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date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
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 trends in the level of US whiskey imports since the introduction of tariffs in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	125458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>According to HMRC data, UK imports of targeted US whiskies have fallen from £121m in 2017 to £82m in 2019 and, in the context of continued tariffs and the pandemic, to £64m in 2020 and £63m in 2021</p><p><br> Our rebalancing measures are necessary only as long as the US’ additional tariffs on UK steel, aluminium and derivatives products remain in place</p><p><br> It is a key priority of the government to reach an agreement to remove these tariffs. We are in negotiations with the US and look forward to coming to an expeditious resolution to this issue.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 125459 question first answered 08/03/2022 14:23:49 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1423299

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has plans to remove the 25 per cent import tariff on US whiskey.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	125459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>According to HMRC data, UK imports of targeted US whiskies have fallen from £121m in 2017 to £82m in 2019 and, in the context of continued tariffs and the pandemic, to £64m in 2020 and £63m in 2021</p><p><br> Our rebalancing measures are necessary only as long as the US’ additional tariffs on UK steel, aluminium and derivatives products remain in place</p><p><br> It is a key priority of the government to reach an agreement to remove these tariffs. We are in negotiations with the US and look forward to coming to an expeditious resolution to this issue.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 125458 question first answered 08/03/2022 14:23:49 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1253520

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress she has made in securing a free trade agreement with the US.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	909003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The fifth UK-U.S. Free Trade Agreement negotiating round finished 30 October. I'm happy to report that substantial progress has been made, with almost all chapter areas are now in the advanced stages of talks, and a significant proportion of legal text has been agreed across multiple chapters.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2020 16:50:54 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1140865

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Job Creation: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he has taken to support job creation from foreign direct investment in the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	280379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>In 2016 the Department for International Trade established the Midlands Engine Investment Hub which has developed several sector-based investment propositions for the Foreign Direct Investment offer in key Midlands sectors, including the East Midlands. These are now promoted widely within DIT’s International network.</p><p> </p><p>There were 69 investment projects that landed in the East Midlands in tax year 2018-2019, with 1,823 associated new jobs.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 July the first East Midlands proposition within DIT’s High Potential Opportunities programme was launched. This showcases the Leicester Space Park offer and will be promoted to a targeted list of overseas investors.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/07/2019 12:45:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley