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1580238

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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, whether she had discussions at the World Economic Forum on restoration of the WTO rules-based trade regime.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	131297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State had important discussions at the World Economic Forum on strengthening the multilateral trading system, including by achieving a fully functioning World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system. These included bilateral meetings with the US, European Commission and other allies, a meeting with the WTO Director General, attendance at the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate, and a WTO mini-ministerial.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 31/01/2023 14:39:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1580239

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Climate Change: International Cooperation
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 will take to align the UK to the principles of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	131298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to ensure trade supports long-term climate action, in line with the Coalition of Trade Ministers’ principles of leadership, transparency, inclusivity and cooperation.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State attended the launch of this at the World Economic Forum in Davos this January and we continue to advocate for collective action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other multilateral fora. For example, the UK has been a leading voice on the proposed G7-led ‘Climate Club’ – aiming to make it as inclusive as possible. Meanwhile, we are supporting the Net Zero transition through our Clean Growth export programme, foreign direct investment, UK Export Finance, and through overseas aid.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/02/2023 17:48:04 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1385545

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government's contract for covid-19 vaccines with Pfizer includes an Investor State Dispute Settlement clause.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	87815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is not responsible for the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 10/12/2021 13:13:24 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1282391

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to include anti-corruption provisions in future trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	147026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>As detailed in our ‘Strategic Approach’ publications, we are aiming to secure provisions in free trade agreements with the US, Australia and New Zealand that address the trade-distorting effects of corruption on global trade and fair competition to help maintain the United Kingdom’s high standards in this area.</p><p>The United Kingdom-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement includes a new provision covering anti-corruption, which signals the United Kingdom and Japan’s shared ambition to combat the distorting effects of corruption on trade.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 09/02/2021 10:47:23 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1252699

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has plans to end UK Export Finance support for fossil fuel projects.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	116639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>At the UK-Africa Investment Summit in January we announced an end to HMG support for thermal coal mining and coal power plant overseas, and we continue to keep our approach to other fossil fuel investments and financing overseas under review.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) is obliged to consider all requests for its support to UK exports in all sectors. This includes the oil and gas sector, but also many other sectors such as renewables and green growth.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF is helping to drive UK content into overseas renewables and green growth projects across the globe and has been proactively developing the breadth of its support for these sectors. This is supported by £2 billion of direct lending for UKEF, which was announced in the Spring Budget, to support UK exports to these sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The support provided by UKEF to UK exporters takes the form of direct loans, guarantees and insurances for which premiums are charged and, for which, there is no net cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 116641 question first answered 23/11/2020 11:42:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1252700

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to announce an end to UK funding for fossil fuels overseas to include an end to UK Export Finance support for fossil fuels.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	116641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>At the UK-Africa Investment Summit in January we announced an end to HMG support for thermal coal mining and coal power plant overseas, and we continue to keep our approach to other fossil fuel investments and financing overseas under review.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) is obliged to consider all requests for its support to UK exports in all sectors. This includes the oil and gas sector, but also many other sectors such as renewables and green growth.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF is helping to drive UK content into overseas renewables and green growth projects across the globe and has been proactively developing the breadth of its support for these sectors. This is supported by £2 billion of direct lending for UKEF, which was announced in the Spring Budget, to support UK exports to these sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The support provided by UKEF to UK exporters takes the form of direct loans, guarantees and insurances for which premiums are charged and, for which, there is no net cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 116639 question first answered 23/11/2020 11:42:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden