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date	14/10/2019
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: Brazil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with her Brazilian counterpart on ensuring that UK-Brazil trade does not adversely affect the preservation of the Amazon rainforest.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	29
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>This Government shares concerns about deforestation in the Amazon and during my recent visit to Brazil, I raised the UK’s commitment to environmental protection and offered support to Brazil in the transition to renewable energy and a lower carbon economy. We are working in partnership with Brazilian businesses, farmers and State governments to support sustainable development for the benefit of Brazilian communities and ecosystems, investing over £150million of climate finance in forest programmes across the country. This includes the extra £10 million recently announced by the Prime Minister.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 17/10/2019 09:58:57 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1036928

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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: Brazil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for growth in trade and investment between Brazil and the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL12570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>There is a clear potential for UK companies in Brazil with the world’s 5th largest population and the 9th largest economy (by GDP).</p><p> </p><p>Total UK-Brazil trade reached £5.5 billion in 2017. Brazil is the largest destination of UK exports and the largest receiver of UK investment in Latin America. The new Bolsonaro government has stated ambitions around economic reform and leaving the EU will allow the UK to take advantage of the growing parts of the world economy, including South America. UK Export Finance has significant capacity to support UK exports to Brazil.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend for Hertford and Stortford (Mark Prisk MP) was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Brazil in 2016 to promote further bilateral trade and investment. The UK and Brazil also have a number of bilateral dialogues including the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO). During the 10th edition held in London last year, chaired by my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade, Brazil and the UK reaffirmed their commitment to exploring means to deepen future UK-Brazil trade and investment relations. This has been formalised through the Joint Trade Review, examining the business environment and market access issues so as to identify ways to increase opportunities for firms from both countries. Last year, the Secretary of State also appointed the first HM Trade Commissioner to Latin America, responsible for championing trade between the UK and Latin America.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 21/01/2019 16:39:17 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1023960

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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: Brazil
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 increase the level of bilateral trade with Brazil.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to our deep relationships with our global partners, including Brazil. In March 2018, my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade co-chaired the tenth UK-Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee with the Brazilian Minister for Industry, Foreign Trade and Services. The ministers reiterated their commitment to facilitating increased trade, creating opportunities and enhancing bilateral economic relations. In August 2018, the 3<sup>rd</sup> UK-Brazil Economic and Financial Dialogue achieved advances across several areas including procurement, tax, infrastructure and finance. More detail can be found in the Joint Statements from the Economic Finance Dialogue (<a href="https://bit.ly/2BsVW43" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2BsVW43</a>) and Joint Economic Trade Committee (https://bit.ly/2STWp6n).</p><p> </p><p>DIT continues to promote the closest trading links with Brazil. We support businesses to export to Brazil across a range of key sectors including financial services, energy, education, mining, life sciences, infrastructure and advanced engineering amongst others.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/12/2018 10:14:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

749565

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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: Brazil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Brazil on the potential for trade in the agri-food sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>On December 7th, 2016, my Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade met with Brazilian Finance Minister and UK investors based in Brazil on wider bi-lateral trade relationship. The meeting focussed on identifying a range of issues on which both sides shared a mutual interest.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 14/07/2017 13:51:27 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon