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1144342

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many export licence requests have been received by her Department from businesses in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Wansbeck constituency in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	286240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Licensing data is published as Official Statistics on GOV.UK. It covers only licensing information for the whole of the UK. Regional and constituency data can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Currently only information from Q1 2019 (1 January to 31 March 2019) has been published; this shows 3,343 export licence applications were received and 3,298 export licences were issued.</p><p>The department’s performance targets are for 70% of applications for Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) to be responded to within 20 working days, and 99% within 60 working days. The targets apply as soon as the applicant has supplied the full documentation necessary to support their application. The median processing time for SIELs in Q1 2019 was 11 working days. Data covering the period 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 will be published on 15 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 286241 286242 question first answered 05/09/2019 11:18:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1144343

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many export licence requests have been granted by her Department to businesses in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Wansbeck constituency in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	286241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Licensing data is published as Official Statistics on GOV.UK. It covers only licensing information for the whole of the UK. Regional and constituency data can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Currently only information from Q1 2019 (1 January to 31 March 2019) has been published; this shows 3,343 export licence applications were received and 3,298 export licences were issued.</p><p>The department’s performance targets are for 70% of applications for Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) to be responded to within 20 working days, and 99% within 60 working days. The targets apply as soon as the applicant has supplied the full documentation necessary to support their application. The median processing time for SIELs in Q1 2019 was 11 working days. Data covering the period 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 will be published on 15 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 286240 286242 question first answered 05/09/2019 11:18:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1144344

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how long on average it takes from receipt of an export licence request to that licence being processed.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	286242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Licensing data is published as Official Statistics on GOV.UK. It covers only licensing information for the whole of the UK. Regional and constituency data can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Currently only information from Q1 2019 (1 January to 31 March 2019) has been published; this shows 3,343 export licence applications were received and 3,298 export licences were issued.</p><p>The department’s performance targets are for 70% of applications for Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) to be responded to within 20 working days, and 99% within 60 working days. The targets apply as soon as the applicant has supplied the full documentation necessary to support their application. The median processing time for SIELs in Q1 2019 was 11 working days. Data covering the period 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 will be published on 15 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 286240 286241 question first answered 05/09/2019 11:18:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1143168

	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	Arms Trade: Trade Fairs
	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 31 July 2019 to Question 280324 on Arms Trade: Trade Fairs, what engagement by Government Ministers will be provided to the Defence and Security Equipment International 2019 arms fair.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	284852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>It is expected that Ministers from MOD, DIT and BEIS will attend Defence and Security Equipment International 2019 (DSEI). Last minute diary changes may supersede any arrangements made. Details of the Ministers who attended will be available after 13 September 2019.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/09/2019 11:04:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1143676

	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	Arms Trade: Trade Fairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reasons she invited a delegation from Hong Kong to the Defence and Security Equipment International arms fair; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	285384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The reason any country is invited to the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition is because it brings together manufacturers of defence and security equipment and prospective purchasers. It provides an opportunity for UK industry to demonstrate the wide range of products to potential overseas customers.</p><p> </p><p>Hong Kong has recently confirmed that it is not attending.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/09/2019 11:12:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1142180

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade deals her Department is aiming to complete before 31 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	282484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to leaving the EU on 31<sup>st</sup> October and is seeking a new deal with the EU. At this late stage, we believe that it is still possible for the UK to leave the EU with a deal and will work to make this happen.</p><p> </p><p>We have been making preparations in the event we choose to leave the EU without a deal. To date, the UK has signed or agreed in principle agreements with countries that account for 64% of the UK’s trade with all the countries with which the UK is seeking continuity in the event of a potential No Deal. That has moved from 28% since March. We continue to work intensively on remaining agreements to minimise disruption as far as possible.</p><p> </p><p>A regularly updated list of agreements signed is available on GOV.UK and alongside a list of remaining agreements: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/existing-trade-agreements-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-without-a-deal/existing-trade-agreements-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-without-a-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/existing-trade-agreements-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-without-a-deal/existing-trade-agreements-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-without-a-deal</a></p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 03/09/2019 11:21:47 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1142355

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Ceramics: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure that the EU’s anti-dumping tariffs against ceramic tableware from China will be maintained if the UK leaves the EU without a deal before the EU has concluded its anti-circumvention case in December.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
	uin	282578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed to transition the current EU measures on tableware and kitchenware, once the UK begins operating an independent trade policy.</p><p> </p><p>We have also been clear that any ongoing investigations, including the current circumvention review, that have not resulted in a definitive measure by that time will not be transitioned. Industry will be able to apply to the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate for a circumvention review.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 03/09/2019 11:26:40 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1141730

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to encourage investment in the oil and gas industry in the (a) UK and (b) north east of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to encouraging investment in the oil and gas industry across the whole of the UK, building on previous incentives such as tax reduction and funding support.</p><p>It awarded the Oil &amp; Gas Authority a £5 million fund for 2018/19 to survey under-explored areas of the UK Continental Shelf to find potential new deposits. The successful award of licences for the UK’s Frontier 31<sup>st</sup> Offshore Licensing Round announced in June was supported by data from the Government-Funded Seismic Programme.</p><p>The Oil &amp; Gas Technology Centre, backed by both the UK and Scottish governments, today has more than £100 million co-invested with industry to develop and deploy technology, helping anchor the industry’s expert engineering supply chain in the North East. In May, the government backed industry plans for a Global Underwater Engineering Hub in Aberdeen to reinforce the UK’s status as a global leader in the field and build on expertise in subsea robotics, remotely-operated underwater vehicles and maritime support vessels. This will strengthen Aberdeen’s place as an energy hub for offshore and renewables, boosting prospects for new skilled jobs and further investment in the region.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/09/2019 11:20:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141889

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Newspaper Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much his Department has spent on purchasing (a) national newspapers and (b) newspaper online subscriptions since 2016; and how many copies of each national newspaper were purchased in that time period.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	281678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Since 2016, the Department’s Media team has spent £11,545 on national newspapers and £22,981 on newspaper online subscriptions.</p><p> </p><p>Other areas of the Department may purchase national newspapers but this is not recorded centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 03/09/2019 11:24:49 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1141274

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	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 20 June 2019 Court of Appeal judgment on arms sales to Saudi Arabia, how many (a) standard individual export licences, (b) open individual and (c) open general export licences his Department is reviewing.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	281025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Further to the judgment of 20 June 2019, the Government is carefully considering the implications of the judgment for licensing, including extant licences. The Government is considering the design of the process for licensing to ensure compliance with the judgment, as well as determining which extant licences are in scope. While this is taking place, the Government will not grant any new licences for export to Saudi Arabia or its coalition partners for items that might be used in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/09/2019 11:20:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle