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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

1134107

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2019 to Question 265577 on UK Export Finance, how many hon. Members attended each of those briefings.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	268551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>While some MPs notify the Department of their intention to attend in advance (for example with dietary requirements), no formal record of attendees is held.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 27/06/2019 12:25:07 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1134108

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2019 to Question 265577 on UK Export Finance, whether his Department plans to hold further breakfast briefings.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	268552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade plans to continue to host Members of Parliament (MPs) Monthly Breakfast Briefings. These are organised once a month with the objective of giving MPs an opportunity to learn more about the work of the Department and how MPs can support trade and investment in their constituency. The briefings are open to all MPs in the House of Commons.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 27/06/2019 12:18:21 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1132447

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much money has been spent on the Breakfast Briefings for MPs on UK Export Finance since 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	265577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>MP Breakfast Briefings are organised once a month with the objective of giving Members of Parliament (MPs) an opportunity to learn more about the work of the Department for International Trade and how MPs can support trade and investment in their constituency. The briefings are open to all MPs in the House of Commons of all political parties.</p><p> </p><p>There have been two MP breakfast briefings for MPs on UK Export Finance since 2017. The total cost of the two breakfast briefings is £345.00.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/06/2019 10:57:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1088608

	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	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans he has to mark the centenary of UK Export Finance.
	tabling member constituency	Hertford and Stortford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Prisk
	uin	909804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>We will celebrate UK Export Finance’s centenary throughout the year, notably at the UK Trade &amp; Export Finance Forum in June. I am delighted that in its centenary year UK Export Finance was awarded ‘Best Export Credit Agency’ at the 2019 International Trade Finance Awards. As the world’s first export credit agency, UK Export Finance will continue to innovate as it has done for the past 100 years.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/03/2019 14:47:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1424 label Biography information for Mr Mark Prisk

993676

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much of the £3 billion of UK Export Finance available for direct lending has been allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	182659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Approximately £1.745bn of the £3bn available under UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) Direct Lending Facility has been committed.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF’s £3bn Direct Lending Facility is recyclable, so that when the principal is repaid, it can then be re-lent for other projects in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Where such information is not commercially sensitive, UKEF publishes details of the companies it has supported, the export country, the type of support provided and the amount of support provided on an annual basis in its Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) which are presented to Parliament and can be found on UKEF’s website. The most recent ARA covers the Financial Year 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for the remainder of 2018 will be published in UKEF’s ARA, 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 182660 182661 question first answered 26/10/2018 12:54:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

993678

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the £3 billion available under UK Export Finance's Direct Lending Facility will be replenished as previous loans are repaid.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	182660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Approximately £1.745bn of the £3bn available under UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) Direct Lending Facility has been committed.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF’s £3bn Direct Lending Facility is recyclable, so that when the principal is repaid, it can then be re-lent for other projects in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Where such information is not commercially sensitive, UKEF publishes details of the companies it has supported, the export country, the type of support provided and the amount of support provided on an annual basis in its Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) which are presented to Parliament and can be found on UKEF’s website. The most recent ARA covers the Financial Year 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for the remainder of 2018 will be published in UKEF’s ARA, 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 182659 182661 question first answered 26/10/2018 12:54:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

993681

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which (a) countries and (b) companies have received finance from the Direct Lending Facility and at what amount in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	182661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Approximately £1.745bn of the £3bn available under UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) Direct Lending Facility has been committed.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF’s £3bn Direct Lending Facility is recyclable, so that when the principal is repaid, it can then be re-lent for other projects in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Where such information is not commercially sensitive, UKEF publishes details of the companies it has supported, the export country, the type of support provided and the amount of support provided on an annual basis in its Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) which are presented to Parliament and can be found on UKEF’s website. The most recent ARA covers the Financial Year 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for the remainder of 2018 will be published in UKEF’s ARA, 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 182659 182660 question first answered 26/10/2018 12:54:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

894899

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applications UK Export Finance has received from (a) Leonardo, (b) Agusta Westland and (c) Selex in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	139591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>No applications were received and no support was provided to these companies in the last five years.</p><p>Where such information is not commercially sensitive, UK Export Finance (UKEF) publishes details of the companies it has supported on an annual basis in its Annual Report and Accounts which are presented to Parliament and can be found on UKEF’s website.</p><p><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></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/05/2018 13:26:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

769061

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reasons UK Export Finance can only lend for periods up to 10 years; by what legal authority the OECD imposes that lending restriction; what assessment he has made of the UK's trade position compared with that of international competitors as a result of that restriction; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	107304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK government supports a rules-based approach to international trade. The OECD Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits (the Arrangement) is an important agreement to ensure that exporters compete on price and quality and not the terms of government supported finance. It is binding on the UK as it is incorporated into UK law.</p><p>UK Export Finance can support lending of up to 18 years for certain projects, in line with the terms of the Arrangement, including its sector understandings. This is consistent with OECD competitors including France, Germany and the USA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/10/2017 16:08:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous