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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: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will initiate a commonwealth trade conference with the objective of increasing intra-commonwealth trade after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	114735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>In March this year my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade hosted the inaugural Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting in London – bringing together politicians, officials and policy makers from over 20 commonwealth nations.</p><p>In addition, he will be hosting a commonwealth reception as part of this year’s WTO Ministerial Meeting in Buenos Aires.</p><p>As the host of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in April 2018, and the Chair of the Commonwealth from April 2018-2020, HMG is committed to highlighting the value of and increasing intra-Commonwealth trade. During GHOGM, businesses from across the Commonwealth will meet in a three-day Commonwealth Business Forum that will see a diverse range of sectors represented. This event will help us to promote our vision for a Global Britain as well as to celebrate and grow intra-Commonwealth trade.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/11/2017 13:25:57 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier previous answer version 24797 answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

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registered interest
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	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
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 facilitate closer and freer trading relationships with Jamaica and other Commonwealth nations when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	106591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to seeking continuity in our current trade and investment relationships as we leave the EU. We look forward to working with our friends and allies in the Commonwealth, including Jamaica, to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>We want to increase not only UK trading links with the Commonwealth but also encourage greater intra–Commonwealth trade and investment. This will be a theme of the upcoming Commonwealth Summit in London. By creating a more vibrant and free trading environment globally, the UK will be much better placed to expand existing trade and investment relations, thereby promoting prosperity, stability and security.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2017 16:38:59 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

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registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which the three non-EU countries are with which the UK does not have a free trade agreement and with which the UK trades most by value.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	68625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The three countries with which the EU does not currently have a trade agreement and with which the UK traded the most by value in 2015 are the United States of America, China and Japan.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/03/2017 14:46:29 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

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registered interest
date	12/12/2016
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: Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make it his policy to prioritise a free trade agreement with (a) Israel and (b) the Palestinian Authority after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	57291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>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.</p><p> </p><p>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 Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 15/12/2016 17:44:18 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone