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1353960

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has (a) sought and (b) received legal advice on the compatibility of UK GDPR with the electronic commerce chapter of CPTPP.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	45083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to maintaining high standards of protection for personal data, including when it is transferred across borders. The rights of UK data subjects will not be impacted by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). UK data protection rules, enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK General Data Protection Regulation, will continue to apply.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government takes a range of legal advice across policy areas, which is subject to legal privilege. HM Government does not generally comment on whether legal advice has been sought or received on a specific area.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/09/2021 16:51:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1354017

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade and Agriculture Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent progress has been made towards the establishment of the Trade and Agriculture Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	uin	45191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Member to the answer given to the Right Honourable Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich on 10 September, UIN 40833.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/09/2021 16:54:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1354323

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Pigmeat: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to expedite a resumption of pork exports from UK pig processing plants, whose export licenses to China were voluntarily surrendered due to the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	45924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Ministers have raised this issue with their Chinese counterparts. The Department continues to press the Chinese authorities for a swift resolution and is working closely with affected UK pork processing plants.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/09/2021 16:57:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1353467

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what was the value of outstanding loans to private sector bodies guaranteed by UK Export Finance at the end of (a) 2015-16 financial year, (b) 2016-17 financial year, (c) 2017-18 financial year, (d) 2018-19 financial year, (e) 2019-20 financial year, (f) 2020-21 financial year and (g) August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	44258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The value of outstanding loans / facilities to private sector bodies guaranteed / directly funded by UK Export Finance (UKEF) was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Business issued (£ millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1,766</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>1,828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2,806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>9,614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22 (to 31 July 2021)</p></td><td><p>684</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures quoted represent the UKEF’s Maximum Liability in respect of the transactions (i.e. the sums that UKEF has guaranteed) rather than the total value of the loans.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/09/2021 16:49:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1353470

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Defence and Security Exports
	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 the latest edition of the brand guidelines for UK Defence and Security Exports.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	44261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>Brand guidelines are not normally published as they are internal design documents.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/09/2021 16:53:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1353473

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Shipping: Exports
	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 the (a) case for change, (b) target operating model and (c) benefits realisation model for her Department’s newly formed Maritime Capability Campaign Office.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	44262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is committed to the maritime sector and works closely with it on a wide range of export issues and opportunities. The Government is currently considering a range of options to support the sector’s export potential further as part of the forthcoming Spending Review. It is not yet possible to comment on the outcome of this process which will be communicated in the normal way.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/09/2021 16:55:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1353934

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support and advice his Department provides to small and medium sized businesses to export to (a) Commonwealth countries and (b) non-Commonwealth countries.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	45266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade provides a range of support and advice services for SMEs looking to export both to the Commonwealth and beyond. These include a domestic network of International Trade Advisers (ITAs); hubs in Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Darlington; sector specialists in our Export &amp; Investment teams; grants from the Internationalisation Fund; in market advice from the Enhanced International Support Service; webinars, workshops and virtual events from the Export Academy; financial exporting support from UKEF’s specialist Export Finance Managers; and local market connections provided by DIT staff in 119 different countries around the world.</p><p>DIT is running the export and investment programme for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022 and uses Commonwealth events to promote closer trading ties among the businesses of member states.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/09/2021 17:00:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1351340

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Shipping: Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of increase in shipping cost for exports from the UK in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	40721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The high demand for container freight which has driven a rise in export shipping costs over the last 12 months is thought to be caused by changes in consumer spending during the Covid-19 pandemic. This global “container surge” is affecting not only the UK but container prices across international markets. High prices are predicted to continue through 2021 though markets are expected, eventually, to adjust.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/09/2021 08:40:31 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1353548

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Trade Fairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which countries and territories UK Defence and Security Exports has invited to attend the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition in London on 14 to 17 September 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	44287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The following countries have received official invitations to the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2021 from the Department for International Trade UK Defence and Security Exports Team:</p><p> </p><p>Angola</p><p>Australia</p><p>Austria</p><p>Bahrain</p><p>Bangladesh</p><p>Belgium</p><p>Botswana</p><p>Brazil</p><p>Brunei</p><p>Bulgaria</p><p>Canada</p><p>Chile</p><p>Colombia</p><p>Czech Republic</p><p>Denmark</p><p>Egypt</p><p>Estonia</p><p>Finland</p><p>France</p><p>Germany</p><p>Greece</p><p>Hungary</p><p>India</p><p>Indonesia</p><p>Iraq</p><p>Italy</p><p>Japan</p><p>Kenya</p><p>Kuwait</p><p>Latvia</p><p>Lithuania</p><p>Malaysia</p><p>Mexico</p><p>Morocco</p><p>Mozambique</p><p>NATO</p><p>Netherlands</p><p>New Zealand</p><p>Nigeria</p><p>Norway</p><p>Oman</p><p>Peru</p><p>Philippines</p><p>Poland</p><p>Portugal</p><p>Qatar</p><p>Romania</p><p>Saudi Arabia</p><p>Singapore</p><p>Slovakia</p><p>Slovenia</p><p>South Africa</p><p>South Korea</p><p>Spain</p><p>Sweden</p><p>Switzerland</p><p>Taiwan</p><p>Thailand</p><p>Turkey</p><p>Ukraine</p><p>USA</p><p>Vietnam</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/09/2021 13:00:05 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1353554

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Trade Fairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support the Government is providing to the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition being held in London from 14 to 17 September 2021; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	44288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government provides a range of support to Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), including the provision of military assets and engagement by Government Ministers. The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) UK Defence and Security Exports Team invites a number of international delegates on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government including overseas ministers, senior Government officials and military staff. All invitations to overseas delegations follow a stringent process of scrutiny and approval involving both DIT and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/09/2021 13:08:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas