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596221

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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 Promotion: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK withdrawing from the EU on the promotion of UK trade with other Commonwealth countries.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	47043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Withdrawing from the EU will give us the opportunity to shape our own international trade and investment opportunities, drive even greater openness with international partners and put Britain firmly at the forefront of global trade and investment.</p><p>We already enjoy excellent trading relationships with Commonwealth partners and we are committed to strengthening these further.</p><p>The UK is co-hosting, with Malta, the inaugural Commonwealth Trade Minister’s meeting in London in March 2017. This will be an excellent opportunity to promote greater trade and investment within the Commonwealth.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 16:14:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

1025327

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff the Defence and Security Organisation employed as of 1 April 2018; and what that organisation's 2018-19 budget is.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	202327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>At 1 April 2018, the Department for International Trade had a total workforce of 155 in the Defence and Security Organisation. Its current net budget for 2018-19 is £9.9m.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/12/2018 20:20:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1054833

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation: Staff
	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 19 December 2018 to Question 202327 on UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation: Staff, whether the total workforce of 155 in the Defence and Security Organisation includes the Export Support Team.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	216427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Yes – the figure includes the Defence and Security Organisation’s Export Support Team.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/02/2019 14:21:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1092070

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: NHS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential effect of future trade deals on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	234768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Friend for Bath to the answer I gave to the Member for Ealing, Southall on 18 March 2019, UIN: 231970.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/03/2019 11:28:42 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1138534

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether representatives from Saudi Arabia (a) have been or (b) will be invited by the Government to send a delegation to the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition taking place at the Excel Centre in London 10-13 September 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	276264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Representatives of Saudi Arabia will be invited to DSEI 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/07/2019 15:23:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

769127

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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 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 assessment his Department has made of how World Trade Organisation rules would affect UK trade in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a trade deal.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	901078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Currently all UK trade with members of the WTO is subject to WTO rules. This will not change when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p>DIT will continue to contribute trade policy expertise to input into DExEU’s preparations and negotiations with the EU.</p><p>We want the UK to have the greatest possible tariff and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours and also to be able to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/10/2017 15:49:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1038763

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Fairhead on 20 September 2018 (HL10343), whether they have now received the regional trade plan of each of Her Majesty's Trade Commissioners; and if so, whether they will publish those plans.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL12726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>All of Her Majesty’s nine Trade Commissioners have completed their first Regional Trade Plans, which set out how each region will meet the Department’s objectives overseas. These have all been discussed at the Departmental Board. Over the coming months, Trade Commissioners will be refreshing their plans to ensure they remain fully updated.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade does not intend to publish Regional Trade Plans at present, as they are internal documents. However, for the future, we are considering what information may be appropriate to publish and when.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL12727 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:18:01 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1038764

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Fairhead on 20 September 2018 (HL10343), which Trade Commissioners, if any, have not yet submitted their regional trade plan.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL12727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>All of Her Majesty’s nine Trade Commissioners have completed their first Regional Trade Plans, which set out how each region will meet the Department’s objectives overseas. These have all been discussed at the Departmental Board. Over the coming months, Trade Commissioners will be refreshing their plans to ensure they remain fully updated.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade does not intend to publish Regional Trade Plans at present, as they are internal documents. However, for the future, we are considering what information may be appropriate to publish and when.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL12726 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:18:02 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1109590

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports in the Channel 4 Dispatches programme Yemen—Britain's Hidden War that UK contractors have supplied arms that were used in the war in Yemen; what reasons were stated in export licence applications submitted by Saudi Arabia, BAE Systems plc, or any intermediary, for the supply and use of weaponry; and what criteria they use to assess and approve each application.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL15059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>All arms supplied by UK companies to Saudi Arabia require an export licence. We assess each export licence application very carefully against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the Consolidated Criteria).</p><p>The Consolidated Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to think hard about the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. These are not decisions we take lightly, and we will not license the export of items where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p>The key test for assessing military exports to Saudi Arabia is Criterion 2(c) of the Consolidated Criteria – whether there is a clear risk that the exports might be used in the commission of a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL).</p><p>When considering export licence applications, we take into account a wide range of sources and analyses, including reports from non-governmental organisations and the United Nations, as well as those of a sensitive nature to which these parties do not have access. This provides a comprehensive basis on which Government can take informed decisions about export licence applications.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 17/04/2019 12:16:02 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1132203

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for support were approved by UK Export Finance in each of the last five years; and for each such application what was its (1) value, (2) destination country, and (3) sector.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL16364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) publishes details of its support including value, destination country and sector on an annual basis. For 2014-15 this information was published in UKEF’s Annual Report and Accounts. From 2015-16 onwards this information has been published alongside Annual Report and Accounts as transparency data. This information is available on UKEF’s website.</p><p> </p><p>The table is taken from UKEF’s 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts and shows a five-year summary of facilities issued.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Facilities issued</strong></p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>593</p></td><td><p>588</p></td><td><p>613</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Details of UKEF’s support for the last year will be published once its 2018-19 Annual Report and Accounts is laid before Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017-18 data can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/718494/uk_export_finance_businesses_supported_in_2017_to_2018.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/718494/uk_export_finance_businesses_supported_in_2017_to_2018.csv/preview</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2016-17 data can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630876/uk-export-finance-businesses-supported-list-2016-2017-1.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630876/uk-export-finance-businesses-supported-list-2016-2017-1.csv/preview</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2015-16 data can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-business-supported-2015-16/uk-export-finance-business-supported-2015-16" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-business-supported-2015-16/uk-export-finance-business-supported-2015-16</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2014-15 data can be accessed here on page 70-83: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/436270/10417-TSO-UKEF_-Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2014-15-ACCESSIBLE07__2_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/436270/10417-TSO-UKEF_-Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2014-15-ACCESSIBLE07__2_.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/06/2019 15:33:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley