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924015

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Liability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on how many occasions his Department has been unable to notify Parliament of the particulars of a liability and thus fulfil the required 14 days’ notice prior to that liability going live in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	153747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>There have been no contingent liabilities in the Department for International Trade that were less than 14 days’ notice to Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/06/2018 13:43:02 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

931180

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the objectives of the Government's independent trade policy for the future are.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	157009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s White Paper, ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’, the overarching objective of the UK’s trade policy is enhanced economic prosperity for the UK, through the development and delivery of a UK trade policy that delivers benefits for business, workers and consumers across the whole of the UK. The Government will:</p><p><br>• pursue economic prosperity for the UK and lead by example through our liberal economy and pursuit of free trade;</p><p><br>• develop, support and enforce a fair and proportionate rules-based system for trade, domestically and internationally;</p><p><br>• develop a trading framework which supports foreign and domestic policy, sustainability, security, environmental and development goals; and</p><p><br>• develop a trade agenda that is inclusive and transparent.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 28/06/2018 16:45:33 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

928642

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which countries with which the UK has an international trade agreement in its capacity as a member state of the EU include provisions on protection against discrimination.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	156359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>All EU free trade agreements (FTA) signed since the EU-South Korea FTA (2009) have contained a trade and sustainable development chapter. These chapters include reference to the International Labour Organization (ILO) fundamental conventions which, amongst other things, provide for the elimination of discrimination at work. Other trade agreements which contain these provisions are Georgia (2014), Moldova (2014) and Ukraine (2014), Canada (provisionally applied since 2017), and recently negotiated but yet to be applied agreements with Japan, Singapore and Vietnam. All Economic Partnership Agreements signed with developing countries also reference these conventions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring continuity for our existing EU trade agreements as we leave the European Union. Under the terms of the draft Withdrawal Agreement, the UK is to be treated as a Member State for the purposes of international agreements for the duration of the Implementation Period.</p><p> </p><p>This provides certainty and confidence that there will be no disruption to existing relationships underpinned by international agreements as we move into the Implementation Period. Indeed many of our trading partners have already issued public statements in support of it.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/06/2018 10:26:51 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

927931

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	155741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) published its updated Single Departmental Plan on 23 May 2018. This sets out DIT’s ambitious agenda, outlining the Department’s vision, mission, and main policy objectives. It also explains how we will deliver these priorities over the next four years.</p><p> </p><p>DIT’s vision is a UK that trades its way to prosperity, stability and security. It has a mission to help businesses export, drive inward and outward investment, negotiate market access and trade deals, and champion free trade.</p><p> </p><p>Our core objectives as a department are to:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Support and encourage UK businesses to drive sustainable international growth.</p></li><li><p>Ensure the UK remains a leading destination for international investment and maintains its number one position for international investment stock in Europe.</p></li><li><p>Open markets, building a trade framework with new and existing partners which is free and fair.</p></li><li><p>Use trade and investment to underpin the government’s agenda for a global Britain and its ambitions for prosperity, stability and security worldwide.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>This plan will be revised annually to reflect new priorities or changes in responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/06/2018 10:41:08 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

931028

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	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: Israeli Settlements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will review the guidance provided to businesses and banks on trading with illegal Israeli settlements.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	157113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Israel have a strong and important trading relationship and we are firmly opposed to boycotts or sanctions. We do not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including the settlements, as part of Israel and they are not covered by the current EU-Israel Association Agreement, which governs our trade with Israel.</p><p>It is up to individual businesses whether they undertake business dealings with companies operating in illegal settlements. The Government neither supports nor encourages such dealings. The FCO advises businesses on the risks of so doing.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 03/07/2018 16:49:41 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

931155

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to launch consultations on future trade deals which are to be effective after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	157143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government will be coming forward with plans for future free trade agreements in the near future.</p><p><br>The Department for International Trade has engaged widely since the EU referendum with a broad range of stakeholders, including businesses, trade associations, devolved administrations, civil society and consumers across the UK. Means of engagement have included townhall meetings, roundtable discussions, webinars, written consultations and bilateral meetings. The Government will continue to engage widely with stakeholders and welcomes continued input as it develops a future trade policy which supports the Government's industrial strategy and businesses and consumers across the whole nation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 03/07/2018 16:53:09 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

931157

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	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: India
	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 benefits of establishing a new UK-India trade deal when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	157144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>India is important for our future trading arrangements after we leave the EU. In 2017, UK-India bilateral trade was over £18bn, an increase of 15% on the previous year. The UK has been the top G20 investor in India over the last ten years, with the stock of UK FDI in India at £13.2bn in 2016. UK exports to India in 2017 amounted to £6.7bn (a 14.9% increase from 2016). Travel (28.8%), Transportation (19.8%), and Telecommunications (12.3%) were the biggest export sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The UK-India Joint Trade Review (JTR) announced during the Prime Minister’s visit to India in 2016, has enabled us to better understand the bilateral trade relationship. The review has audited existing trade flows and mapped non-tariff barriers that could be collaboratively addressed, both at present and as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018, both Prime Ministers agreed to forge a dynamic new trade partnership – taking forward recommendations from the Review - to develop new trading arrangements, facilitate investment in both directions and intensify collaboration on shared or complementary strengths.</p><p>Following the recommendations of the JTR, the UK and India agreed to use the next phase of collaborative work to focus on addressing non-tariff measures in three sectors: food and drink, life sciences and ICT. This will be pursued though further business engagement and regulator to regulator dialogues, reporting back to Ministers at the next Joint Economic and Trade Committee.</p><p> </p><p>A further outcome of the JTR was a toolkit for Commonwealth Countries to follow and conduct their own trade reviews, available at <a href="http://www.cominnowealth.org/display/country-profiles/united-kingdom/" target="_blank">http://www.cominnowealth.org/display/country-profiles/united-kingdom/</a>. The UK-India joint statement as part of the Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the UK in April 2018 is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-india-joint-statement-shared-values-global-capability" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-india-joint-statement-shared-values-global-capability</a></p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 03/07/2018 16:56:16 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

919917

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has set targets for UK trade (a) in Asia and (b) other countries outside of the EU once the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	151412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Total UK trade with Asia was worth £216.6 billion in 2016. Total UK trade with countries outside of the EU was worth £584.1 billion in 2016. We are committed to establishing a culture of exporting in the UK and sustaining increased UK trade with the rest of the world, including Asia. We will shortly have appointed 9 HM Trade Commissioners who will be responsible for agreeing, directing and overseeing Regional Trade Plans for all overseas regions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/07/2018 14:45:20 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

931560

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many times he has discussed the issue of US steel tariffs with his US counterpart.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	157755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has spoken on numerous occasions to the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Commerce about the US tariffs. The Government continues to press for a permanent EU exemption from what the Prime Minister has described as an ‘unjustified and deeply disappointing’ decision, and is fully supportive of the EU’s imposition of countermeasures.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/07/2018 16:43:32 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

931313

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will ensure before the UK signs any future trade agreement, he will lay before Parliament an assessment of the potential economic, social, human rights and environmental impacts of that agreement on the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	157704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government will come forward shortly with its approach to the scrutiny of future free trade agreements. As outlined in the trade White Paper ‘Preparing for our Future UK Trade Policy’, the UK is committed to a transparent approach to international trade.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/07/2018 16:45:48 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron