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1194779

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Israel: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to strengthen the UK's trade in medical research and development with Israel during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	902531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>UK and Israeli experts have been cooperating on the COVID-19 response in such areas as testing, clinical response, epidemiological management and the development of vaccines and treatments. We will continue to assist in identifying and supporting further areas of cooperation between the private and public sectors of both countries.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/05/2020 12:15:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1467708

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK and Overseas Trade: India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with her Indian counterpart on increasing (a) trade with and (b) foreign direct investment from India.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	13282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s trading relationship with India was worth £24.3 billion in 2021 and we are already India’s top investment destination in Europe. A trade deal with India could take our trading relationship even further.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade recently met her counterpart, Indian Minister Goyal in London, to discuss the opportunities between both our countries.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 13/06/2022 16:42:39 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1467707

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	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: Switzerland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the UK’s trading relationship with Switzerland.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	13281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>HM Government recognises the merits of strengthening our trading relationship with Switzerland and has kickstarted work on an enhanced trade deal.</p><p> </p><p>While many British businesses currently benefit from tariff-free trade on goods, we want to do more for our world-leading services sector in particular, where we benefit from over £12 billion in exports to Switzerland annually. A new deal will seek to expand our relationship into industries of the future, including digital trade.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 13/06/2022 16:50:38 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1467710

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	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: Australia and New Zealand
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the UK’s trade agreements with (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand on the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	13283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Impact Assessment of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and Australia and the Impact Assessment of the FTA between the UK and New Zealand are available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>The Australia and New Zealand FTAs are expected to increase bilateral trade by 53% and 59% respectively in the long run and boost the UK economy by £2.3 billion and £800 million when compared to projected levels of GDP in 2035. Take-home pay for UK workers could increase by £900 million and £200 million respectively, when compared to 2019 levels.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to publishing a biennial FTA monitoring report, and a comprehensive ex-post evaluation report for both these agreements within 5 years of their entry into force.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 14:43:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1454929

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Exports
	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 support UK manufacturing exports.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	148423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>Last Autumn, the Department for International Trade (DIT) published the refreshed Export Strategy with an action-led 12-point plan to help exporters, including those in the manufacturing sector, to thrive in the global market and raise the UK’s exporting culture in the long-term. This includes initiatives such as the Export Support Service (ESS), the UK Export Academy, UK Export Finance, International Trade Advisers, and global networks. We are reaching out to businesses across all UK regions and nations to amplify exports opportunities for our manufacturers.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 05/04/2022 15:15:33 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1467701

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	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, what steps her Department is taking to lift US tariffs on imports from the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	13277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>In the last 12 months the UK and US have worked together to deliver some major trade breakthroughs, such as resolving the long-running Large Civil Aircraft dispute and agreeing to terminate the Section 301 investigation and suspend tariffs relating to the Digital Services Tax. We have also secured the lifting of the long-standing US ban on the import of British beef and lamb.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently, we successfully removed Section 232 tariffs on imports of UK steel and aluminium products. This will bring welcome relief to the UK steel and aluminium industries which support the jobs of around 80,000 people across the UK supply chain. In response the UK has suspended the rebalancing measures on imports of US products.</p><p> </p><p>During the Trade Dialogues in Baltimore and Aberdeen, Ambassador Tai and Secretary of State Trevelyan agreed to work together to develop a roadmap for further UK US Trade, including further collaboration on reducing market barriers.</p><p> </p><p>We have also recently signed our first state-level trade and economic development Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Indiana, which will create a framework to discuss removal of barriers to trade and investment. We hope to sign more MOUs this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 13274 question first answered 16/06/2022 16:40:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1454934

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	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, what steps her Department is taking to lift US tariffs on imports from the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	148427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>It is a government priority to make UK-US trade easier, quicker and more cost effective. The UK and US have worked together to remove harmful trade irritants, such as resolving the long-running Large Civil Aircraft dispute and agreeing to terminate the Section 301 investigation and suspend tariffs relating to the Digital Services Tax.</p><p>On 22 March, we secured an expansive removal of Section 232 tariffs on US imports of UK steel and aluminium. From 1 June, the US will remove the 25% and 10% additional duties on UK steel and aluminium respectively, up to a specified volume. This will bring welcome relief to the UK steel and aluminium industries which support the jobs of around 80,000 people across the UK supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>This clears the way for us to focus on strengthening the UK-US trading relationship, for example through our recently launched UK US Joint Dialogues on the Future of Atlantic Trade.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/04/2022 13:09:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1467705

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	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: South America
	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 with South American nations.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	13280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>This year, we reached the final phase of the process to join the £9 trillion GDP Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade bloc, which includes Chile and Peru.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond trade agreements, we are working with regional partners to grow trade and open markets. British pork producers are now able to export to Chile, a market worth over £280 million in 2021 and, through initiatives like our annual roadshow, we are helping British businesses to seize opportunities in the region, like GlaxoSmithKline who are set to open a new vaccine distribution centre in Uruguay.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 14/06/2022 14:15:53 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1454931

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Ukraine
	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 help UK exports reach Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	148425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has expanded the Export Support Service to act as a single point of enquiry for businesses and traders with questions relating to the trading environment in Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>Any business that has question about trading with Ukraine can submit an online enquiry or call our helpline.</p><p> </p><p>DIT will continue to support business and traders during this period. Having a dedicated export support team ready to help at the end of the phone will ensure business can access the information they need at any time.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 05/04/2022 16:15:39 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1467704

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	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 Barriers
	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 has taken to reduce barriers to global trade for British businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	13279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>In the financial year 2020-21, we resolved over 200 trade barriers across 74 countries. Removing these barriers supports British businesses to trade globally, such as opening access to Indonesia’s cosmetics market that imports £374 million a year, and access to the US for British lamb that is estimated to be worth £37 million in first five years of trade.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 14/06/2022 13:51:39 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers