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1150497

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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 Missions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade missions her Department has led to each country in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Whilst my Department does not hold a central list of all historic missions from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) as well as DIT, on reviewing available data, we estimate that over the last five years DIT and its predecessor UKTI have delivered in excess of 500 formal overseas trade missions to more than 80 countries. The figure may well be higher, as my Department operates in 108 countries globally, and not all facilitated visits are formally recorded as trade missions.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 28/10/2019 16:44:57 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150460

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which public appointments she is responsible for.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <ul><li>The public appointments that the Secretary of State is responsible for making are set out in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019 <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf</a> as below;</li></ul><p> </p><p>Export Credits Guarantee Department (UK Export Finance)</p><p>Export Guarantee Advisory Council</p><p> </p><ul><li>Additionally, the Department for International Trade has agreed that the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), when legally established by the Trade Bill, will be listed on the schedule to the next Public Appointments Order in Council. The Secretary of State, will then be responsible for making appointments to the TRA Board consisting of the Chair and Non-Executive Members.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 23/10/2019 12:48:57 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150397

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to end UK Export Finance's funding of fossil fuel industries.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	1765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Investment in fossil fuels will continue to be required as we tackle climate change and transition away from high greenhouse gas emitting energy sources. UK Export Finance ensures that no viable UK export fails for lack of finance.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/10/2019 16:43:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1150392

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of investments made by the UK Export Finance are provided to small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	1763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>13% of the value of the support provided by UK Export Finance for UK exports in the 2018/19 financial year was provided to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and 79% of the businesses UKEF supported in this financial year were SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/10/2019 16:37:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1150400

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment UK Export Finance makes of in-country employment practices of the companies that accept loans from that organisation.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	1766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) is committed to high standards of environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) risk management. It rigorously follows the requirements of the OECD Common Approaches and Equator Principles, which set the framework for export credit agencies and international financial institutions in managing such risks. It has a specialist ESHR team that reviews relevant projects prior to UKEF taking a decision. Supported projects are then monitored by the ESHR team throughout the lifetime of UKEF’s support to ensure compliance with these requirements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 1764 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:33:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1150393

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what environmental assessment UK Export Finance makes before agreements are made.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	1764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) is committed to high standards of environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) risk management. It rigorously follows the requirements of the OECD Common Approaches and Equator Principles, which set the framework for export credit agencies and international financial institutions in managing such risks. It has a specialist ESHR team that reviews relevant projects prior to UKEF taking a decision. Supported projects are then monitored by the ESHR team throughout the lifetime of UKEF’s support to ensure compliance with these requirements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 1766 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:33:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1150246

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the extent of international trading opportunities for (a) Yorkshire and (b) other counties in rural regions.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	900012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2018 the value of exports from Yorkshire &amp; the Humber was 25% higher than 2010. Rural based companies are also exporting more than before and as we leave the EU we will strike new trade deals and open new markets for UK products and services.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/10/2019 15:07:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1150245

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to support businesses with cross-border supply chains after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	900011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>We are taking steps to support businesses in all scenarios and are working on securing a deal to ensure minimised disruption to supply chains. Our temporary tariff regime, in the event of no-deal, will support supply chains and sensitive sectors in the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 17/10/2019 15:05:11 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1150244

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps the Government has taken to increase trade with the US.
	tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
	uin	900010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The US is our largest single trade partner, worth £199.5bn over the past 12 months. UK-US trade has grown by 33% over the last four years, compared to 22% for UK-EU trade. Last month the Trade Secretary and the Vice President discussed ways of increasing trade between our two countries even further. We are ready to secure an ambitious trade deal.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 17/10/2019 15:03:31 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1150247

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Brazil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions she has had with her Brazilian counterpart on ensuring that UK-Brazil trade does not adversely affect the preservation of the Amazon rainforest.
	tabling member constituency	Kensington
	tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
	uin	900013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>With your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to take question 8 and 12 together.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to protecting the world’s rainforests. During my recent visit to Brazil, I raised the UK’s commitment to environmental protection and offered support to Brazil in the transition to renewable energy and a lower carbon economy.</p><p> </p><p>We are working in partnership with Brazil and through UK Government-led programmes, investing over £150 million of climate finance in forest programmes across the country.</p><p> </p><p>I was delighted that on my return from Brazil in August, the PM announced an extra £10 million in the aftermath of recent fires.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 900009 question first answered 17/10/2019 15:00:17 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad