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1247733

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date	02/11/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Bicycles: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of maintaining anti-dumping duties on imports of bicycles originating from the People's Republic of China after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	110124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>In preparation for the end of the transition period, the Department for International Trade has assessed whether the EU anti-dumping measure on bicycles should continue to apply after the transition period. This was done through a Call for Evidence process, which was a technical exercise based on objective evidence from businesses, validated through reputable publicly available sources.</p><p> </p><p>Each measure was considered against set criteria. Based on current evidence, this measure does not meet the criteria and that’s why the Department has determined that the measure should not continue to apply after the transition period. British consumers would bear the brunt of higher prices if anti-dumping measures were unnecessarily retained.</p><p> </p><p>British bicycle producers can, of course, appeal this decision and provide the Department with further information if there are changes to domestic market share before the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 05/11/2020 16:31:58 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1247795

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EDO MBM Technology: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether there are any extant export licences for the supply of equipment to Turkey by EDO MBM Technology Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	110212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>There are no extant licences in scope of this request.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 06/11/2020 14:51:28 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1247146

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Internally Displaced People: Indonesia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to reports of up to 45,000 civilians displaced by Indonesian military operations in Nduga, West Papua, if the Government will stop the (a) sale of arms and (b) provision of training programmes to Indonesia.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	109603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>HM Government takes its export control responsibilities very seriously. All export licence applications are assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the ‘Consolidated Criteria’).</p><p> </p><p>The Consolidated Criteria takes into account our obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty and other relevant rules of international law. It provides a thorough risk assessment framework and requires us to think hard about the possible impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. These are not decisions we take lightly.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria, including where we assess there is a clear risk that it might be used for internal repression.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom supports counter-terrorism training for the Indonesian National Police, through the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC). This includes a broad range of counter terrorism investigation and analytical skills; essential equipment to enhance Indonesia’s forensic, surveillance and IT capabilities; and training on the post-terrorist incident response, including first aid training. All training requires rights and responsibilities to be upheld. We do not provide training to Papua based units but continue to monitor the situation in Papua closely. HM Government respects the territorial integrity of Indonesia, which includes Papua and West Papua provinces.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 05/11/2020 15:23:50 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 58831 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1247194

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
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: Ghana and Kenya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2020 to Question 102656 on Trade Agreements: Ghana and Kenya, when she plans to publish full details of the (a) eligibility criteria and (b) tariffs available to nations to trade through the (a) UK Generalised Scheme of Preferences and (b) Enhanced Framework of the UK Generalised Scheme of Preferences; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	109144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>At the end of the Transition Period, we will launch our own Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), which will replicate the three levels of market access provided by the EU Generalised Scheme of preferences.</p><p>The regulations that bring the UK GSP into effect will be laid in Parliament before the end of the year. Guidance is available on gov.uk that explains the UK Generalised Scheme of Preferences’ eligibility criteria and tariffs, including for the Enhanced Framework.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2020 16:09:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1247219

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
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: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the projected economic value of the trade deal signed with Japan to (a) Sussex and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	109770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The published final stage impact assessment shows that all UK regions and nations are estimated to increase output as a result of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (UK-Japan CEPA). Government analysis indicates that the UK-Japan CEPA could boost the economy in the South East by approximately 0.07% in the long-run (equivalent to £177 million based on 2017 gross value added). It should be noted that these monetised value estimates are to be interpreted as indicative magnitudes not precise estimates or forecasts. The analysis does not include a breakdown of the economic value of the deal for Sussex nor an aggregated economic value for England.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/11/2020 11:06:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1247509

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
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: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the economic modelling of the comparison between the EU-Japan trade agreement and the UK-Japan trade agreement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	109317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The economic modelling in our impact assessment compares the impact of the agreement against a baseline where the UK does not have an agreement with Japan. This is the most appropriate baseline to compare impacts against because, without this agreement, at the end of the transition period the UK and Japan would revert to a trading relationship without a trade agreement. The Parliamentary Report sets out changes in the agreement from the EU-Japan trade agreement to the UK-Japan agreement and a description of their expected impacts.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/11/2020 11:38:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1246917

registered interest
date	28/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Food: EU Countries and Japan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of all soy sauce that was imported into the UK in 2019 was from (1) the EU, and (2) Japan.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL9744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>In 2019 the percentage of UK imports of soy(a) sauce from (1) the EU was 47.5% and (2) Japan was 14.9%.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 09/11/2020 13:33:28 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1246918

registered interest
date	28/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Food: Japan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the tariff for soy sauce entering the UK from Japan under existing EU trade arrangements; and what the tariff will be under the UK-Japan trade deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL9745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The tariff for soy(a) sauce entering the UK under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is 0%.</p><p> </p><p>The tariff for soy(a) sauce entering the UK under the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will be 0%.</p><p> </p><p>Had the UK not signed the agreement, the tariff for soy(a) sauce entering the UK under the UK Global Tariff (UKGT) would have been 6%.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 09/11/2020 13:33:16 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1246781

registered interest
date	27/10/2020
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: Japan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what geographic protection has been secured for (1) English products, (2) Northern Irish products, (3) Scottish products, and (4) Welsh products, in the Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and Japan for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL9620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The new agreement includes all UK geographical indications in the previous agreement: Stilton Blue Cheese, Stilton White Cheese, West Country Farmhouse Cheddar, Scotch Whisky, Scottish Farmed Salmon, Irish Cream, and Irish Whiskey.</p><p> </p><p>New protected recognition for more iconic UK goods will be possible under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), with the possibility to increase Geographical Indications (GIs) from seven under the terms of the previous agreement to around 70 as soon as next year. These could include English sparkling wine, Yorkshire Wensleydale and Welsh lamb, Arbroath Smokies, Jersey royal potatoes, Kentish ale, Cornish Clotted Cream, and Irish poteen.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 09/11/2020 13:32:19 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1246782

registered interest
date	27/10/2020
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: Japan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what tariffs have been agreed for the sale of meat from (1) the UK to Japan, and (2) Japan to the UK, in the Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and Japan for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL9621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Under The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), we have secured reduced tariffs on key British products such as beef and pork, as well as reduced tariffs for flagship Japanese products into the UK, like Japanese beef and bluefin tuna. Further detailed information on tariff lines for individual products is available in the now published agreement text and parliamentary report.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 09/11/2020 13:28:10 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth