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793218

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to develop an export strategy after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	902514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>My Noble Friend the Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion (Baroness Fairhead), will lead the creation of a new export strategy, bringing together expertise from across Government and the private sector.</p><p>This strategy will ensure that Government has the right financial, practical and promotional support in place to allow businesses to benefit from growth opportunities, generating wealth and wellbeing for the whole of the UK.</p><p>In addition, the Government will launch a targeted campaign to promote the support available from UK Export Finance (UKEF), as part of the wider GREAT campaign.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 23/11/2017 13:48:06 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

793271

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department plans to take to provide hon. Members with economic impact assessments prior to the approval of negotiating mandates for future trade deals and to keep hon. Members informed of progress with such deals.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	902515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>In ratifying EU free trade agreements we provide impact assessments to Parliament to enable Members from both Houses to consider the consequences of these agreements for the UK.</p><p>As outlined in the White Paper ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’, we remain committed to a transparent, fair, and rules-based approach to international trade. We will ensure Parliament has an appropriate role to play in the scrutiny of new UK trade treaties.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2017 13:49:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

793551

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future involvement of the UK in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the government of Canada and the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbrook
uin	HL3511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to seeking to ensure continuity in its current trade and investment relationships as we leave the European Union, including those covered by free trade agreements such as the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).</p><p>On 18 September, the Prime Minister and PM Trudeau announced that both would work together to ensure a seamless transition of agreements such as CETA into new bilateral arrangements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 06/12/2017 11:35:10 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	3191 label Biography information for Lord Northbrook

793135

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will impose a ban on the export of arms to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	114920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes its export licensing responsibilities very seriously and our processes have been subjected to public and judicial scrutiny.</p><p>The Government operates a rigorous and robust process to ensure that any licences for UK defence exports are consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014.</p><p><a href="http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2014-03-25/debates/14032566000018/ConsolidatedEUAndNationalArmsExportLicensingCriteria" target="_blank">http://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2014-03-25/debates/14032566000018/ConsolidatedEUAndNationalArmsExportLicensingCriteria</a></p><p>The key test for the Government for our continued arms exports to Saudi Arabia in relation to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is whether there is a clear risk that those weapons might be used in a serious violation of IHL. The situation is kept under careful and continual review.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/11/2017 13:37:17 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

793139

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value of (a) imports to and (b) exports from each region and nation of the UK from and to other Commonwealth countries was in each of the last 30 years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	114924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on the value of UK trade (exports and imports) in goods and services with the Commonwealth countries since 1999 are available from the ONS at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/007716additionalcountrydatafortradeingoodsandservicesbetween1999and2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/007716additionalcountrydatafortradeingoodsandservicesbetween1999and2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Data on the value of UK trade in goods by UK region with a limited number of Commonwealth countries since 1996 are available from HM Customs and Revenue (HMRC)’s Build Your Own Tables application at:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx</a> (RTS data)</p><p> </p><p>Data on the value of exports of services (excluding travel, transport and financial services) by GB region to a limited number of Commonwealth countries in 2015 are available from the ONS at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015</a> (data for earlier years are not available).</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li><p>The data at the links above are not comparable due to differences in coverage and methodology between sources</p></li><li><p>Data on the value of imports of services from the Commonwealth countries are not available</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 27/11/2017 12:47:36 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

793141

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many days' sick leave officials in his Department took for reasons relating to stress in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	114926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>According to departmental records in the 12 month period ending 30 June 2017, there were 771 days absence recorded due to stress, from a total of 2,628 staff on the Department’s payroll. In total this represents an average absence rate for stress of 0.13%.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/11/2017 17:59:09 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

793143

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last year; and what proportion of total sick leave in his Department that leave was.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	114928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>According to departmental records for the 12 month period ending 30 June 2017, the number of employees who took sick leave for reasons relating to stress was 18, out of a total of 2,628 staff on the Department’s payroll.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of employees who recorded an absence and who took sick leave for reasons relating to stress was 0.7%.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/11/2017 17:59:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

792646

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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: Sri Lanka
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 increase trade and investment relationships with Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	114573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has a team in Sri Lanka which focuses on significant opportunities. DIT works with Sri Lankan counterparts and the wider business community to identify emerging opportunities that will continue to increase bilateral trade and investment between the UK and Sri Lanka.</p><p>This financial year, DIT has already supported British companies in securing multi-million pound projects in the advanced engineering and financial and professional services sectors.</p><p>UK Export Finance, the UK’s export credit agency, has capacity to support UK trade with Sri Lanka and welcomes new applications for support.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/11/2017 16:43:26 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

792647

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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, what assessment he has made of his Department's capacity to negotiate new trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	114574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is building a world-class trade policy and negotiations capability for the long-term future of our country.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2016 our Trade Policy Group has grown significantly from 45 to over 400 today, and is continuing to grow.</p><p> </p><p>We have also established a series of working groups and high-level dialogues with key trade partners to explore the best ways of progressing our trade and investment relationships. These partners include the United States, Australia, Mexico and Japan.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2017 17:56:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

792671

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Higher Education: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what target her Department has set for the level of higher education exports in the next five years; and what steps her Department plans to take to meet that target.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	114598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>A target to increase the value of exports across the education sector to £30bn by 2020 was set by the previous government. The target is rightly ambitious and the Department for International Trade (DIT) remains committed to working with the rest of government and the sector to drive progress towards achieving it.</p><p>The Government actively promotes study in the UK through the GREAT Campaign and through the British Council, which promotes the UK in over 100 countries. There continues to be no limit to the number of overseas students who can come here to study, and the UK is second only to the USA in terms of our market share.</p><p>This Government continues to support growth in UK education exports, including through the work of the team dedicated to education exports in DIT. I have recently announced the establishment of a DIT Education Sector Advisory Group, chaired by myself, which will support the aspirations of the sector internationally. The inaugural meeting is scheduled for December.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/11/2017 13:27:58 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil