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	registered interest
	date	22/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Defence: 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 the (a) premium income (b) claims paid and (c) monies at risk of UK Export Finance were relating to the defence sector for the financial years (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	182216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">UK Export Finance (UKEF) does not publish premium value by sector. Total premium income can be found in our Annual Report and Accounts.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The premium income for defence transactions is presented in the table below.</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Financial Year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Gross Premium GBP</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Net Premium GBP</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">89,865.80</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">89,865.80</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">64,818,167.46</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">46,858,612.39</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,823,315.65</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,823,315.65</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>No claims were paid relating to defence sector contracts during this period.</p><p> </p><p>The monies at risk for defence transactions are presented in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>Net Amount at Risk £m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,219.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2,749.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2,537.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Where such information is not commercially sensitive, UKEF publishes details of the companies it has supported on an annual basis in its Annual Report and Accounts which are presented to Parliament and can be found on UKEF’s website.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-export-finance-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-export-finance-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/10/2018 16:17:28 question first ministerially corrected 20/11/2018 10:16:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 80918 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

971301

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applications for licences to export controlled goods were denied under article 2c of the consolidated criteria; and which countries were named as the countries to export in those denied applications in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	172500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Criterion 2c of the Government’s export licensing Criteria states that the Government will not grant a licence if there is a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law (IHL). Criterion 2c has been in force since the adoption by the EU of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on 8 December 2008.</p><p>Since that time 295 Standard Individual Export Licence applications have been refused under Criterion 2 which covers human rights as well as international humanitarian law.</p><p>Our current database does not breakdown refusals by subsets of the Criteria so the specific information requested cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) of licences granted and refused for military exports on GOV.UK. Country breakdowns can be found on these pages. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Bespoke reports (e.g. by Criterion 2) may also be produced by registering on the Strategic Export Controls Reports and Statistics Website at: <a href="https://www.exportcontroldb.trade.gov.uk/sdb2/fox/sdb/SDBHOME" target="_blank">https://www.exportcontroldb.trade.gov.uk/sdb2/fox/sdb/SDBHOME</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart previous answer version 75831 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart 76235 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart question first answered 17/09/2018 14:58:13 question first ministerially corrected 01/10/2018 09:02:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

850009

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	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 Promotion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for each trade envoy (a) what contracts they have helped deliver, (b) how many visits they have each made to their respective countries and (c) the number of times they have had meetings in the Department during the period they have been appointed to that role.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	129577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Trade Envoy Programme primarily focuses on helping to facilitate bilateral trade and investment through soft power and fostering relationships in markets to which Trade Envoys are assigned.. In 16/17 Trade Envoys contributed towards £15.5bn in export wins.</p><p><strong>Annex A</strong> provides a breakdown of the number of visits each current Trade Envoy has undertaken since the programme began in 2012.</p><p>DIT arranges a number of briefing roundtables throughout the year, to update Trade Envoys on departmental priorities. Trade Envoys are also able to use DIT's meeting rooms when receiving official visitors where appropriate. However DIT does not centrally hold information on the number of times they have had internal meetings and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/03/2018 17:58:03 question first ministerially corrected 12/03/2018 11:33:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart attachment 1 file name AnnexA.docx title List of Visits previous answer version 44327 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart attachment 1 file name Annex A.docx title Annex A - List of visits
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

982716

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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: Burma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what official advice his Department provides to firms on doing business with Burmese military-owned and controlled companies.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	176345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) helps businesses export, drives investment and champions free trade. DIT’s team in Burma supports UK companies in doing business with Burma.</p><p> </p><p>On informing any British business of the challenges of operating in Burma, DIT staff explain that the export of goods or services to the Burmese military is governed by the EU arms embargo with Burma. The UK was instrumental in the tightening of these regulations. The British government supports the <a href="http://myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/" target="_blank">Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business</a> which provides practical advice to UK companies seeking to do responsible, sustainable and transparent business in Burma.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/10/2018 11:15:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 77744 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

917591

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of the UK's trade in goods in 2017 for (a) exports (b) imports was with countries that the UK has a preferential trading relationship with due to its membership of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	150170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, UK goods exports to EU countries accounted for 48.8% of the value of total UK goods exports to the world. In 2017, UK goods exports to non-EU countries, with which the UK has a preferential trading relationship due to its membership of the EU, accounted for 12.2% of total UK goods exports to the world.</p><p>In 2017, UK goods imports from EU countries accounted for 54.8% of the value of total UK goods imports from the world. In 2017, UK goods imports from non-EU countries, with which the UK has a preferential trading relationship due to its membership of the EU, accounted for 12.6% of UK goods imports from the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Source: ONS Trade in goods MRETS (March 2018), UK Economic Accounts Q4 – October to December 2017 (for Canada and Switzerland) The figures referring to non-EU countries with which the UK has a preferential trading relationship excludes those countries with EU trade agreements that have not been provisionally applied yet, according to the European Commission website:</strong> <strong><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/06/2018 15:37:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 62716 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

909573

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	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: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what targets the Government has set for increased trade with Commonwealth countries after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	146850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>UK-Commonwealth Trade was worth £94.4 billion in 2016. Whilst the Department for International Trade has no trade target with the Commonwealth, we are committed to increasing the trade and investment with Member States. At the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in April, we announced a package of initiatives that would contribute to this including projects building capacity amongst female entrepreneurs, improving and aligning standards and Trade Facilitation assistance.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/06/2018 11:28:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 61306 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

894845

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	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 was the value is of UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	139384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Sales data by region for military exports are published annually on GOV.UK. at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-defence-and-security-export-figures-2016/uk-defence-and-security-export-statistics-for-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-defence-and-security-export-figures-2016/uk-defence-and-security-export-statistics-for-2016</a></p><p>The Government also publishes Official Statistics about export licences granted and refused on a quarterly and annual basis, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a></p><p>The data, which includes export values for some licences, currently provides details of licences up to 31 December 2017. Information about the period 1 January to 31 March 2018 will be published in July 2018.</p><p>However, licences granted are not necessarily a measure of sales or exports shipped in a given period as they are generally valid for between two and five years. Licensing data only provides a partial indication of sales as exporters only declare export values for a subsection of licences (Standard Individual Export Licences). Some licences expire before they are used and in these circumstances exporters must submit a further application, which can result in a significant element of double counting.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/05/2018 13:18:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 56059 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

869441

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2018 to Question 131181 on small businesses: overseas trade, when the Export Strategy review will be completed; and whether that review will consider how the Government can best support businesses in the North East after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	133955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Export Strategy will be published in the coming months and will set out measures to support businesses throughout the UK both before and after the UK leaves the EU. The terms of reference were published on 20 March, alongside a final call for business input into the strategy, to supplement evidence already gathered through a series of engagement events, including roundtables, which have taken place across the country.</p><p>We have already met representatives from the North East England Chamber of Commerce and will hold a roundtable event in the North East next month with local businesses which will identify any specific issues faced by them.</p><p>The strategy will be a strategy for the whole of the UK, and as set out in the terms of reference, covers working with other providers, including those relevant to the North East.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/03/2018 10:00:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 50234 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

843736

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	National Security: Trade Fairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many escort officers for international delegates his Department employed, from where those officers were recruited and what the grade or rank each officer was for the security and policing event in each year from 2010 to 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	128147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Since the creation of the Department for International Trade (DIT) there has been one Security and Policing event, in March 2017. As part of their role supporting UK exports, DIT staff acted as ‘Accompanying Officers’ (AOs) to chaperone official overseas delegations at this event. The number and grades of AOs were not recorded separately, as it was considered a normal part of their duties. AOs were assigned to delegations as and when necessary, but were not necessarily assigned to every delegation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/02/2018 12:34:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 42553 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

843734

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	National Security: Trade Fairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many journalists his Department invited to the annual security and policing event in each year from 2010-2017 and for which publications or broadcasters those journalists worked.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	128140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Media are not invited to the Security and Policing event. Media enquiries are dealt with by the Home Office press office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/02/2018 12:30:04 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 42554 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle