued between the negotiation rounds across a number of chapters.</p><p> </p><p>The sessions in the first negotiation round focused on agreeing the scope, objectives and modalities of the potential chapters. Progress has been made in a number of areas, including services, investment and digital trade.</p><p> </p><p>The second UK-US Free Trade Agreement negotiating round began on 15 June and will take place over two weeks.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 13:55:54 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick