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893060

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade
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 Human Rights and Democracy Report 2016, published by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in July 2017, which countries listed as countries of concern on human rights the Government has authorised arms sales to in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	138945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) of licences granted and refused for military exports on GOV.UK. These reports contain detailed information on export licences issued, refused or revoked, by destination, including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. These can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a></p><p>All export licences are issued in strict accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/05/2018 09:58:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

890370

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Board of Trade: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when the most recent meeting was of the Board of Trade.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	137624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Board of Trade met at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston on 29 March 2018.</p><p>The meeting was attended by the Advisers to the Board of Trade, as stated on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-trade-secretary-dr-liam-fox-convenes-a-new-board-of-trade-to-ensure-the-benefits-of-free-trade-are-spread-throughout-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-trade-secretary-dr-liam-fox-convenes-a-new-board-of-trade-to-ensure-the-benefits-of-free-trade-are-spread-throughout-the-uk</a>, my Rt Hon Friends the Secretary of State for International Trade, the Secretary of State for Wales, my Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I. The Lord Mayor of London also attended as an Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 137625 137626 question first answered 02/05/2018 14:51:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

890371

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Board of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who attended the most recent meeting of the Board of Trade.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	137625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Board of Trade met at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston on 29 March 2018.</p><p>The meeting was attended by the Advisers to the Board of Trade, as stated on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-trade-secretary-dr-liam-fox-convenes-a-new-board-of-trade-to-ensure-the-benefits-of-free-trade-are-spread-throughout-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-trade-secretary-dr-liam-fox-convenes-a-new-board-of-trade-to-ensure-the-benefits-of-free-trade-are-spread-throughout-the-uk</a>, my Rt Hon Friends the Secretary of State for International Trade, the Secretary of State for Wales, my Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I. The Lord Mayor of London also attended as an Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 137624 137626 question first answered 02/05/2018 14:51:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

890372

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Board of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will publish the minutes from the most recent meeting of the Board of Trade.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	137626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Board of Trade met at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston on 29 March 2018.</p><p>The meeting was attended by the Advisers to the Board of Trade, as stated on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-trade-secretary-dr-liam-fox-convenes-a-new-board-of-trade-to-ensure-the-benefits-of-free-trade-are-spread-throughout-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-trade-secretary-dr-liam-fox-convenes-a-new-board-of-trade-to-ensure-the-benefits-of-free-trade-are-spread-throughout-the-uk</a>, my Rt Hon Friends the Secretary of State for International Trade, the Secretary of State for Wales, my Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I. The Lord Mayor of London also attended as an Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 137624 137625 question first answered 02/05/2018 14:51:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

890468

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to attract foreign direct investment to the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	137539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s Foreign Direct Investment strategy will ensure Government support is focused where it is most valued by investors and in a way that will maximise wealth creation across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We have changed our measure of performance from simply measuring project volumes to measuring economic impact.</p><p> </p><p>Our growing portfolio of ‘High Potential Opportunities’ will promote emerging sector clusters, supply chain gaps and other investment opportunities with high potential to deliver economic benefits across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work closely with Government colleagues strengthening the attractiveness of the UK business environment for foreign investment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/05/2018 10:09:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

890487

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answers of 16 April 2018 to Question 134891 and Question 134889 on Export Controls, what the process is for the consideration of applications classified as (a) red, (b) grey and (c) green.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	137641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and are processed by the Export Control Joint Unit.</p><p>The categories represent an overview of the complexity of the country from an export licensing perspective and are used at the initial processing stage to allow for more efficient and effective processing.</p><p>The assessment process for considering licence applications is the same, regardless of whether they are sifted as red, grey or green.</p><p>The details of which countries are categorised as either red, grey or green are confidential.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 137642 137643 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:41:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

890488

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answers of 16 April 2018 to Question 134891 and Question 134889 on Export Controls, what criteria his Department uses to assign licences as (a) red, (b) grey and (c) green.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	137642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and are processed by the Export Control Joint Unit.</p><p>The categories represent an overview of the complexity of the country from an export licensing perspective and are used at the initial processing stage to allow for more efficient and effective processing.</p><p>The assessment process for considering licence applications is the same, regardless of whether they are sifted as red, grey or green.</p><p>The details of which countries are categorised as either red, grey or green are confidential.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 137641 137643 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:41:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

890490

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answers of 16 April to Question 134891 and Question 134889, which office in his Department assigns application for licences to the Export Control Joint Unit as (a) red, (b) grey and (c) green.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	137643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and are processed by the Export Control Joint Unit.</p><p>The categories represent an overview of the complexity of the country from an export licensing perspective and are used at the initial processing stage to allow for more efficient and effective processing.</p><p>The assessment process for considering licence applications is the same, regardless of whether they are sifted as red, grey or green.</p><p>The details of which countries are categorised as either red, grey or green are confidential.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 137641 137642 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:41:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

889915

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
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: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many (a) staff and (b) consultants in his Department are paid more than the Prime Minister pro-rata.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	136967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Information on high earning staff in the Civil Service is in the public domain, accessible via the transparency data reports on gov.uk. The most recent version is the senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2017. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693864/_150k_2017_Master_for_publication_March_18_update.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693864/_150k_2017_Master_for_publication_March_18_update.csv/preview</a></p><p>The Department does not hold information on the pay received by individual consultants from their employing company.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/04/2018 16:54:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

889952

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Legatum Institute
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on what dates he or officials from his Department met with representatives of the Legatum Institute; which representatives of the Department and the Institute attended each meeting; and what was the content and purpose of each meeting.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	137004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>DIT Ministers meet a variety of think tanks and external stakeholders on a regular basis. Details of the meetings held by DIT Ministers are published on the Gov.UK website and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-international-trade&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-international-trade&amp;publication_type=transparency-data</a></p><p>Below ministerial level, officials meet think tanks and a range of other stakeholders, including businesses, trade unions and civil society as part of general engagement activities of the department.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/04/2018 16:51:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff