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947647

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which markets of interest to the UK’s private sector exporters are restricted by (1) a sanctions regime, or (2) the UK’s foreign policy which limits ministerial support for those exporters.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL9901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2018 answer text <p>HMG actively promotes international trade within a rules based international order. Maintaining this sometimes requires the application of sanctions. The UK currently implements multilateral trade sanctions set by the UN, EU, and OSCE relating to:</p><p>Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burma, Central African Republic, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.</p><p>These sanctions regimes contain measures which may restrict the activities of UK exporters.</p><p>There are no policy restrictions on Ministerial support for exporters to markets not otherwise subject to sanctions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 08/08/2018 15:18:48 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

947645

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to inform exporters of the public and private sector financing services available to them; and if so, how.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL9900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) is the UK’s award-winning Export Credit Agency (ECA),and was awarded ‘best ECA 2017’ by Global Trade Review and Euromoney’s Trade Finance. Over a five-year period UKEF has provided £12.3bn of support for UK exports, helping 191 companies sell to 75 overseas markets in the last year.</p><p>Information on the range of services provided by UKEF can be found on great.gov.uk. Additionally, UKEF is working to increase awareness of the services they offer to exporters. Initiatives include a new bank partnership model, allowing smaller companies to access UKEF finance directly from their high street bank; exporter fairs, connecting overseas buyers to UK exporters; and a multi-channel UKEF marketing campaign under the “GREAT” branding..</p><p>UKEF’s Export Finance Managers located across the country also provide information to exporters on public and private sector financing options.</p><p>In addition, the Department for International Trade will shortly be publishing an export strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 07/08/2018 15:51:39 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

947644

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current public consultation process for Free Trade Agreements; what criteria they will use to assess the merits of any such consultations; whether the Department for International Trade have the necessary expertise to evaluate the results of any such consultation; and, if that expertise is not available, whether they intend to outsource that evaluation.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL9899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the HM Government’s White Paper of 12 July 2018, the UK is preparing for an independent trade policy, including the ability to pursue an ambitious bilateral trade agenda following EU Exit on the 29<sup>th</sup> March 2019. This includes the possibility to negotiate trade agreements with the US, Australia and New Zealand, and potentially seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).</p><p>On 20 July 2018, the Department for International Trade launched consultations related to these four potential future trade agreements.</p><p>The Department is committed to ensuring an inclusive and transparent trade policy and trade agreements that benefit the whole of the UK. It therefore continues to engage with a broad range of stakeholders, to draw on their knowledge and seek views to inform the Government’s approach to negotiations. The 14-week public consultation on these four potential future trade agreements is, as outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement “Launch of consultations on potential future free trade agreements” of 18 July 2018, an important element of that engagement.</p><p>The Department is putting in place the appropriate mechanisms to ensure that due consideration is given to responses, so that they effectively inform our overall approach to negotiations with partner countries. This includes securing appropriate analytical capability, as well as strengthening policy development capacity through recruitment, training and close cooperation with other Government Departments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 07/08/2018 15:45:49 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

947585

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	EU External Trade: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects on the British economy of a trade war between the EU and the United States.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL9861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2018 answer text <p>Increased tariffs can have damaging impacts on our domestic industries as well as on consumers. Further escalation of trade tensions between the EU and US would be damaging to both the EU and US economies.</p><p>The Government has been engaging directly with the US administration, including through 5 Ministerial visits to the US, meetings with senior administration figures and the recent visit of President Trump to the UK.</p><p>We welcome the agreement between President Juncker and President Trump to open negotiations to avoid further escalation that would harm businesses and consumers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 08/08/2018 15:20:38 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

947560

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether, under World Trade Organisation rules, novation would enable the UK to continue to trade with countries that currently have free trade agreements with the EU; and on what tariff terms.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL9844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring continuity for the effects of the UK’s existing free trade agreements, including preferential tariff terms, as we leave the EU. To achieve this, the UK will enter into new agreements with partner countries in place of the EU free trade agreements in which we participate as a Member State, in line with WTO rules on Regional Trade Agreements. Necessary changes will be made to ensure that these preferential trading arrangements can continue to operate in a bilateral context. Tariff terms vary from treaty to treaty and we intend to replicate the effect of those already agreed with the EU, as far as possible.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 08/08/2018 15:21:20 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

947122

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade
	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 from the recent G20 Summit that global growth may be adversely affected by ongoing trade tensions; and what steps will they take to ensure that the UK is prepared for any escalation in trade tensions after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL9812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned about the current trade tensions and shares the assessment that global growth could be adversely affected by these tensions. The UK is engaging with partners across the globe to seek a resolution. We are clear that nobody benefits from trade wars.</p><p>As the UK prepares for its independent membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), we are legislating for the full suite of tools permitted under the WTO in order to tackle injury to UK industry caused by unfair trading practices, such as dumped or subsidised imports, or unforeseen surges in imports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 08/08/2018 15:17:50 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

944433

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Japan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the EU-Japan bilateral trade deal signed this week will affect potential future trade arrangements between the UK and Japan after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL9668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the recent signature of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Last year, our Prime Ministers agreed to ‘work quickly to establish a new economic partnership between Japan and the UK based on the final terms of the EPA’ as the UK leaves the EU. Our aim is to transition the terms of the EPA smoothly as the basis for our future trade and investment relationship, providing the continuity and certainty UK and Japanese businesses have told us are their priorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 01/08/2018 12:52:25 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

944414

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Japan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to negotiate a new trade deal with Japan after Brexit; and if so, how long they anticipate such negotiations would take.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL9652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the recent signature of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The UK and Japan are natural allies for free trade, and last year total bilateral trade reached £28bn, a 14.8% increase from the previous year.</p><p>Last year, our Prime Ministers agreed to ‘elevate our security and prosperity partnership to the next level’ as the UK leaves the EU. As my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade agreed with his counterparts during his recent trip to Japan, we will take this forward by using the current EU-Japan EPA as a basis for a new and stronger partnership.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL9651 question first answered 02/08/2018 12:33:24 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

944412

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Japan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recently signed pact on free trade agreed between the EU and Japan; and what assessment they have made of whether any future deal between the UK and Japan after Brexit would be (1) better than, (2) worse than, or (3) the same as this agreed deal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL9651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the recent signature of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The UK and Japan are natural allies for free trade, and last year total bilateral trade reached £28bn, a 14.8% increase from the previous year.</p><p>Last year, our Prime Ministers agreed to ‘elevate our security and prosperity partnership to the next level’ as the UK leaves the EU. As my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade agreed with his counterparts during his recent trip to Japan, we will take this forward by using the current EU-Japan EPA as a basis for a new and stronger partnership.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL9652 question first answered 02/08/2018 12:33:24 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

944411

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on new trade deals with (1) Argentina, (2) Ukraine, (3) Algeria, (4) Uganda, and (5) Iraq; how many visits to those countries have been made since 23 June 2016 by ministers and officials of the Department for International Trade; and what was the total cost of such visits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL9650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom cannot negotiate its own trade agreements while it is still a member of the European Union. The UK remains committed to supporting ongoing EU negotiations with third countries and will remain a strong advocate for free trade.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK leaves the EU, the Government is seeking to ensure continuity for our existing EU trade agreements, including those with: Algeria, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico, South Africa (as part of the <em>Southern African Development Community</em> Economic Partnership Agreement), South Korea and Ukraine, as well as with Vietnam once the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement has been ratified.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to support the implementation of the EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the East Africa Community (EAC), including Kenya. If all EAC partners find a way to sign the EPA, the UK will also seek to replicate the effects of this agreement before we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is talking with a range of key trade partners to explore the best ways of delivering our priorities for our trade and investment relationships. These include working groups with Colombia, Mexico, South Korea and Turkey, and commercial dialogues with Argentina and Thailand.</p><p> </p><p>We have introduced legislation which enables the UK to put in place a trade preference scheme for developing countries which will, as a minimum, provide the same level of access as the EU’s scheme. Ethiopia, the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burma, Tanzania and Uganda are currently beneficiaries of the EU scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) is working with all the listed countries on promoting trade and investment relationships, including through our overseas network of embassies and High Commissions. The number of visits to these countries by Ministers from DIT are given in the tables below. DIT’s Permanent Secretary (Antonia Romeo) and Second Permanent Secretary (Crawford Falconer) have not visited these countries in the period specified. Visits to these countries by other DIT officials is not recorded centrally.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total visits</strong> (23 June 2016 – present)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>DRC</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Korea</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Details of expenditure for DIT Ministerial travel overseas is published on the Gov.uk website on a quarterly basis: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel-january-to-march-2018" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel-january-to-march-2018</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL9647 HL9648 HL9649 question first answered 02/08/2018 12:03:58 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham