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1289739

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date	25/02/2021
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: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to strengthen the UK’s trade relationship with India.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	912455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Earlier this month I visited India to deepen trade ties and agree a pathway towards a future FTA with the world’s biggest democracy. A closer partnership with India will help us lead the world in areas like science, tech and the green economy, driving jobs and growth across the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 25/02/2021 14:11:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1122955

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase the UK's proportion of global trade with India.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	910520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>Exports to India were up nearly 20% in 2018 on the previous year, totalling over £7.9 billion.</p><p> </p><p>We have a number of initiatives to strengthen our bilateral trade relationship with India, including the Joint Working Group on Trade, which recently met in March.</p><p> </p><p>Only last night I was at the Grant Thornton tracker event with the Confederation of Indian Industry, to celebrate the success of some of the top Indian companies in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/04/2019 10:37:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1029164

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What opportunities he identified for further trade co-operation with Israel during his recent visit to that country.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	908329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen during a visit to Israel in November, when we discussed our record levels of trade and investment and noted the good progress made on our continuity trade arrangement. I agreed with President Netanyahu to increase trade cooperation through joint Government sponsorship of a high-level trade and investment conference in 2019.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 20/12/2018 13:28:44 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

846739

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Technology: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to strengthen trade co-operation with Israel in the high-tech sector.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	903868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Israel have an important trading relationship; which we are committed to strengthening through our dedicated trade promotion team at our Embassy in Tel Aviv.</p><p> </p><p>We have also established a UK-Israel Tech Hub, which helps to create partnerships between British companies and Israeli technology innovators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/02/2018 12:33:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

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