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1193820

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	beoutQ
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions officials in her Department have had with their Saudi Arabian counterparts on that country's role in the operation of the pirate broadcaster beoutQ and the effect of that pirate broadcasting on exports of UK sports international broadcast rights.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley South
	tabling member printed	Mike Wood
	uin	43954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Officials in the Department for International Trade work closely with their counterparts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Intellectual Property Office on matters relating to the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights around the world.</p><p> </p><p>Government ministers and our Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have raised this matter with the Saudi Arabian government and will continue to make representations about any alleged broadcast infringement activities of UK IP.</p><p> </p><p>We understand broadcasting piracy in Saudi Arabia, through the pirate operator beoutQ, has now stopped. This followed pressure by the UK, the US, European countries, and major sports rights holders.</p><p> </p><p>We remain vigilant for any further instances of illegal use of UK-owned intellectual property rights across all industries and will continue to raise these issues in territories where protection is not upheld.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 43953 question first answered 12/05/2020 16:40:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

1194379

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	beoutQ
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, in light of the potential acquisition of Newcastle football club by Saudi Arabia, what steps her Department is taking to tackle ongoing internet piracy by Saudi Arabia-backed pirate broadcaster beoutQ.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	45015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Officials in the Department for International Trade work closely with their counterparts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Intellectual Property Office on matters relating to the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights around the world.</p><p> </p><p>Government ministers and our Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have raised this matter with the Saudi Arabian government and will continue to make representations about any alleged broadcast infringement activities of UK IP.</p><p> </p><p>We understand broadcasting piracy on satellite in Saudi Arabia, through the pirate operator beoutQ, has now stopped. This followed pressure by the UK, the US, European countries, and major sports rights holders.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware that there are continued issues of infringement of UK-owned intellectual property rights across all industries through the use of IPTV apps, and we will work with the IPO to address these issues and work to protect UK intellectual property in all territories.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 45016 45017 question first answered 19/05/2020 12:34:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1194381

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	beoutQ
	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 effect on the export value of the UK sports’ broadcasting rights of pirate broadcaster, BeoutQ.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	45017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Officials in the Department for International Trade work closely with their counterparts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Intellectual Property Office on matters relating to the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights around the world.</p><p> </p><p>Government ministers and our Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have raised this matter with the Saudi Arabian government and will continue to make representations about any alleged broadcast infringement activities of UK IP.</p><p> </p><p>We understand broadcasting piracy on satellite in Saudi Arabia, through the pirate operator beoutQ, has now stopped. This followed pressure by the UK, the US, European countries, and major sports rights holders.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware that there are continued issues of infringement of UK-owned intellectual property rights across all industries through the use of IPTV apps, and we will work with the IPO to address these issues and work to protect UK intellectual property in all territories.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 45015 45016 question first answered 19/05/2020 12:34:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1194495

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	beoutQ
	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 potential acquisition of Newcastle football club by Saudi Arabia, what discussions she has had with her Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of internet piracy by state-sponsored pirate broadcasters such as beoutQ on the export value of the UK creative industry's intellectual property.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	uin	45153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Officials in the Department for International Trade work closely with their counterparts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Intellectual Property Office on matters relating to the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights around the world.</p><p> </p><p>Government ministers and our Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have raised this matter with the Saudi Arabian government and will continue to make representations about any alleged broadcast infringement activities of UK IP.</p><p> </p><p>We understand broadcasting piracy on satellite in Saudi Arabia, through the pirate operator beoutQ, has now stopped. This followed pressure by the UK, the US, European countries, and major sports rights holders.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware that there are continued issues of infringement of UK-owned intellectual property rights across all industries through the use of IPTV apps, and we will work with the IPO to address these issues and work to protect UK intellectual property in all territories.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/05/2020 12:35:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1437399

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Trade Promotion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to appoint a UK Trade Envoy to Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	133292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>We are constantly reviewing suitable markets to identify where the appointment of a Trade Envoy can be of greatest benefit to the Government’s trade and investment objectives.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans at present to add Zimbabwe to the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Programme.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 08/03/2022 16:13:46 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1331216

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what measures are in place to ensure that her Department adheres to sanctions placed on the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) by the Government under the Global Human Rights Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Wealden
	tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
	uin	13119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Under the Global Human Rights Regulations, British businesses must comply with sanctions against the individuals and entities appearing on a regularly updated GOV.UK list. Businesses continue to be notified about sanctions and designated persons too.</p><p> </p><p>On 22<sup>nd</sup> March, HM Government took the significant step of imposing asset freezes and travel bans against four senior Chinese officials as well as the Public Security Bureau of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps responsible for the serious violations of rights and responsibilities that take place in Xinjiang.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom will continue to work alongside its international partners to send the clearest possible signal of the international community’s serious concern and our collective willingness to act on this issue.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 14/06/2021 13:00:32 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1538306

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Wrightbus: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department undertook an assessment of potential conflicts of interest before awarding Wrightbus £26 million in UK Export Finance-backed funding.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	76010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) does not invest equity or provide funding into projects. The support it provides is in the form of insurance or guarantees for loans from commercial lenders.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF considers all applications for support on their respective merits based on objective criteria. Any support given is provided on commercial terms, generating a return for the UK taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF applies rigorous due diligence processes before providing support for any transaction.</p><p> </p><p>As is usual with such applications, there was no ministerial involvement in UKEF’s decision to support this transaction, which is driving growth and creating high-skilled green jobs in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 24/11/2022 10:24:48 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1336834

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	World Trade Organization: Reform
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have for the reform of the World Trade Organisation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL1111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK champions rules-based multilateral trade, and strongly supports the Director-General of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) efforts to drive forward reform. WTO reform has been a central aspect of this year’s G7 Trade Track discussions, which are seeking to build momentum and common ground ahead of the 12<sup>th</sup> WTO Ministerial Conference. We are actively participating in discussions through bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral channels, including the G20 and Ottawa Group.</p><p>Examples of specific proposals include our co-sponsorship of a proposal at the WTO Council for Trade in Goods to enhance WTO monitoring and transparency requirements, co-sponsorship of the Ottawa Group’s Trade and Health proposal, and submission of textual proposals to the E-Commerce Joint Initiative negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 29/06/2021 15:27:05 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1231972

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	World Trade Organization: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many hours of staff time at each grade were involved in (a) drafting, designing and producing, (b) translating, and (c) distributing her Department's campaign brochure for the UK's nominee for the role of director general of the World Trade Organization.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	85994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Drafting, designing and producing the Department’s campaign brochure took in the region of 25-<del class="ministerial">70</del><ins class="ministerial">30</ins> hours of staff time.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold detailed records of the time and grade of employees involved.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/09/2020 10:16:43 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2020 13:58:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 47133 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1231974

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	World Trade Organization: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many hours of staff time at each grade were involved in (a) scripting, filming and editing and (b) distributing her Department's campaign video for the UK's nominee for the role of director general of the World Trade Organization.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	85995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>Scripting, filming, and editing the Department’s campaign video for the UK’s nominee for the role of Director General at the World Trade Organisation took in the region of 15-20 hours to complete.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold detailed records of the time and grade of employees involved.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/09/2020 15:48:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry