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1147197

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Crispin Odey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish (a) the outcome of all meetings and (b) all call logs between Ministers of her Department and Mr Crispin Odey.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	292342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Ministers for the Department for International Trade have held no meetings or calls with Mr. Crispin Odey.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 03/10/2019 09:45:23 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1145516

registered interest
date	24/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Imports: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will guarantee continued market access to the UK on current terms for exports from (a) Ghana, (b) Cameroon, (c) Côte d’Ivoire, (d) Kenya and (e) South Africa in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	290447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is seeking continuity in our trading arrangements on leaving the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently, on 10 September 2019, the UK initialled an Economic Partnership Agreement with the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique (including South Africa). We will work at pace with our Southern African partners to sign the agreement and subsequently bring it into effect as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to work with other partner countries, including Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya, to maintain their market access and replicate the effects of EU arrangements for when we need them, whether that is in the event of a no deal, or after an implementation period.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 02/10/2019 09:43:19 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1145525

registered interest
date	24/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Wines: 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 British wine exports.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	290425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The global demand for British wine continues to increase, with British wine now being sold in over 40 countries world-wide. The Department works hand-in-hand with key industry bodies to help support and promote the sector. Our activities include: hosting international buyer visits to the UK and matchmaking them with UK wine producers; providing financial support for companies to exhibit at key overseas trade shows; supporting overseas missions to new markets; and running influencer visits to continue to enhance the reputation of our wine industry globally.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/10/2019 16:10:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1145578

registered interest
date	24/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: United Arab Emirates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions the Government has had with the UAE Government on ensuring the exports outlined in the New Security Export Strategy will be used in accordance with international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	290423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The new Security Export Strategy does not outline any specific exports to the UAE and no discussions linked to the strategy have taken place with the UAE Government. The UK Government takes exporting responsibly very seriously. Where an export licence is required, it will be thoroughly assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 02/10/2019 09:47:09 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1145517

registered interest
date	24/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade: Ethics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to develop fair and ethical trade.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	290448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the White Paper, <em>Preparing for our future UK trade policy</em>, the Government is committed to a fair and rules-based approach to international trade. The UK has long supported the promotion of our values globally and this will continue as we leave the European Union.</p><p>The Department for International Trade and the Department for International Development are working together to ensure development and global prosperity are at the heart of UK trade and investment policy. We do this in several ways, including:</p><ul><li><p>enhancing market access for poor countries through our trading arrangements;</p></li><li><p>ensuring that they can take advantage of this access through trade-related assistance (Aid for Trade); and</p></li><li><p>using our voice in organisations like the World Trade Organisation to argue for better and fairer trading rules for developing countries.</p></li></ul><p>The Government will pursue economic prosperity for the UK and lead by example through our pursuit of free and fair trade.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 01/10/2019 14:22:48 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1146068

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will ensure that the NHS is not included in a trade deal with the US Administration; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	290914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>As we leave the European Union, the UK will continue to ensure that public services – including the NHS – are protected in all trade agreements it is party to, whether transitioned from an EU context or as a result of new negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been consistently clear about its commitment to the guiding principles of the NHS – that it is universal and free at the point of need. Our position is definitive: the NHS is not, and never will be, for sale to the private sector, whether overseas or domestic. The Government will ensure no trade agreements will ever be able to alter these fundamental facts.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 01/10/2019 14:11:44 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1145795

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Government adherence to the rule of law regarding the issuance of arms export licences to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	290783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State unreserved apologised to the Court and to Parliament for the inadvertent breaches of the Undertaking given to the Court by the then Secretary of State in the Order of the Court dated 20 June 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Permanent Secretary on behalf of the Secretary of State has commissioned a full investigation to: (i) establish the precise circumstances in which these licences were granted; (ii) establish whether any other licences have been granted in breach of the undertaking to the Court or the commitment to Parliament; and (iii) confirm that procedures are in place to ensure that no further such breaches can occur. The Director General Policy Group at the Department for Work and Pensions has been appointed to lead this investigation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/09/2019 15:17:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1145966

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she plans to take to ensure that her Department does not violate the court order on banning the issuing of new export licences to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners for arms that could be used in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	291083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State said in her statement to Parliament on 26<sup>th</sup> September, as soon as the issue was brought to her attention on the 12<sup>th</sup> September, she took immediate action:</p><ul><li>Taking immediate steps to inform the Court and Parliament;</li><li>Putting in place immediate, interim procedures to make sure the error could not happen again;</li><li>Instigating a complete and full internal review of all licences granted for Saudi Arabia and its Coalition partners since 20 June;</li><li>Asking the Permanent Secretary to commission, on her behalf, a full independent investigation.</li></ul><p>This investigation will: (i) establish the precise circumstances in which these licences were granted; (ii) establish whether any other licences have been granted in breach of the Undertaking to the Court or the commitment to Parliament; and (iii) confirm that procedures are in place to ensure that no further such breaches can occur. The Director General Policy Group at the Department for Work and Pensions has been appointed to lead this investigation.</p><p> </p><p>During the course of this investigation, licence applications for Saudi Arabia and its Coalition partners will be referred to a new weekly meeting of senior officials from DIT, FCO and MOD. (Some will have been refused by this point, for example where they fail to meet one or more of the Consolidated Criteria.) This meeting will reach a recommendation for Ministers as to whether applications are within the scope of the Undertaking and the Parliamentary Statement, applying a further checklist of questions which are designed to ensure that: (i) current and full information is available to enable an assessment of whether the items in question are for possible use in the conflict in Yemen; and (ii) if there has been any change in circumstances in the conflict in Yemen, this is properly included in the assessment. All recommendations to grant licences for the export of items to Saudi Arabia and its Coalition partners will now be referred to Ministers for decision.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 290582 question first answered 30/09/2019 15:10:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1145968

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
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 Secretary of State’s letter of 16 September 2019 to the Chair of the Committees on Arms Export Controls, what steps the Government is taking to review the way in which information is exchanged with the Joint Export Control Unit.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	290582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State said in her statement to Parliament on 26<sup>th</sup> September, as soon as the issue was brought to her attention on the 12<sup>th</sup> September, she took immediate action:</p><ul><li>Taking immediate steps to inform the Court and Parliament;</li><li>Putting in place immediate, interim procedures to make sure the error could not happen again;</li><li>Instigating a complete and full internal review of all licences granted for Saudi Arabia and its Coalition partners since 20 June;</li><li>Asking the Permanent Secretary to commission, on her behalf, a full independent investigation.</li></ul><p>This investigation will: (i) establish the precise circumstances in which these licences were granted; (ii) establish whether any other licences have been granted in breach of the Undertaking to the Court or the commitment to Parliament; and (iii) confirm that procedures are in place to ensure that no further such breaches can occur. The Director General Policy Group at the Department for Work and Pensions has been appointed to lead this investigation.</p><p> </p><p>During the course of this investigation, licence applications for Saudi Arabia and its Coalition partners will be referred to a new weekly meeting of senior officials from DIT, FCO and MOD. (Some will have been refused by this point, for example where they fail to meet one or more of the Consolidated Criteria.) This meeting will reach a recommendation for Ministers as to whether applications are within the scope of the Undertaking and the Parliamentary Statement, applying a further checklist of questions which are designed to ensure that: (i) current and full information is available to enable an assessment of whether the items in question are for possible use in the conflict in Yemen; and (ii) if there has been any change in circumstances in the conflict in Yemen, this is properly included in the assessment. All recommendations to grant licences for the export of items to Saudi Arabia and its Coalition partners will now be referred to Ministers for decision.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 291083 question first answered 30/09/2019 15:10:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1142839

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Catering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on refreshments in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	284260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has spent a total of £276,815 on refreshments in the financial years 2017/18 and 2018/19. This cost includes both the UK and overseas.</p><p> </p><p>The breakdown is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 – March 2018</p></td><td><p>£118,579</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2018 – March 2019</p></td><td><p>£158,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£276,815</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Staff at the Department for International Trade are located across more than one hundred countries and as we prepare to leave the EU, our ministers and Department for International Trade staff regularly travel overseas to build relationships with key global trading partners and the Department uses refreshment for diplomatic entertainment on trade issues.</p><p> </p><p>This includes through the 14 trade working groups we have set up across 21 countries to advance the UK's trade and investment relationships and scope out the potential for future free trade agreements. The figures include overseas spending.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 09/09/2019 14:26:47 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones