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1581490

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2023
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the results of the Export Client Survey for each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	134004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Export Client Survey launched in 2018 and the findings for the 2018-2019 financial year have been published: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-export-client-survey-ecs." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-export-client-survey-ecs.</a></p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 02/02/2023 14:55:14 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie previous answer version 52257 answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1565942

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of business awareness of and satisfaction with the advice and support offered by the Export Support Team.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	121033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of collecting evidence on the services’ performance and satisfaction, in line with the principles set out in our published Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy and the analytical framework underpinning the department’s Export Strategy. Additionally, the Export Support Service (ESS) was introduced into the Export Client Survey (ECS) in April 2022 which measures overall satisfaction.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 20/01/2023 14:41:37 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1565941

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many questions the Export Support Team has (a) received and (b) answered in each month since its creation.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	121032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>From launch to 30 November 2022, the Export Support Service (ESS) has received 12,193 enquiries, of which 12,138 (99.5%) are closed enquiries. Enquiry volumes separated by month, are provided in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Total Enquiries</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Total Closed Enquiries</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pre - Oct 21*</strong></p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>185</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-21</strong></p></td><td><p>1028</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1028</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-21</strong></p></td><td><p>1177</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1177</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-21</strong></p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>846</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-22</strong></p></td><td><p>1165</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1165</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-22</strong></p></td><td><p>1186</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1186</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-22</strong></p></td><td><p>2828</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2828</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-22</strong></p></td><td><p>748</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>748</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-22</strong></p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>602</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-22</strong></p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>524</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-22</strong></p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>439</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-22</strong></p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>421</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-22</strong></p></td><td><p>402</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>401</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-22</strong></p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>299</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-22</strong></p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>289</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 20/01/2023 14:39:33 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1563482

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Trade Barriers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of any potential barriers that small businesses face when exporting overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	114674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>Through the Export Strategy, the Department for International Trade is targeting the barriers affecting small-and-medium sized businesses (SMEs) by providing a single point of contact for businesses who export or wish to do so as well as helping them access opportunities in new markets.</p><p> </p><p>As well as negotiating Free Trade Agreement (FTA) chapters, our work on market access includes removing non-tariff barriers. Last year (FY 21-22) we resolved 192 barriers, just 45 of which are estimated to boost UK exports by around £5 billion over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>Supported by the Export Support Service (ESS), the UK Export Academy, UK Export Finance, our International Trade Advisers and global networks, UK businesses will be supported at every stage in their export journey.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 10/01/2023 14:37:56 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1506742

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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: Work Experience
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many young people aged eighteen or younger have undertaken work experience in her Department in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those young people were (a) girls and (b) boys from state schools.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	51682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p><strong>Work Experience at the Department for International Trade</strong></p><p> </p><p>During the period September 2021-September 2022 the Department for International Trade hosted a total of 11 young people on a work experience placement of up to five days.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers and proportion for girls, boys and state schools are in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Breakdown of participant numbers between September 2021 and September 2022</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Girls</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Boys</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>State Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Non-state Schools</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 (54.5%)</p></td><td><p>5 (45.5%)</p></td><td><p>11 (100%)</p></td><td><p>6 (54.5)</p></td><td><p>5 (45.5%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Work Experience at UK Export Finance</strong></p><p> </p><p>During the period September 2021-September 2022 UK Export Finance hosted one male on a work experience scheme. We do not hold any information relating to their schooling.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/09/2022 08:56:31 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1387717

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	World Expo: Dubai
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many businesses from the UK's (a) hospitality, (b) retail and (c) leisure sector have exhibited in the UK's pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai between 1 October and 14 December 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	92950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is the centre point of a business culture education and tourism programme that promotes the UK and UK companies in a number of different ways. UK expertise and excellence is promoted through the retail of food and drink, physical showcasing, thought leadership sessions, business and networking events and through online podcasts, virtual events and media/communications.</p><p> </p><p>The activity at the UK Pavilion is arranged by the UK Government via the Department for International Trade (DIT) and also by sponsors and UK companies/organisations using the space to deliver their own events and messages. The number of UK companies that have taken part in the DIT programme as speakers, panellists and providers of podcasts online and physically to date are:</p><p> </p><p>Fashion and Retail: 11</p><p> </p><p>Creative Industries: 30</p><p> </p><p>The UK Company Living Hospitality are providing the onsite retailing of food and drink using menus that are designed to showcase the whole of the UK. UK food and drink is also highlighted at the Pavilion’s events and online.</p><p> </p><p>Food showcasing is also taking place within sponsors’ events at the Pavilion, notably Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’s events. The Young Chef Young Waiter Competition held at the UK Pavilion and in the City of Dubai also showcased and promoted the best of the UK hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/12/2021 17:20:37 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1167819

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2019
	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: Honours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of staff in her Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	8604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> and a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at <a href="https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/culture-and-community/civic-participation/honours-recipients/latest" target="_blank">https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/culture-and-community/civic-participation/honours-recipients/latest</a> Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors.</p><p>The numbers of honours recipients in the Department for International Trade are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals when they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 05/11/2019 16:51:27 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra