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1150245

	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	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to support businesses with cross-border supply chains after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	900011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>We are taking steps to support businesses in all scenarios and are working on securing a deal to ensure minimised disruption to supply chains. Our temporary tariff regime, in the event of no-deal, will support supply chains and sensitive sectors in the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 17/10/2019 15:05:11 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1137660

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	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 use the Board of Trade to ensure that the constituent parts of the UK benefit from UK trade policy after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	911907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Establishing the Board of Trade has been one of this department’s major achievements over the last three years and it will continue to meet in all UK Nations and regions. It has representation from the Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and business advisers from across the UK, and will make sure all parts of the UK benefit from the jobs and investment that come with an independent trade policy.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 11/07/2019 12:16:58 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1130274

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the maintenance of the rules-based system for international trade.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	911199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of the rules-based multilateral trading system. I recently advocated for this at the Global Trade Review 2019 Conference and at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting where I held meetings with the Director General of the World Trade Organization, Roberto Azevedo and my Japanese counterpart Trade Minister, Mr Hiroshige Seko.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 06/06/2019 11:02:35 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1127627

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	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 businesses have increased access to international procurement markets after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	256298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>We have taken measures to safeguard the UK’s ability to continue to participate in the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. This means that British businesses will be able to continue to bid for government contracts worth an estimated £1.3 trillion annually in a range of sectors on substantially the same terms as they do now.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also seeking continuity of existing EU trade agreements. Many of these agreements contain public procurement obligations that we will retain, including the recently signed agreements with Switzerland, Israel, Chile, the Andean Community and the Caribbean countries. This will provide guaranteed access for UK suppliers to public procurement opportunities in our global trade partners.</p><p><br> As we pursue our independent trade policy after EU exit, we will seek ambitious and comprehensive Free Trade Agreements, including opportunities to increase access for UK suppliers to international procurement markets.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 23/05/2019 14:13:34 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1125792

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	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 increase trade opportunities with Anglosphere countries.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	252579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is committed to building and enhancing our relationships across the world as part of our global Britain agenda. We have consulted on potential FTAs with the USA, Australia, New Zealand and accession to the CPTPP.</p><p> </p><p>Fulfilling a 2017 manifesto commitment my Department appointed Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioners (HMTCs) based in 9 overseas regions which between them cover all anglosphere countries. Each HMTC is responsible for delivering a Regional Trade Plan which includes specific reference to growing UK exports to those regions and to opening markets globally.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/05/2019 12:19:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1121717

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential effect on UK international trade of improving the Reading to Gatwick Airport road corridor.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	910521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade makes the case for high-quality infrastructure across all parts of the UK to ensure our ambition of becoming a truly global trading nation as we leave the EU can be achieved.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/04/2019 11:18:10 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1104929

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what his Department's trade policy will be if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	236456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Our priority remains getting approval for the deal we have negotiated with our European partners. Alongside this, the Government will continue to do the responsible thing and prepare for all eventualities with partner countries, including a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p>Regardless of how we leave, for the first time in more than four decades, the UK will have an independent trade policy once we exit from the EU. We will deploy all the tools at our disposal and tailor our trade policy to the strengths and requirements of the UK economy.</p><p>The Government is preparing for an ambitious programme of trade negotiations and enhanced market access. We have consulted on our first four potential free trade agreements (FTAs), with Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.</p><p>While we are looking to forge new agreements, the Government is also seeking continuity for our existing EU trade agreements as we leave the European Union. We have made good progress, signing agreements with Chile, Switzerland, the Faroe Islands, the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) states, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, the Pacific states, and CARIFORUM. We are also due to sign an agreement with Iceland-Norway shortly.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/03/2019 08:34:10 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1087714

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what sectors he has identified as most at risk in the event that the UK does not replicate existing EU trade agreements before the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	909807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is keenly aware of the importance of our existing trade agreements to individual businesses and sectors across the UK. For example, the trade continuity agreement with the Faroe Islands is of particular interest to UK processing sector, with almost £200 million worth of fish and crustaceans brought into the UK from the Faroe Islands in 2017. The agreement will allow imports to continue tariff-free and enable businesses to trade as freely as they do now. Similarly, the UK-Swiss trade continuity agreement means the British vehicles sector could avoid up to £8 million a year in tariff charges on their exports that would apply if the agreement wasn’t in place.</p><p> </p><p>This is why we are committed to replicating the effects of these agreements as far as possible so that businesses have certainty and stability as we leave the European Union. We are preparing for all eventualities.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 19/03/2019 17:20:07 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1050045

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what role the devolved Administrations will have in developing the UK’s trade policy after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	213467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to working closely with the Devolved Administrations to deliver a future trade policy that works for the whole of the UK. The Government recently committed to a new Ministerial Forum on International Trade with the Devolved Administrations which will provide a formal mechanism for Devolved Government Ministers to discuss and provide input to future trade negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>My Department continues to work with the Devolved Administrations on their role in future trade arrangements and is supporting this work with a programme of ongoing engagement at both Ministerial and official level.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 05/02/2019 15:08:39 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1050223

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the UK's international trade.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	213384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>For the first time in more than four decades, the UK will have an independent trade policy once we exit from the EU.</p><p>We will deploy all the tools at our disposal and tailor our trade policy to the strengths and requirements of the UK economy. We are preparing for an ambitious programme of trade negotiations and enhanced market access, while seeking continuity for our existing EU free trade agreements. We have consulted on our first four potential FTAs, with Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Our independent trade policy is reinforced by the Government’s Export Strategy, which set the ambition that exports reach 35 percent of GDP through encouraging, informing, connecting and helping to finance businesses with the potential to export. We also aim to remain the principal FDI destination in Europe, an ambition supported by the High Potential Opportunities, a programme of intensive support connecting international investment to globally competitive projects in the UK regions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s report “EU Exit: Long term economic analysis” considers illustrative scenarios for future trade deals with new partners after exiting the EU. The Government has committed to publishing Scoping Assessments prior to launching negotiations on new free trade agreements. We will then publish an impact assessment of any concluded agreement prior to ratification.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/02/2019 12:34:57 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern