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registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Turkey: Overseas Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the implications for inward investment in Turkey by UK companies and financial institutions of the attempted coup of 15 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The attempted coup of 15 July came as a surprise to everyone including UK investors in Turkey. The democratically elected government remains in power. Its policies, relating to international investors, remain the same or have been improved, with the aim of encouraging more foreign direct investment. UK investors were quick to confirm their intention to maintain or enhance their investments. We have consulted widely with the UK investor community, their message is clear; they are in Turkey for the long term and do not believe the events of 15 July have altered the economic fundamentals or the business case for continuing to invest in the market.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 19/09/2016 15:46:33 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

576551

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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, if he will make it his policy to (a) establish a prosperity zone among countries with similar approaches to the UK to have trade, completion and property rights and (b) negotiate and inherit bilateral trade deals with nations whose markets are more distorted.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	45028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>In due course, Britain will be leaving the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world. The Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade to promote British trade across the world and ensure the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy. We will engage fully on this with a broad range of stakeholders over the coming weeks and months.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/09/2016 16:41:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

576552

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans his Department has in place to include the devolved administrations in UK trade negotiations in the future.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	45065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>In due course, Britain will be leaving the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate, in time, our own trade agreements and to be a positive and powerful force for free trade. The Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade to promote British trade across the world and ensure the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy. We will engage fully with the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland governments and with a broad range of stakeholders over the coming weeks and months as we prepare for negotiations with our international partners.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/09/2016 16:55:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

576553

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff worked for the Defence and Security Organisation on 1 April 2016; and what the budget for that organisation is for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	45064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>At 1 April 2016 the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation had 122 staff-in-post, with a 2016-17 budget of £9.73M NET.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 09/09/2016 15:27:13 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

576554

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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: Norway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the level of (a) imports and (b) exports between the UK and Norway by sector was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	44985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Data on UK trade in goods with Norway in each of the last five years are only available by product, not sector. These figures are given in the attached table, sourced from Her Majesty Revenue and Customs’ Overseas Trade Statistics database.</p><p>Data on UK trade in services with Norway by sector are not available.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/09/2016 12:05:30 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier attachment 1 file name Final answer to 21950 - TABLE.docx title Table - Imports/Exports between the UK & Norway
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

576555

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff in his Department are currently engaged in (a) London and (b) Geneva on World Trade Organisation policy.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	44954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>As the Department for International Trade (DIT) is still to obtain a transfer of functions order to establish the Secretary of State and Department as a separate legal entity, it is not yet recognised as an independent employer. Therefore no independent staff data is available. DIT does not have staff in Geneva but will continue to work closely with the UK Mission to the UN in order to deliver the best possible outcomes for the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/09/2016 16:22:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 10073 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

578468

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade and Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to reform UK Trade and Investment.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	906161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>UKTI’s functions have been elevated and integrated into the Department for International Trade. In line with the Secretary of State’s ambitious plans, we will focus resource on 191 priority global high-value export campaigns, and 250 campaigns for Foreign Direct Investment. We are also creating new, targeted digital support services and working closely with an increasing breadth of commercial partners to drive both export value, and the number of UK companies exporting.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/09/2016 12:33:39 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

578469

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Research: Israel
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 ensure that the UK retains its research and development relationship with Israel after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	906168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>We have a strong research and development relationship with Israel, and that will continue.</p><p> </p><p>We have established a UK-Israel Tech Hub, which creates partnerships between British companies and world class Israeli innovators.</p><p> </p><p>We also have a thriving science and innovation relationship, for example the UK-Israel Science Council whose core mandate is to improve science collaboration between the UK and Israel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 08/09/2016 13:53:43 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

578470

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will estimate the potential cost to the economy of trade barriers between the UK and EU countries after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	906164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>We are going to make a success of Brexit. As my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister made clear ahead of the G20 summit, the UK will continue to be a powerful advocate for free and fair trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/09/2016 13:57:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

578471

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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 Promotion: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of the Prime Minister's Trade Envoys in increasing future levels of UK exports.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	906167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Trade Envoy programme has been in operation since 2012 and continues to go from strength to strength.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 21 Trade Envoys covering around 50 markets. Trade Envoys support the drive for economic growth by building on the UK’s existing relations with these markets and maximising bilateral trade.</p><p> </p><p>It is crucial that we use all tools at our disposal to promote British trade across the world and Trade Envoys will be a key part of our Departmental strategy.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 08/09/2016 13:51:04 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie