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1506594

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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, if she will make an assessment of the potential environmental impact of the trade agreements with (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	51470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of assessing the environmental impacts of new free trade agreements (FTAs) and published the full environmental impacts of the Australia and New Zealand FTAs at signature alongside the negotiated treaty text. Our assessment covers a range of environmental impacts such as emissions (both production and transport), carbon leakage, deforestation and biodiversity.</p><p> </p><p>The published impact assessments can be accessed through the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-australia-fta-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-australia-fta-impact-assessment</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-new-zealand-fta-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-new-zealand-fta-impact-assessment</a></p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 27/09/2022 15:38:39 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1506869

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders in the East Midlands, including Bosworth, to help ensure that the region can make use of potential opportunities through the trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand.
	tabling member constituency	Bosworth
	tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
	uin	52013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Dedicated officials in the East Midlands regularly discuss the opportunities free trade agreements (FTAs) present with Local Enterprise Partnerships, Business Representative Organisations, and local Chambers of Commerce.</p><p> </p><p>We also consult stakeholders through ‘town hall’ style briefings, roundtables, webinars and bilateral &amp; group engagements. For example, we held an update for stakeholders on the UK-Australia FTA in December 2021, and a further update on the UK–New Zealand FTA in February 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout negotiations, the department consulted various stakeholder groups and will continue to do so to ensure that citizens and businesses across the East Midlands take advantage of our first two from-scratch FTAs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 28/09/2022 09:33:34 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1506870

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of engagement between her Department and companies in (a) Bosworth and (b) Leicestershire on securing potential opportunities through the trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand.
	tabling member constituency	Bosworth
	tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
	uin	52014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to listening to a wide range of voices to ensure our trade policy delivers for the whole of the UK, including businesses in the East Midlands.</p><p> </p><p>To deliver this we have established an extensive stakeholder engagement framework consisting of various mechanisms to allow business and civil society stakeholders the opportunity to feed into our trade policy.</p><p> </p><p>We continually look at our structures and speak to our stakeholders, including businesses in the East Midlands, to ensure our consultation approach remains fit for purpose, informs our negotiating position, and helps to deliver trade deals that benefit the whole country.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 28/09/2022 09:27:41 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1506294

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	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: 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 make it her policy to hold discussions with her US counterpart on reducing market barriers with the US.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	49622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>We have been working closely with the US to enhance market access for exporters in both countries, removing tariffs and other barriers to trade.</p><p> </p><p>We have this year agreed with the US to lift tariffs on UK steel and aluminium products, helping a sector that supports 80,000 jobs across the UK. We have also lifted the historic US ban on the export of British beef and lamb to the US.</p><p> </p><p>We continue close discussions with the US – through our UK-US Trade Dialogues this year, led by the Department for International Trade Secretary of State, where we agreed to produce a new Roadmap to strengthen our bilateral collaboration at federal level, and through our memoranda of understanding with individual states.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 27/09/2022 13:54:56 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506298

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	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	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	49626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Removing barriers boosts British exports globally to new and familiar markets. Teams across the Department – both in the UK and oversees – are working tirelessly to do so, opening up exciting new opportunities for British businesses across our four nations. We have an ambitious programme of FTA negotiations, bilateral Joint Economic Trade Committees (JETCOs), Enhanced Trade Partnerships and multiple technical discussions with partner countries to address the barriers that British business raise with us. And our ambition does not stop when a Free Trade Agreement is signed, our regular ongoing trade dialogues with FTA partners provide us with a forum to market access issues and open these markets still further.</p><p> </p><p>Removing our priority trade barriers has the potential to deliver export opportunities to British business worth roughly £20 billion. As a recent example, in July we removed a priority barrier with India through an agreement to recognise each other’s higher education qualifications. This will make UK universities even more appealing to Indian students where the benefits are estimated to be worth over £100,000 per person.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 28/09/2022 13:59:52 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1505699

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses trading between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	901364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring businesses can trade freely throughout the United Kingdom. By the end of the year, we will have spent £340m helping traders process 2.3 million customs declarations through the Trader Support Service for trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. But this just reduces the burden on NI purchasers and GB suppliers rather than removing it, which is why we need changes to the Protocol to deliver a sustainable solution.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 07/09/2022 12:51:37 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1505700

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Research: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to support research and development in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	901363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to turbocharging innovation in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We are increasing investment in R&amp;D outside the South East by at least 40% by 2030; we’re investing £617m in digital and innovation through NI City Deals; and there is more to come through the £400m New Deal for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 07/09/2022 12:49:48 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1505569

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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: Gulf Cooperation Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials in her Department are working on the trade negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	48391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) operates a flexible resourcing model to maximise efficiency across our Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The Department is currently delivering seven FTA negotiations and the number of staff working on these at any point in time will change depending on the stage and scale of the deal. Staff also often work across multiple negotiations so it is not possible to quantify the number for each negotiation.</p><p>As of August 2022, DIT had approximately 460 staff working in the Trade Negotiations Group. This figure does not include other staff in DIT who also contribute to trade negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 48392 48393 48394 question first answered 27/09/2022 16:02:55 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1505570

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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: Israel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials in her Department are working on the trade negotiations with Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	48392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) operates a flexible resourcing model to maximise efficiency across our Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The Department is currently delivering seven FTA negotiations and the number of staff working on these at any point in time will change depending on the stage and scale of the deal. Staff also often work across multiple negotiations so it is not possible to quantify the number for each negotiation.</p><p>As of August 2022, DIT had approximately 460 staff working in the Trade Negotiations Group. This figure does not include other staff in DIT who also contribute to trade negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 48391 48393 48394 question first answered 27/09/2022 16:02:55 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1505571

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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: Mexico
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials in her Department are working on trade negotiations with Mexico.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	48393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) operates a flexible resourcing model to maximise efficiency across our Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The Department is currently delivering seven FTA negotiations and the number of staff working on these at any point in time will change depending on the stage and scale of the deal. Staff also often work across multiple negotiations so it is not possible to quantify the number for each negotiation.</p><p>As of August 2022, DIT had approximately 460 staff working in the Trade Negotiations Group. This figure does not include other staff in DIT who also contribute to trade negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 48391 48392 48394 question first answered 27/09/2022 16:02:55 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury