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910299

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Disaster Relief
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on the replacement of emergency natural disaster payments that are currently made from the EU Solidarity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	147368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>Under the implementation period included within the draft Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will continue to participate in 2014-2020 EU programmes until they close.</p><p>In the longer-term, the funding choices we take will be based on the UK’s domestic priorities and will be affected by the economic environment, the fiscal position and the outcome negotiated with the EU.</p><p>The UK Government and devolved administrations are discussing EU exit through the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) and the Ministerial Forum (EU Negotiations).</p><p>I also discuss funding matters with the devolved administration finance ministers on a regular basis, both bilaterally and through the Finance Ministers’ Quadrilateral.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/06/2018 13:43:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

909174

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) checks and (b) controls placed on goods exiting the UK destined for markets outside the EU are.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	146129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>A customs export declaration must be completed before commercial goods can be taken outside the EU. In most cases this is an electronic export declaration which is submitted via HMRC’s National Export System (NES), although exceptionally paper export declarations may be used.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>HMRC automatically risk assesses all export declarations, and in a minority of cases will carry out more detailed documentary checks. In some circumstances, Border Force staff may intercept the goods to undertake physical examinations or stop the movement of particular consignments.</p><p> </p><p>Exports of some goods are controlled. Businesses may need to apply for a licence, or comply with specific regulations when moving relevant goods. The types of goods that may be subject to additional controls include: weapons and other goods and technologies with a potential military use; some agricultural products and processed foods; valuable antiques and works of art; dangerous chemicals, and; live animals, plants and meat. Further information can be found on the HMRC website.</p><p> </p><p>Goods exported from the EU will be subject to the import procedures of the country they arrive in. It is the legal responsibility of the importing business or individual in the destination country to ensure that they comply with all relevant processes and checks, including paying import duties where required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/05/2018 10:00:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

895324

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exports: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he as made of value of exports by Northern Ireland (a) agri-food and (b) pharmaceutical sectors to the Republic of Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	139979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods. HMRC releases this information as National Statistics called the Overseas Trade Statistics and the Regional Trade Statistics (RTS).</p><p> </p><p>Data on exports from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland are published within the RTS by HMRC at Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) division level (2 digit). These are available in the ‘Build Your Own Tables’ area of HMRC’s statistical website <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">uktradeinfo.com</a></p><p> </p><p>Published exports data for ‘Food and live animals’ and ‘Chemicals and related products’ for the years requested can be accessed from the following link: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx?savedview=783f1f06-ca53-4c89-91e1-d35b2da527cf" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com/RTS/NI-ROItrade</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/05/2018 14:30:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

886171

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of imports from non-EU countries are inspected by (a) physical and (b) electronic means for customs purposes.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	136366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Almost all commercial importations are subject to an electronic customs declaration. Goods carried by passengers, items of post and some other low risk imports are handled by different means. Electronic declarations are subject to risk assessment which selects consignments that warrant additional control activity.</p><p> </p><p>For operational reasons, details of that risk assessment and the resulting action must remain confidential. In the last 12 months, this risk based approach has ensured that less than 1% of consignments were subjected to physical inspection by Border Force for customs purposes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/04/2018 12:05:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

884874

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exports: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the amount of export sales by companies with over 250 employees based in Northern Ireland has been with (a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) Great Britain in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	135862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not collect information about movements of goods within the UK. Therefore it is not possible for HMRC to answer part (b) of this question regarding movements between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The value of these exports to the Republic of Ireland is set out in the tables below for 2014 - 2016. Data is not yet available for 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Value of Exports to the Republic of Ireland by Large Northern Ireland Businesses, 2014-2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Trade Value (£)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>552,296,409</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>511,017,497</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>509,707,850</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>Notes: 1. Data is extracted on a special trade basis 2. Large businesses are defined as those with 250 or more employees 3. Data does not include businesses trading below the annual £250,000 Intrastat threshold for EU exports 4. Businesses are identified as being based in Northern Ireland if their VAT registered address has a &quot;BT&quot; postcode.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/04/2018 16:35:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

873667

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer , what information the Government holds on the proportion of outward trade flows from UK ports which represents goods which originated from outside the UK in each of the last five years; and if he will publish that information by (a) country of origin and (b) sector.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	134781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) are responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade Statistics. HMRC do not collect information about the country of origin of goods when they are exported from the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/04/2018 10:49:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn