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533332

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will estimate the total (a) legal and (b) other costs to the public purse of conducting trade negotiations after the UK has provided notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty of its intention to leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	42100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Until we leave, the UK will remain a full member of the EU, with all of the rights and obligations. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade to promote British trade across the world and ensure the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has also established a Department for Exiting the European Union for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/07/2016 10:40:42 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

536102

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the length of time it will take to negotiate trade agreements with the UK's major trading partners outside of the EU when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	42585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>My hon Friend the Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade to promote British trade across the world and ensure the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. The pace of trade negotiations will vary country to country. The Prime Minister has also established a Department for Exiting the European Union for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. However, until we leave, the UK will remain a full member of the EU, with all of the rights and obligations.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:11:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

539740

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Public Expenditure
	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 his Department's total budget in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	43018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is currently being established. This requires machinery of government changes which are ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>Parliamentary budget delegations will be amended in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:23:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

539746

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK's future trade agreements take into account their potential effect on exports from the least developed countries to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	43101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to ensuring developing countries can reduce poverty through trading opportunities. As the UK prepares to leave the EU there will be no initial change in the way we trade with developing countries. The UK has a unique opportunity to shape a bright future for the UK and its trading relationship with developing countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:34:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

539745

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether UK trade negotiators will be instructed to consider the risks and opportunities for poverty reduction in the least developed countries during future negotiations of trade deals.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	43100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to ensuring developing countries can reduce poverty through trading opportunities. Trading arrangements that do not involve developing countries can still have an impact on them. Such impacts will be taken into account as the UK develops its international trade policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:36:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

539739

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade specialists are currently employed by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	43019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>There are currently in excess of 50 civil servants in my Department primarily working on trade policy. They are assisted by officials in other Government Departments, notably the Department for Exiting the EU, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as well as by other officials within my Department for whom trade policy is not their primary responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:38:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

539724

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many full-time equivalent officials in (a) his Department and (b) other government departments work in the National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines; and what the grades are of those officials.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	43211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>(a) The current allocation for staff in the UK National Contact Point is half a Grade 7, one full-time Senior executive officer and one full-time Higher executive officer.</p><p> </p><p>(b) None in other Departments.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:51:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

533295

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Brexit
	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 30 June 2016 to Question 41302, whether he has made an estimate of the total cost to his Department of hiring additional lawyers, and financial and trade experts as a result of the outcome of the EU referendum; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	42027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2016 answer text <p>The new unit established by the Cabinet Office will review arrangements for the UK’s exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/08/2016 08:25:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 6537 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

540121

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade negotiators are employed by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	43433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Rt hon Member will be aware that my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister has created a new Department for International Trade, which is responsible for promoting British trade across the world and ensuring the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. We are building up our trade policy capability. ​The new Department has begun a process to recruit and train staff to work on the UK’s trade policy. We will adapt the resource devoted to trade policy in line with future demands.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 43398 43430 question first answered 01/09/2016 08:42:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

540124

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans his Department has to hire third party contractors to support its work on trade negotiations; what the duration of such contracts will be; and what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of such contractors over the lifetime of those contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	43398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Rt hon Member will be aware that my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister has created a new Department for International Trade, which is responsible for promoting British trade across the world and ensuring the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. We are building up our trade policy capability. ​The new Department has begun a process to recruit and train staff to work on the UK’s trade policy. We will adapt the resource devoted to trade policy in line with future demands.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 43430 43433 question first answered 01/09/2016 08:42:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy