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1061241

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those developing countries which access UK markets under the terms of a trade agreement with the EU do not face a disruption to trade in the event that he is unable to conclude a trade agreement with them which replicates the terms of that EU agreement by 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	221537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>A deal with the EU would provide a clear mechanism to achieve continuity of our existing free trade agreements with developing countries from exit day and throughout an implementation period.</p><p>We are working with partners to conclude and implement agreements from 29 March 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter in the event of a “no deal” exit.</p><p> </p><p>The Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act enables the UK to put in place a UK trade preferences scheme for developing countries. If the UK trade agreements are not agreed in time but the UK’s unilateral preferences scheme has been put in place, some developing countries would be eligible for preferential access under different tiers of that scheme.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/02/2019 11:12:13 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1061242

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what are the least-developed countries to which the UK plans to grant duty-free and quota-free access; and what are the further 25 countries that will be granted generous tariff reductions.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	221538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s independent trade preference scheme will, as a minimum, provide the same level of access as the current EU trade preference scheme. The countries that will receive duty free quota free access are those listed in Part 2 of Schedule 3 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act, and the other eligible developing countries that will be granted preferences are those listed in Part 3 of that Schedule.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 21/02/2019 11:12:44 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1060473

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote the Government's trade for development programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	909199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in trade for development. We are prioritising our trading partners for the future, for example through our commitments on gender, the new Commonwealth Standards Network and our ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:12:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1060476

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote the Government's trade for development programme.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	909204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in trade for development. We are prioritising our trading partners for the future, for example through our commitments on gender, the new Commonwealth Standards Network and our ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:11:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

964810

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of trade agreements the UK is a party to with developing countries in supporting those countries to (a) reduce poverty and (b) develop their economies.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	169656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Overall, the evidence is clear that openness to trade stimulates growth and helps to reduce poverty. The number of people living in extreme poverty globally has fallen by around one billion since 1990, and this could not have happened without the participation of developing countries in international trade.</p><p>That is why this department is working closely with the Department for International Development to ensure development and global prosperity are at the heart of UK trade and investment policy and to help shape the UK’s future trade arrangements with developing countries.</p><p>Our first priority is to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries, to ensure that their, and our, producers and consumers face no disruption to trade. In the future, we will seek to deepen our trade relationships with developing countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/09/2018 09:37:36 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

917592

	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	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the gross value of tariff free goods that the UK imported from developing countries in 2017 was.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	150171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The latest data accessed from Eurostat shows that the UK imported, tariff free, goods worth £23.2bn from developing countries in 2017. There is no single definition of developing countries. This figure includes imports from all countries that receive preferential access to the UK through the Generalised Scheme of Preference, Economic Partnership Agreements or Market Access Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/06/2018 16:51:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

887069

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he plans to take to ensure that UK trade with developing countries will promote women’s rights after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	136637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK is committed to promoting the economic empowerment of women. Therefore we supported the Declaration on Trade and Gender at the WTO Ministerial Conference in December and the Secretary of State announced the UK's ambition for gender responsive trade last week. As the UK establishes an independent trade policy, we will create a framework that delivers for female exporters and upholds gender equality. Last week the Prime Minister also announced UK support for women traders in developing countries in the Commonwealth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/04/2018 16:44:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

846742

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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 Agreements: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of UK trade deals with poorer countries on the economies of those countries.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	uin	903871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is proudly committed to spending 0.7% of Gross National Income on Overseas Development Assistance, the first G7 country to honour its promise to do so.</p><p>The Cross-Border Trade Bill will allow the UK to put in place a trade preference scheme as we leave the EU. In the future, the Government will also explore options to expand our relationships with developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/02/2018 13:10:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

746451

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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: Developing Countries
	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 for the form of any future trading relationship between Britain and developing countries to replace the Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and ACP countries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	1666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>On 25 June the Government announced that as we leave the EU, we will secure existing duty-free access for the world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs), but also that we are exploring options to maintain existing trading agreements with other non-LDC developing countries . We recognise the need for a smooth transition which minimises disruption to our trading relationships, including with developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 03/07/2017 15:34:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

707349

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2017
	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: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make it his policy to seek to agree trade deals with the world's poorest countries once the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	66304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s exit from the EU creates a major opportunity for the UK to send a positive signal that our markets are open and we are determined to promote business with the developing world.</p><p>We will continue to play our part in reducing the barriers to trade, developing markets, reducing red tape and by helping to create stable business environments where British companies can invest and create jobs.</p><p>The Department for International Development and Department for International Trade are working closely together to ensure that trade with developing countries is central, rather than peripheral, to our new trade approach.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/03/2017 14:05:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson