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855554

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance: Honduras
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Intentional Trade, with reference to the statement from the Honduran office in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning the use of force of force by the Honduras Government against protesters, if he will suspend the license for the unsent order of surveillance equipment to Honduras.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	130861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The goods on this licence were presented to UK Customs for export on 22 February 2018. This licence is now exhausted.</p><p>United Nations reports are considered as part of the application process. The issue of the licence was consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and remained so at the time of export.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/03/2018 17:40:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

874454

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Board of Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What the work programme of the Board of Trade is.
	tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Luke Graham
	uin	904665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Not only has the Board of Trade met for the first time in 150 years, delivered its first overseas mission, and been out across the country meeting businesses, but later today, I will be travelling to Preston for the second meeting of the Board of Trade where I will be announcing a new National Trade Academy programme and the winners of the inaugural Board of Trade Awards - the BOFTAS.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 29/03/2018 10:52:49 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
	tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

874455

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the decision by the US Administration to impose tariffs on steel on securing an early trade deal with the US.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	904666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The decision by the US to impose tariffs under Section 232 relates to national security concerns, and therefore does not impact on any potential free trade agreement with the United States.</p><p>I had constructive discussions with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer when I was in the United States earlier this month on liberalising the UK-US trading relationship.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 29/03/2018 11:04:12 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

867062

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 March 2018, Spring Statement, HCWS 540, if he will publish a list of where the £74 million in EU exit funding for his Department will be allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	133180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has been allocated £74m, for essential EU exit preparations in 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>This will be spent on work to support the UK’s future trade policy, which will allow us to maximise our trade opportunities globally.</p><p> </p><p>This includes setting up a new trade remedies authority (subject to Parliament approving the Trade Bill) and providing trade policy function for future negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>As with all Reserve funding, finalised allocations will be confirmed at Supplementary Estimates 2018-19 in early 2019.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/03/2018 15:01:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

867085

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has received legal advice on effectiveness of bringing a case to the World Trade Organisation on the introduction of steel and aluminium tariffs by the US administration.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	133203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Whilst we remain a Member State the EU is responsible for initiating and defending trade disputes on the UK’s behalf.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/03/2018 17:05:04 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

868430

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has plans to publish proposed trade deals in draft to ensure Parliamentary scrutiny of those deals.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	133650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to a transparent, fair, and rules-based approach to international trade and invited views on its approach to future trade policy, including future trade agreements, in the Trade White Paper last year – ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’. The Department has undertaken a comprehensive series of engagement activities, to ensure a wide range of stakeholder views were gathered. We published a response on 5 January acknowledging stakeholder views and set out positive next steps for future engagement. The Government is currently in the process of designing its future trade policy, where future trade agreements are concerned.</p><p>We will continue to respect the role of Parliament when agreeing the terms of future trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/03/2018 11:25:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 49859 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

868530

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has met representatives of (a) SCL Group and (b) Cambridge Analytica.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	133750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has not met representatives of SCL Group or Cambridge Analytica.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/03/2018 15:28:42 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 49863 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

868485

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Metals: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on initiating a safeguards investigation on steel and aluminium imports into the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	133705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The decision to initiate a safeguards investigation is the responsibility of the European Commission. We are working closely with the European Commission and EU Member States on a response to the proposed US actions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 133579 question first answered 27/03/2018 10:29:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 49854 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

868531

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies and public bodies have held contracts with (i) SCL Group and (ii) Cambridge Analytica.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	133751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade does not hold any contracts with SCL Group and Cambridge Analytica.</p><p>The Department for International Trade does not currently have any agencies and public bodies.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/03/2018 12:07:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 49864 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

855489

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the volume of trade was between the UK and countries with whom the UK has (a) a Free Trade Agreement and (b) no Free Trade Agreement in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	130796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the volume of trade in goods and services between the UK and countries with whom the UK has (a) a Free Trade Agreement and (b) no Free Trade Agreement are not available.</p><p>Her Majesty Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publish trade statistics by partner country in volume (kgs) terms (1996-2017) but these cover trade in goods only. These are available from HMRC's Build Your Own Tables tool at:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx</a></p><p>Estimates in value terms, covering trade in both goods and services, are available from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/007716additionalcountrydatafortradeingoodsandservicesbetween1999and2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/007716additionalcountrydatafortradeingoodsandservicesbetween1999and2016</a></p><p>Data for 2017 will be published by the ONS on 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/03/2018 15:12:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn