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date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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 her Department is taking to increase trade and inward investment with Commonwealth partners.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	900350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working with Commonwealth partners to deliver the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) ambition of boosting intra-Commonwealth trade to beyond $2 trillion by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2019 my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade chaired the sixth Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting, which reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s support for free trade and discussed the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to increase cooperation ahead of the next CHOGM in June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/01/2020 14:28:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1135546

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Overseas Trade
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 support international trade and investment in the electric vehicle sector.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	270783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>In line with the Industrial Strategy Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, the Department for International Trade works hard to identify prospective buyers and investors in order to secure next-generation automotive exports, FDI, and a strong zero-emission vehicle supply chain. We work through our diplomatic posts overseas to promote our innovative R&amp;D ecosystem and communicate the substantial government funding available for electric vehicle R&amp;D. The government’s aim of being at the forefront of the development and manufacturing of the next generation of electric vehicles was recently bolstered by JLR’s announced investment in UK electric vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/07/2019 09:18:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1121717

registered interest
date	17/04/2019
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	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential effect on UK international trade of improving the Reading to Gatwick Airport road corridor.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	910521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade makes the case for high-quality infrastructure across all parts of the UK to ensure our ambition of becoming a truly global trading nation as we leave the EU can be achieved.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/04/2019 11:18:10 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena