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1142847

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 09/09/2019 16:05:06 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1143361

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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 Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to exclude the NHS from any trade deals that are negotiated after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	284645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 09/09/2019 17:20:17 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1144896

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of a joint-letter from a group of worldwide business federations coordinated by the United States Chamber of Commerce warning against the impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on global trade as reported by The Times on 4 September.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is accelerating Brexit preparations so that it is ready to leave the EU on 31 October, whatever the circumstances. The UK is ready to continue trading on day 1 of Brexit and will show it can globally trade its way to prosperity, stability and security.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <ins class="ministerial">The Department for International Trade is giving businesses accurate, official, up-to-date information on what will and won’t change when the UK leaves the EU on 31 October. It is also providing businesses with the actions they need to take to continue trading with minimal disruption. Businesses should familiarise themselves with the detailed and wide-ranging Brexit guidance available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/brexit" target="_blank">gov.uk/brexit</a> so they understand how to prepare for a potential no deal Brexit scenario.</ins></ins></p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 09/09/2019 16:42:29 question first ministerially corrected 26/09/2019 12:40:27 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown previous answer version 135525 answering member printed The Earl of Courtown answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1145239

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many export licences they have granted which approved the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia in 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL17766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Licensing data is published as Official Statistics on GOV.UK. The data currently provides details of licences up to 31 March 2019 and this shows that 50 licence applications for military items have been approved. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Information about the period 1 April to 30 June will be published on 15 October 2019 and data covering the period 1 July 2019 to 30 September 2019 will be published in January 2020.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Licensing decisions about transfers to Saudi Arabia of items which may be used in the conflict in Yemen have been subject to judicial review. Under the Court of Appeal judgment of 20 June 2019 my Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade was remitted to reconsider these decisions. Until such time the Government will not grant new licences to export items to Saudi Arabia or its coalition partners for possible use in Yemen. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All export licences are issued in strict accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 09/09/2019 16:39:49 question first ministerially corrected 26/09/2019 14:47:23 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown previous answer version 135494 answering member printed The Earl of Courtown answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1145240

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) revoke all existing, and (2) ban future, export licences for the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL17767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Court order of 20 June 2019 remitted the decision to grant export licences for the sale or transfer of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia for possible use in the conflict in Yemen to my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade to re-take on the correct legal basis.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The order did not require the Secretary of State to suspend existing licences. As a matter of priority, and without prejudice to our appeal against the 20 June judgment, we are considering the implications of the judgment for decision-making.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Amending our decision-making process in line with the judgment does not necessarily mean that decisions would be different.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">On 20 June, the then Secretary of State, set out in a statement to Parliament that until we retake our licensing decisions in line with the judgment we will not grant any new licences for exports to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners that might be used in the conflict in Yemen.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">However, you will be aware of the Secretary of State’s statement to Parliament of 26 September, in which she set out information on inadvertent breaches of the Undertaking given to the Court of Appeal by the then Secretary of State in the Order of the Court dated 20 June 2019 and licences that were granted contrary to the wider commitment to Parliament, made in a statement that same day. The Secretary of State has apologised unreservedly for these errors, both to the Court and Parliament.</ins></p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 09/09/2019 16:42:25 question first ministerially corrected 02/10/2019 14:22:11 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown previous answer version 135518 answering member printed The Earl of Courtown answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1145478

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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: Energy Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which provider supplies energy to her Department; how much CO2 was emitted through her Department’s energy consumption in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria her Department uses to select an energy supplier includes how environmentally friendly the supplier is; and what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce CO2 emissions from its energy use.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	290330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) is mandated to use the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Energy frameworks for the supply of gas, electricity and liquid fuels. The CCS competes the frameworks on the open market and selects the energy providers according to a set of award criteria, normally based on price and quality.</p><p>The current suppliers of each of these services are as follows:</p><ul><li>EDF (Half-Hourly electricity);</li><li>British Gas (Non Half-Hourly electricity);</li><li>Corona (gas); and</li><li>various suppliers (liquid fuels).</li></ul><p> </p><p>DIT publishes its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in its Annual Report and Accounts. The latest published figures show 712 t/CO2e from Scope 1 (Direct) and Scope 2 (Energy indirect) emissions and this covers the 12 months to 31 December 18. In the 12 months to 31 March 2019, which is the most up to date information available from DIT’s facilities management provider, the equivalent figure is 705 t/CO2e from energy use. This data relates only to the Department’s 3 Whitehall Place and 55 Whitehall buildings and the space it occupies in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s King Charles Street building. It excludes overseas locations and buildings where the Department is a tenant, either in London or in the rest of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s 3 Whitehall Place office has benefited from investment by previous tenants, the Department of Energy &amp; Climate Change, in energy and carbon saving plant equipment such as a dedicated small IT chiller and LED lighting. Continued reductions in emissions have been achieved through improved building management and decarbonisation of grid electricity.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 07/10/2019 16:27:39 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1145516

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Imports: Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will guarantee continued market access to the UK on current terms for exports from (a) Ghana, (b) Cameroon, (c) Côte d’Ivoire, (d) Kenya and (e) South Africa in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	290447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is seeking continuity in our trading arrangements on leaving the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently, on 10 September 2019, the UK initialled an Economic Partnership Agreement with the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique (including South Africa). We will work at pace with our Southern African partners to sign the agreement and subsequently bring it into effect as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to work with other partner countries, including Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya, to maintain their market access and replicate the effects of EU arrangements for when we need them, whether that is in the event of a no deal, or after an implementation period.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 02/10/2019 09:43:19 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1145517

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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: Ethics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to develop fair and ethical trade.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	290448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the White Paper, <em>Preparing for our future UK trade policy</em>, the Government is committed to a fair and rules-based approach to international trade. The UK has long supported the promotion of our values globally and this will continue as we leave the European Union.</p><p>The Department for International Trade and the Department for International Development are working together to ensure development and global prosperity are at the heart of UK trade and investment policy. We do this in several ways, including:</p><ul><li><p>enhancing market access for poor countries through our trading arrangements;</p></li><li><p>ensuring that they can take advantage of this access through trade-related assistance (Aid for Trade); and</p></li><li><p>using our voice in organisations like the World Trade Organisation to argue for better and fairer trading rules for developing countries.</p></li></ul><p>The Government will pursue economic prosperity for the UK and lead by example through our pursuit of free and fair trade.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 01/10/2019 14:22:48 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1145525

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Wines: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support British wine exports.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	290425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The global demand for British wine continues to increase, with British wine now being sold in over 40 countries world-wide. The Department works hand-in-hand with key industry bodies to help support and promote the sector. Our activities include: hosting international buyer visits to the UK and matchmaking them with UK wine producers; providing financial support for companies to exhibit at key overseas trade shows; supporting overseas missions to new markets; and running influencer visits to continue to enhance the reputation of our wine industry globally.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/10/2019 16:10:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1145578

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: United Arab Emirates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions the Government has had with the UAE Government on ensuring the exports outlined in the New Security Export Strategy will be used in accordance with international humanitarian law.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	290423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The new Security Export Strategy does not outline any specific exports to the UAE and no discussions linked to the strategy have taken place with the UAE Government. The UK Government takes exporting responsibly very seriously. Where an export licence is required, it will be thoroughly assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 02/10/2019 09:47:09 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day