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732354

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Aluminium: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the implications for the UK steel industry of the US Section 232 investigation on the effect of imports of aluminium on US national security.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Given the breadth and depth of the UK-US relationship, there are regular discussions between UK Ministers and their US counterparts on economic and other issues – including the current Section 232 investigations. Global overcapacity in steel and other sectors has also been discussed regularly with international partners, including at the G7 Summit.</p><p>My Rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade visited Washington on 19-20 June for meetings with the Commerce Secretary and United States Trade Representative, to discuss a range of issues including the future UK/US trade relationship and key UK interests including steel.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/06/2017 14:37:52 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

759016

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether, when assessing the environmental, social and human rights aspects of proposals supporting activities in the oil and gas sectors, UK Export Finance considers the effect of those proposals on climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	9633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) carries out screening and due diligence on projects including cross cutting climate change issues as part of its environmental and social review process. Its reviews are carried out by its specialist Environmental and Social Management team and are benchmarked against international standards. Where climate change related issues are identified and UKEF support is provided, these are subject to ongoing monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 14/09/2017 11:49:33 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

759015

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff recruited to UK Export Finance in the last 24 months are specialists in renewable energy projects.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	9632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Renewable energy is a priority sector for UK Export Finance (UKEF), which has recruited four new employees who are specialists in renewable energy projects. Three work in underwriting and one in its Environment and Social Management team. One of the four branches in the Civil, Infrastructure and Energy (CIE) division is now dedicated to low carbon and renewable energy. Before joining UKEF the Head of CIE, one of the three Senior Civil Servants within UKEF’s Business Group, has led an award-winning renewable financing team at a major UK bank, and been Head of Finance for a low carbon energy consortium.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 18/09/2017 16:54:42 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

759014

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many companies helped by UK Export Finance have been part of a supply chain for (a) renewables and (b) oil and gas projects in each financial year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	9631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) publishes details of the companies it has supported on an annual basis in its Annual Report and Accounts which is presented to Parliament and on its website. These details include the type of project or export supported. The companies that were supported by UKEF may have been involved in other projects which did not receive UKEF support, as part of supply chains in a range of other sectors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><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> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 14/09/2017 11:58:08 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

732323

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the level of foreign direct investment in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency as a result of expenditure by (a) his Department and (b) the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) publishes figures at UK regional level. For Scotland, DIT recorded the following number of projects in each financial year 2013/14 – 2015/16.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Projects</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 03/07/2017 16:52:00 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

758622

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the total amount of foreign investment to the UK from other EU member states was; and what percentage of this investment was for Wales in each year for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	9573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the total amount of stock investment into the UK from EU Member States for each year from 2006 to 2015. This data is published by the Office for National Statistics, but it is not available at a UK geographical level.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount £ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>299,906</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>290,801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>317,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>344,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>347,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>366,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>452,276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>462,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>490,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>431,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Source:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Office for National Statistics</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 14/09/2017 09:00:15 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758910

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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 Promotion: North Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to improve trade relations with (a) Tunisia and (b) other Northern African countries.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	9447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK has strong trade relations across North Africa. DIT teams support British companies exporting and investing throughout the region, including through trade missions in both directions. The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys to Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Egypt (with a watching brief on Libya) support this work, including through trade discussions with Government Ministers in these countries. The Lord Mayor of the City of London also visited the region this year. UK Export Finance (UKEF) has significant capacity to support UK exports to North Africa. UKEF recently increased its capacity for Egypt and will be reviewing its limits for other North African countries.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 15/09/2017 11:47:25 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

758909

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Japan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which areas of the Japanese market are considered to be the most attractive to British exporters.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	9446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>As a large and diversified market, the Japanese market is attractive to a wide range of UK exporters in both goods and services and was the 11<sup>th</sup> largest destination for UK exports in 2015.</p><p>In 2016, the top five UK goods exported to Japan were: Machinery and mechanical appliances; Motor vehicles; pharmaceuticals; optical, photographic, cinematographic and medical instruments; and electrical machinery and equipment.</p><p>In 2015, the top UK services exported to Japan were financial services, other business services and transportation services.</p><p><strong>Sources: ONS Pink Book; HMRC Interactive Database</strong></p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 15/09/2017 11:41:49 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

758287

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	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 to ensure that each nation and region can take advantage of the opportunities for trade and inward investment after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	9254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) already promotes trade and investment in support of all regions and nations of the UK. In 2016/17, Northern Ireland secured 34 foreign direct investment projects, creating 1,622 jobs and safeguarding 950 more, and DIT will continue to work closely with the Devolved Administrations to support businesses across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 11/09/2017 16:29:12 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

758350

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	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 and value of UK exports to the EU were destined for markets outside the EU in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North West Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Kit Malthouse
	uin	9211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Accurate Information on the proportion and value of UK exports to the EU that were destined for markets outside the EU in each of the last five years is not available. This is because many businesses do not report the final destination of their export.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 18/09/2017 15:55:49 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse