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794443

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2017
	date	23/11/2017
	date tabled	23/11/2017
	ddp created	23/11/2017 19:51:43
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	23/11/2017 20:01:55 30/11/2017 12:24:02
	hansard heading	Small Businesses
	house id	1
	identifier	115416
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2017 17:55:44
	question first ministerially corrected	30/11/2017 11:52:32
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to his Oral Answer on 23 November 2017, what criteria he used to locate staff from the Export Hub on Small Business Saturday.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 115416
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115416
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Export Hub is invited to locations across the UK, and has so far visited 23<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">5</del> sites. Any Member of Parliament is able to request for the Export Hub to visit their constituency.</p><p>The logistics for managing the Export Hub is contracted through an external company.</p><p>Many cross-party MPs have spoken highly of the work of the Export Hub at the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Monthly MPs Briefings which the DIT Ministerial team hosts.</p>
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

768192

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/10/2017
	date	10/10/2017
	date tabled	10/10/2017
	ddp created	10/10/2017 22:36:49
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	16/10/2017 11:55:19 18/10/2017 19:30:05
	hansard heading	Exports: EU Countries
	house id	1
	identifier	107077
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/10/2017 17:01:00
	question first ministerially corrected	18/10/2017 18:58:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the (a) value and (b) proportion of manufactured (i) goods and (ii) services exported to other EU countries was by each nation and region of the UK in each of the last three years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 107077
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	107077
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information asked for is available from the sources listed below. Data is made available by value (£, current prices<ins class="ministerial">, not constant prices</ins>) of which proportions can be calculated.</p><p> </p><p>i) Data on the value of UK goods exports to EU countries are available from the ‘Build Your Own Tables’ tool in HMRC’s Overseas Trade Statistics database. Manufacturing goods are defined as Standard Industrial Trade Classification (SITC) codes 5-8. <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>ii) Data on the value of UK services exports to selected EU countries and the EU as a bloc, by type of service, are available from the ONS Pink Book 2014, 2015 and 2016 publications</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/006656balanceofpaymentsannualgeographicaldatatables/2015updateddetailedgeographictradedata.xls" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/006656balanceofpaymentsannualgeographicaldatatables/2015updateddetailedgeographictradedata.xls</a> (Table 9 - Data for 2015)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016/thepinkbook/pinkbook2016chapter9.xls" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016/thepinkbook/pinkbook2016chapter9.xls</a> (Table 9.10 - Data for 2014)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160106022154/http:/www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bop/united-kingdom-balance-of-payments/2015/rft-chapter-09.xls" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160106022154/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bop/united-kingdom-balance-of-payments/2015/rft-chapter-09.xls</a> (Table 9.10 - Data for 2013)</p><p>iii) Data on the value of goods exports from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to EU countries are available from the ‘Build Your Own Tables’ tool in HMRC’s Regional Trade Statistics database. Manufacturing goods are defined as Standard Industrial Trade Classification (SITC) codes 5-8 <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>iv) Data on the value of services exports from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to EU countries, by type of service, are available from the ONS’s International Trade in Services (ITIS) experimental statistics release. This covers all services sectors, except banking, travel and transport: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015</a> For previous years’ data please see the following: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2015" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2015</a></p><p> </p><p>Note: HMRC and ONS data are not directly comparable, as HMRC trade in goods data are calculated on the basis of goods crossing the customs border, whereas ONS trade in services data are based on a change in ownership.</p>
	creator	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

769957

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2017
	date	12/10/2017
	date tabled	12/10/2017
	ddp created	12/10/2017 21:24:26
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	13/10/2017 18:16:36 18/10/2017 17:25:07
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	identifier	107640
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/10/2017 16:53:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 12 October 2017, Official Report, column 428, what the value of investments which (a) his Department's venture capital team and (b) the Invest in Great Britain and Northern Ireland digital investment service have secured for UK businesses have been in the last year for which data is available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 107640
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	107640
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Between 1st April 2016 and 31<sup>st</sup> March 2017, the Venture Capital Unit within the Department of International Trade secured £144.3m of direct equity investment into UK businesses.</p><p>The Invest in Great Britain and Northern Ireland global marketing campaign launched at the end of January 2017 is generating new leads to our inward investment project pipeline. It is therefore too early to provide data on the value of investments.</p><p /><p />
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

792808

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/11/2017
	date	20/11/2017
	date tabled	20/11/2017
	ddp created	20/11/2017 23:20:31
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	21/11/2017 10:25:06 24/11/2017 13:57:02
	hansard heading	Trade: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	identifier	114735
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/11/2017 13:25:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will initiate a commonwealth trade conference with the objective of increasing intra-commonwealth trade after the UK leaves the EU.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 114735
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	114735
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>In March this year my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade hosted the inaugural Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting in London – bringing together politicians, officials and policy makers from over 20 commonwealth nations.</p><p>In addition, he will be hosting a commonwealth reception as part of this year’s WTO Ministerial Meeting in Buenos Aires.</p><p>As the host of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in April 2018, and the Chair of the Commonwealth from April 2018-2020, HMG is committed to highlighting the value of and increasing intra-Commonwealth trade. During GHOGM, businesses from across the Commonwealth will meet in a three-day Commonwealth Business Forum that will see a diverse range of sectors represented. This event will help us to promote our vision for a Global Britain as well as to celebrate and grow intra-Commonwealth trade.</p>
	creator	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

769958

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2017
	date	12/10/2017
	date tabled	12/10/2017
	ddp created	12/10/2017 21:24:27
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	13/10/2017 18:16:39 18/10/2017 17:18:02
	hansard heading	Trade Fairs: Investment
	house id	1
	identifier	107641
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/10/2017 16:46:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 12 October 2017, Official Report, column 428, what the cost was to his Department was of bringing international delegates to Innovate 2016 in Manchester.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 107641
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	107641
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department’s Northern Powerhouse team brought a total of 63 delegates from 22 countries to Innovate 2016, held in Manchester, at a cost of £73,363.87. This cost included flights, hotels and a bespoke programme of activity across the North to showcase key capabilities and opportunities to investors.</p>
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

769942

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2017
	date	12/10/2017
	date tabled	12/10/2017
	ddp created	12/10/2017 21:24:03
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	13/10/2017 18:20:18 18/10/2017 17:29:05
	hansard heading	Exports
	house id	1
	identifier	107560
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/10/2017 16:57:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK is on course to meet the target to export £1 billion of goods and services by 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 107560
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	107560
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We remain committed to increasing UK exports around the world. Following the creation of the Department for International Trade (DIT), and the establishment of a network of 9 overseas Trade Commissioners, we are reviewing our performance metrics to ensure they remain fit for purpose in an evolving landscape.</p><p>We will use our world leading digital offer to equip exporters with the tools they need to take advantage of a world of opportunity, and use DIT’s presence in 108<br>countries to promote British products and services, whilst removing trade barriers and increasing market access.</p><p /><p />
	creator	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

771667

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/10/2017
	date	16/10/2017
	date tabled	16/10/2017
	ddp created	16/10/2017 23:09:18
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	16/10/2017 23:29:19 20/10/2017 13:01:05
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	identifier	107914
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/10/2017 12:29:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government is able to guarantee that new trade deals with third-party countries at least match the value of trade lost by leaving the Customs Union.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 107914
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	107914
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As we leave the EU, the government is committed to ensuring that UK and EU businesses and consumers can continue to trade freely with one another. The UK will seek to agree a time-limited implementation period with the EU, during which access to one another’s markets should continue on current terms. This would help to minimise unnecessary disruption and provide certainty for businesses and individuals in the UK and the EU.</p><p>The UK will look to secure greater access to overseas markets for UK goods exports after leaving the EU as well as push for greater liberalisation of global services, investment and procurement markets.</p>
	creator	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

790251

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/11/2017
	date	15/11/2017
	date tabled	15/11/2017
	ddp created	16/11/2017 00:17:08
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	16/11/2017 00:39:37 21/11/2017 13:16:07
	hansard heading	World Trade Organization
	house id	1
	identifier	113348
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2017 12:44:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111584, which aspects of the UK's membership of the WTO the UK needs to update to replicate as far as possible current obligations after the UK leaves the EU.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 113348
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	113348
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the hon Member for Sefton Central to the answer I gave to the hon Member for Denton and Reddish today, UIN: 113269 &amp; 113264.</p>
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

790243

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/11/2017
	date	15/11/2017
	date tabled	15/11/2017
	ddp created	16/11/2017 00:17:01
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	16/11/2017 00:39:24 21/11/2017 13:09:01
	hansard heading	World Trade Organization
	house id	1
	identifier	113264
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2017 12:37:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2017 to Question 111584, on World Trade Organisation (WTO), what his planned timetable is for the (a) preparation and (b) agreement with the WTO of the amended schedules.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 113264
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	113264
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>In order to replicate as far as possible current obligations under the WTO as we leave the European Union, the Government is preparing full UK-specific schedules under the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade – goods) and the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services – services). The Government is also preparing a UK-specific Annex on Article II (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment) exemptions under the GATS. The Government plans to submit these schedules and list of exemptions to the WTO ahead of the UK’s leaving the EU, and to assert them after leaving the EU.</p>
	creator	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

790245

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/11/2017
	date	15/11/2017
	date tabled	15/11/2017
	ddp created	16/11/2017 00:17:03
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	16/11/2017 00:39:28 21/11/2017 13:09:03
	hansard heading	World Trade Organization
	house id	1
	identifier	113269
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/11/2017 12:37:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2017 to Question 111584, on World Trade Organisation, which schedules need to be updated in order to minimise disruption.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 113269
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	113269
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>In order to replicate as far as possible current obligations under the WTO as we leave the European Union, the Government is preparing full UK-specific schedules under the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade – goods) and the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services – services). The Government is also preparing a UK-specific Annex on Article II (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment) exemptions under the GATS. The Government plans to submit these schedules and list of exemptions to the WTO ahead of the UK’s leaving the EU, and to assert them after leaving the EU.</p>
	creator	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne