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964540

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the oral statement of 16 July 2018, Official Report, column 41 on trade policy, whether impact assessments for new trade deals will be undertaken by an independent consultant, ex ante; and whether those impact assessments will assess the effect of new trade deals on women and girls in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	169743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing Parliament with timely information about the Government’s approach to trade and investment negotiations and the potential implications of any new agreements. This will include timely analysis at appropriate points. The government is considering options for how best to undertake the analysis.</p><p>The Government remains committed to increasing women’s role in trade in the UK and around the world.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 06/09/2018 15:32:57 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

964541

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the oral statement of 16 July 2018, Official Report, column 41 on trade policy, what the timescale is for publishing impact assessments; and whether that timescale will effect the final outcome of the provisions in new trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	169744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing Parliament with timely information about the Government’s approach to trade and investment negotiations and the potential implications of any new agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to entering formal negotiations, on any new free trade agreement, the Government will publish high-level objectives accompanied by a scoping assessment.</p><p> </p><p>As negotiations progress, the Government will update Parliament regularly. This will include timely analysis at appropriate points.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of a negotiation, the Government will lay before Parliament an impact assessment alongside any treaty it intends to ratify, as is the current process for treaty ratification.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 06/09/2018 14:53:08 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

947442

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what meetings have taken place between officials of his Department and representatives of (a) CER, (b) the CBI, (c) the Institute of Directors, (d) Greenpeace, (e) Oxfam, (f) Friends of the Earth, (g) British Chambers of Commerce, (h) Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and (i) the EEF in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	167987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Meetings regularly take place with a range of stakeholders. To compile a comprehensive list across the whole Department would be at disproportionate cost to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/09/2018 15:35:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

947560

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether, under World Trade Organisation rules, novation would enable the UK to continue to trade with countries that currently have free trade agreements with the EU; and on what tariff terms.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL9844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring continuity for the effects of the UK’s existing free trade agreements, including preferential tariff terms, as we leave the EU. To achieve this, the UK will enter into new agreements with partner countries in place of the EU free trade agreements in which we participate as a Member State, in line with WTO rules on Regional Trade Agreements. Necessary changes will be made to ensure that these preferential trading arrangements can continue to operate in a bilateral context. Tariff terms vary from treaty to treaty and we intend to replicate the effect of those already agreed with the EU, as far as possible.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 08/08/2018 15:21:20 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

947585

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU External Trade: USA
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 effects on the British economy of a trade war between the EU and the United States.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2018 answer text <p>Increased tariffs can have damaging impacts on our domestic industries as well as on consumers. Further escalation of trade tensions between the EU and US would be damaging to both the EU and US economies.</p><p>The Government has been engaging directly with the US administration, including through 5 Ministerial visits to the US, meetings with senior administration figures and the recent visit of President Trump to the UK.</p><p>We welcome the agreement between President Juncker and President Trump to open negotiations to avoid further escalation that would harm businesses and consumers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 08/08/2018 15:20:38 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

947644

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current public consultation process for Free Trade Agreements; what criteria they will use to assess the merits of any such consultations; whether the Department for International Trade have the necessary expertise to evaluate the results of any such consultation; and, if that expertise is not available, whether they intend to outsource that evaluation.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL9899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the HM Government’s White Paper of 12 July 2018, the UK is preparing for an independent trade policy, including the ability to pursue an ambitious bilateral trade agenda following EU Exit on the 29<sup>th</sup> March 2019. This includes the possibility to negotiate trade agreements with the US, Australia and New Zealand, and potentially seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).</p><p>On 20 July 2018, the Department for International Trade launched consultations related to these four potential future trade agreements.</p><p>The Department is committed to ensuring an inclusive and transparent trade policy and trade agreements that benefit the whole of the UK. It therefore continues to engage with a broad range of stakeholders, to draw on their knowledge and seek views to inform the Government’s approach to negotiations. The 14-week public consultation on these four potential future trade agreements is, as outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement “Launch of consultations on potential future free trade agreements” of 18 July 2018, an important element of that engagement.</p><p>The Department is putting in place the appropriate mechanisms to ensure that due consideration is given to responses, so that they effectively inform our overall approach to negotiations with partner countries. This includes securing appropriate analytical capability, as well as strengthening policy development capacity through recruitment, training and close cooperation with other Government Departments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 07/08/2018 15:45:49 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

947645

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to inform exporters of the public and private sector financing services available to them; and if so, how.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL9900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) is the UK’s award-winning Export Credit Agency (ECA),and was awarded ‘best ECA 2017’ by Global Trade Review and Euromoney’s Trade Finance. Over a five-year period UKEF has provided £12.3bn of support for UK exports, helping 191 companies sell to 75 overseas markets in the last year.</p><p>Information on the range of services provided by UKEF can be found on great.gov.uk. Additionally, UKEF is working to increase awareness of the services they offer to exporters. Initiatives include a new bank partnership model, allowing smaller companies to access UKEF finance directly from their high street bank; exporter fairs, connecting overseas buyers to UK exporters; and a multi-channel UKEF marketing campaign under the “GREAT” branding..</p><p>UKEF’s Export Finance Managers located across the country also provide information to exporters on public and private sector financing options.</p><p>In addition, the Department for International Trade will shortly be publishing an export strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 07/08/2018 15:51:39 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

947647

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which markets of interest to the UK’s private sector exporters are restricted by (1) a sanctions regime, or (2) the UK’s foreign policy which limits ministerial support for those exporters.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL9901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2018 answer text <p>HMG actively promotes international trade within a rules based international order. Maintaining this sometimes requires the application of sanctions. The UK currently implements multilateral trade sanctions set by the UN, EU, and OSCE relating to:</p><p>Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burma, Central African Republic, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>These sanctions regimes contain measures which may restrict the activities of UK exporters.</p><p>There are no policy restrictions on Ministerial support for exporters to markets not otherwise subject to sanctions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 08/08/2018 15:18:48 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

946779

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Association of South East Asian Nations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the percentage increase in trade is for UK exports to the Association of South East Asian Nations since 2010; and what comparative assessment he has made of this figure and UK exports to other regions.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	167241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s total trade with the ASEAN countries, including export and import of goods and services amounted to £35.6bn in 2017, representing growth of 35% since 2010, and 10.6% since 2016. Total UK exports to these countries have increased by 42% to £17.1bn since 2010.</p><p>In comparison, also since 2010, total UK trade with the world has grown by 35% to £1.26tn, and by 9.9% since 2016, while exports have increased by 38% to £615.9bn. Growth figures throughout are shown in nominal terms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/09/2018 15:47:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

946898

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Missions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what international trade missions his Department has scheduled for the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	167156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Details of international trade missions for the next 12 months will be placed in the libraries of the House shortly.</p><p>Recruitment for trade missions takes place in the months leading up to each event. During recruiting, companies are targeted from across the UK, including Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 167157 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:58:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn