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1139261

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the role of Scotch whisky as an export product in increasing UK access to high-value overseas markets.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	277771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Scotch Whisky continues to be a major contributor towards the UK’s overall exports, representing 21.4% of total exports of UK food and drink.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials from this department hold regular discussions with the Scotch Whisky Association and other representatives from the industry with the aim of further increasing whisky exports and to help them to take advantage of a wide range of overseas opportunities. The Department is working to address tariff and non-tariff barriers facing the sector through our planned future trade agreements and other dialogues with partner countries. The current Chief Executive of the Scotch Whisky Association is an adviser to the Board of Trade.</p><p> </p><p>Scotch is the largest export within the food and drink sector with over £4.8bn in sales in 2018, a rise of 7.7% compared to 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 277772 question first answered 22/07/2019 15:48:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1139262

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has of the contribution of Scotch whisky to the UK's food and drink exports market.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	277772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Scotch Whisky continues to be a major contributor towards the UK’s overall exports, representing 21.4% of total exports of UK food and drink.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials from this department hold regular discussions with the Scotch Whisky Association and other representatives from the industry with the aim of further increasing whisky exports and to help them to take advantage of a wide range of overseas opportunities. The Department is working to address tariff and non-tariff barriers facing the sector through our planned future trade agreements and other dialogues with partner countries. The current Chief Executive of the Scotch Whisky Association is an adviser to the Board of Trade.</p><p> </p><p>Scotch is the largest export within the food and drink sector with over £4.8bn in sales in 2018, a rise of 7.7% compared to 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 277771 question first answered 22/07/2019 15:48:56 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1083630

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	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: NHS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what his Department’s policy is on the inclusion of private provision of NHS Services in future trade negotiations with other countries in the event that the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	229780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer [the Honourable Friend for Glasgow North] to the answer I gave to [the Member for Midlothian] on 26 February 2019, UIN 224364.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/03/2019 11:13:33 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1055018

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government has offered any financial support to companies involved in the exporting of cannabis for medicinal purposes since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	217016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>No. The Government has not offered financial support to companies involved in the exporting of licensed cannabis-based medicines since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/02/2019 14:32:08 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

971381

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	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: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the 2018-19 Main Estimates, published in April 2018, how much funding his Department has allocated to prepare for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	172540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19. A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>). This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 19/09/2018 10:15:19 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery previous answer version 75832 answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

882472

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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: Human Rights
	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 effect on the protection of human rights of arbitration clauses in Free Trade Agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	135534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 April 2018, UIN: 135535.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/04/2018 14:23:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

882473

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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 make it is policy to include clauses to protect human rights and the environment in negotiations on future bilateral trade agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	135535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a strong history of protecting human rights and the environment and will maintain the support and promotion of these values globally. This will continue as we leave the EU. We are committed to upholding the UK’s high standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/04/2018 14:22:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

777954

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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: South Sudan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what information his Department holds on the supply of arms by a British company to the Government of South Sudan; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	109574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>We take very seriously the allegations made by Amnesty International on the role of a UK company in the sale of arms to South Sudan. We have consistently called for a UN arms embargo to be implemented with immediate effect. Such an embargo would prevent any sale of arms to South Sudan globally.</p><p>The UK Government has not authorised the supply of arms to South Sudan and DIT has not issued any trade or export licences for arms to South Sudan.</p><p>Amnesty International has passed their information to HMRC and it is being assessed.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 03/11/2017 13:20:53 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

707720

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2017 to Question 65736, when he plans to lay the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement before Parliament for scrutiny purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	66464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on the 8 March to the hon. Member for Birmingham Hall Green UIN 66457 &amp; UIN 66429</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 08/03/2017 17:56:26 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

705764

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, following the debate at European Committee B on 6 February 2017, and vote taken as division 151 on 8 February 2017, what further opportunities he expects Parliament to have to scrutinise the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement before the agreement is ratified by the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	65736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Treaties, including CETA, that are subject to ratification, approval, acceptance, accession or the mutual notification of completion of procedures are typically laid before Parliament for scrutiny purposes for a period of 21 parliamentary sitting days under the provisions of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Part 2: ratification of treaties), which commenced on 11 November 2010. This legislation provides that the UK cannot legally ratify or consent to be bound by a treaty laid under its provisions until the statutory 21 sitting day process has elapsed. During the 21 sitting days, hon Members and Select Committees have the chance to scrutinise the treaty provisions, ask questions, and potentially report.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/03/2017 17:29:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady