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registered interest
date	17/10/2016
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, with which countries the UK has initiated negotiations on possible bilateral trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We recognise the need for a smooth transition as the UK leaves the EU which minimises disruption to our trading relationships. Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are working closely with counterparts across a wide range of markets in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade. We are taking advantage of all the opportunities available to us to ensure that Britain becomes the global leader in free trade once we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/10/2016 10:50:42 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

604221

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will eliminate import tariffs on agricultural produce from developing nations when the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy as the UK prepares to leave the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate and design, in time, our own trade arrangements. The UK remains committed to ensuring developing countries can reduce poverty through trading opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 48831 48832 question first answered 25/10/2016 10:36:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

604222

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will eliminate the import tariffs on all unprocessed fruit and vegetables from developing nations when the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy as the UK prepares to leave the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate and design, in time, our own trade arrangements. The UK remains committed to ensuring developing countries can reduce poverty through trading opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 48830 48832 question first answered 25/10/2016 10:36:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

604223

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will eliminate the import tariffs on canned goods from developing nations when the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy as the UK prepares to leave the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate and design, in time, our own trade arrangements. The UK remains committed to ensuring developing countries can reduce poverty through trading opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 48830 48831 question first answered 25/10/2016 10:36:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601186

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with key stakeholders in the automotive industry on the effect of the UK leaving the EU since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	48638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have had many meetings with key stakeholders from across the UK automotive industry and continue to do so. These meetings have covered a wide range of issues including Brexit. For example, at the recent Paris Motorshow I, as well as officials from the Department, met a number of major existing and potential investors in the UK automotive sector.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 21/10/2016 10:53:45 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

601187

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he plans to take to strengthen Wales' international business links.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	48661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has visited Scotland and Northern Ireland, and has plans to visit Wales in November 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade, whilst representing the whole of the United Kingdom, also has an excellent working relationship with Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>The five-year Exporting is GREAT campaign is designed to inspire and support UK companies to take advantage of the global appetite for UK products, skills and expertise in markets around the world, driving them to start exporting or increase their international business. This includes launching a Directory of UK businesses in November that will provide a world-leading platform for companies to promote themselves in lucrative global markets.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 20/10/2016 14:14:00 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

601188

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Beer: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will assess the merits of negotiating changes to US import tariffs on British beer after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	48657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are working closely with counterparts across a wide range of countries and markets, in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade. We are taking advantage of all the opportunities available to us, to ensure that Britain becomes the global leader in free trade once we leave the EU. We are committed to ensuring the widest possible access for British businesses, including for the food and drink sectors.</p><p> </p><p>At present, while we remain members of the EU, the UK supports an ambitious EU-US Free Trade Agreement that cuts regulatory and bureaucratic barriers without lowering standards, removes remaining tariffs between the EU and US, and opens up opportunities for businesses to compete for public procurement.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/10/2016 13:03:30 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

601189

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with key stakeholders in the pharmaceutical sector on the effect of the UK leaving the EU since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	48690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministers meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis.</p><p>Since 23 June 2016, Department for International Trade officials have held many meetings with key stakeholders in the pharmaceutical sector at which the effect of the UK leaving the EU has been discussed.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/10/2016 13:16:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 15117 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

600538

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Richard Paniguian
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether any conditions were imposed on Sir Richard Paniguian's appointment to the board of Raytheon Systems.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	48445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills considered Richard Paniguian’s application to take up a Non–Executive Director role with Raytheon under the Business Appointment Rules.</p><p>The Department approved the above appointment subject to the conditions that:</p><ul><li>Richard should not draw on privileged information available to him from his time in Crown service; and</li><li>for two years from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Raytheon or its clients.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 16:10:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

600597

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many (a) companies and (b) organisations currently hold strategic export control licences.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	48220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The number of businesses holding a strategic export licence varies throughout the day, every day and therefore cannot be answered accurately.</p><p> </p><p>The number of applications made over the last 12 months (1 October 2015 – 30 September 2016) is:</p><p> </p><p>18,275 Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) and 595 Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs).</p><p> </p><p>The number of licences granted over the same period is 13,782 SIELs and 314 OIELs.</p><p> </p><p>The management information provided for licences granted contains some data that has not yet been published, nor quality assured to the same standards as Official Statistics. Licences may, for example, be amended by the time the data is published as Official Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted and refused on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 21/10/2016 13:22:18 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison