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1150392

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of investments made by the UK Export Finance are provided to small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	1763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>13% of the value of the support provided by UK Export Finance for UK exports in the 2018/19 financial year was provided to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and 79% of the businesses UKEF supported in this financial year were SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/10/2019 16:37:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1150393

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what environmental assessment UK Export Finance makes before agreements are made.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	1764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) is committed to high standards of environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) risk management. It rigorously follows the requirements of the OECD Common Approaches and Equator Principles, which set the framework for export credit agencies and international financial institutions in managing such risks. It has a specialist ESHR team that reviews relevant projects prior to UKEF taking a decision. Supported projects are then monitored by the ESHR team throughout the lifetime of UKEF’s support to ensure compliance with these requirements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 1766 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:33:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1150397

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to end UK Export Finance's funding of fossil fuel industries.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	1765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Investment in fossil fuels will continue to be required as we tackle climate change and transition away from high greenhouse gas emitting energy sources. UK Export Finance ensures that no viable UK export fails for lack of finance.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/10/2019 16:43:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1150400

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment UK Export Finance makes of in-country employment practices of the companies that accept loans from that organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	1766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) is committed to high standards of environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) risk management. It rigorously follows the requirements of the OECD Common Approaches and Equator Principles, which set the framework for export credit agencies and international financial institutions in managing such risks. It has a specialist ESHR team that reviews relevant projects prior to UKEF taking a decision. Supported projects are then monitored by the ESHR team throughout the lifetime of UKEF’s support to ensure compliance with these requirements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 1764 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:33:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1148862

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what telephone discussions her Department had with representatives of the US administration between 2 and 7 October 2019 on the imposition of tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>As a priority, we are continuing to engage with the US at all levels to protect and promote UK industry. Specifically, we are working closely with the US make the case that tariffs are not in the interest of the UK, EU or US. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has recently spoken to US Trade Representative Lighthizer. My Rt Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has raised this urgent matter with US Secretary of State Pompeo and the Prime Minister urged President Trump directly to reconsider the announced tariffs. I have also personally had a call with US Ambassador Johnson on this issue. We will continue to work with the UK, EU and US and support the case for de-escalation and a negotiated settlement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 194 195 203 204 205 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:13:52 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148863

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what email correspondence her Department had between 2 and 7 October 2019 with representatives of the US administration on the imposition of tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>As a priority, we are continuing to engage with the US at all levels to protect and promote UK industry. Specifically, we are working closely with the US make the case that tariffs are not in the interest of the UK, EU or US. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has recently spoken to US Trade Representative Lighthizer. My Rt Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has raised this urgent matter with US Secretary of State Pompeo and the Prime Minister urged President Trump directly to reconsider the announced tariffs. I have also personally had a call with US Ambassador Johnson on this issue. We will continue to work with the UK, EU and US and support the case for de-escalation and a negotiated settlement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 193 195 203 204 205 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:13:52 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148864

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what face-to-face meetings she, her Ministers or officials of her Department had between 2 and 7 October 2019 with representatives of the US administration on the imposition of tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>As a priority, we are continuing to engage with the US at all levels to protect and promote UK industry. Specifically, we are working closely with the US make the case that tariffs are not in the interest of the UK, EU or US. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has recently spoken to US Trade Representative Lighthizer. My Rt Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has raised this urgent matter with US Secretary of State Pompeo and the Prime Minister urged President Trump directly to reconsider the announced tariffs. I have also personally had a call with US Ambassador Johnson on this issue. We will continue to work with the UK, EU and US and support the case for de-escalation and a negotiated settlement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 193 194 203 204 205 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:13:52 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148865

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions her Department had by telephone between 2 and 7 October 2019 with representatives of the EU on the imposition of US tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are working with the European Commission to continue to support a negotiated settlement to the Airbus dispute. We are continuing to engage and influence EU decision-making on these matters. We are also working with the EU to seek confirmation from the WTO of our compliance and that the UK and the EU should therefore not be subject to tariffs. We have also had extensive engagement with the US administration on the issue of tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 197 199 206 207 208 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:06:46 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148866

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what email correspondence her Department had with representatives of the EU between 2 and 7 October 2019 on the imposition of US tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are working with the European Commission to continue to support a negotiated settlement to the Airbus dispute. We are continuing to engage and influence EU decision-making on these matters. We are also working with the EU to seek confirmation from the WTO of our compliance and that the UK and the EU should therefore not be subject to tariffs. We have also had extensive engagement with the US administration on the issue of tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 196 199 206 207 208 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:06:46 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148868

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what face-to-face meetings she, her Ministers or officials of her Department had with representatives of the EU between 2 and 7 October 2019 on the imposition of US tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are working with the European Commission to continue to support a negotiated settlement to the Airbus dispute. We are continuing to engage and influence EU decision-making on these matters. We are also working with the EU to seek confirmation from the WTO of our compliance and that the UK and the EU should therefore not be subject to tariffs. We have also had extensive engagement with the US administration on the issue of tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 196 197 206 207 208 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:06:46 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara