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769128

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date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Meat Products: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has made to his US counterpart on lifting the US ban on haggis imports.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	901083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>We are working with the US authorities to ensure the restrictions on British lamb are lifted as soon as possible. The US has a longstanding ban on the use of animal lungs as food, but the Scottish haggis industry is working on a US-specific recipe to allow the industry access to the US market at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/10/2017 15:54:55 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

760194

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
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: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the dates were of the most recent meetings between Ministers of his Department and their counterparts in the devolved administrations; and what the dates are of the next planned meetings.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	10403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>DIT Ministers and officials engage with the Devolved Administrations in a variety of ways, including having given evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee. We will continue to engage closely with the Devolved Administrations in the future to support trade and investment across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 10/10/2017 09:47:39 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757883

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what programmes his Department provides to small and medium-sized businesses in Scotland to support the expansion of export sales.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	8805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade provides support to businesses in all four nations of the Union, through programmes like the Overseas Market Information Service and via the High Value Campaigns. In addition, our digital platform GREAT.GOV.UK provides access to millions of pounds’ worth of business opportunities; and provides a searchable export directory to match businesses.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) offers finance and credit insurance to Scottish businesses to ensure no viable export fails. UKEF has Export Finance Managers based in Scotland to help businesses get paid for their overseas sales.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 13/09/2017 06:42:39 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757887

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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: Stirling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many businesses in Stirling constituency are engaged with his Department in promoting their export sales.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	8909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) does not publish export data on a constituency or a country level. Nevertheless, DIT can identify that Scottish companies have used DIT export support programmes including the Tradeshow Access Programme, services accessed through the great.gov.uk digital platform, activities in the High Value Campaigns and commissioned Overseas Market Information Services. Companies such as Alexander Dennis have also utilised UK Export Finance support such as their recent contract to supply buses to Mexico.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 13/09/2017 06:48:39 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr