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1123784

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	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: Israeli Settlements
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Fairhead on 16 April (HL15128), who decides which postcodes should be included in the list to be hosted on gov.uk; and whether those postcodes are checked for accuracy to ensure that products are labelled correctly.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL15422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2019 answer text <p>In line with the Government’s approach of ensuring continuity as we leave the EU, the list of postcodes hosted on gov.uk will replicate – at the point at which the EU-Israel agreements cease to apply to the UK and, thus, the UK-Israel agreement is brought into force – the EU’s list of postcodes. This list is currently available on the EU Commission’s website: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/sites/taxation/files/technical_arrangement_postal_codes_2018_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/sites/taxation/files/technical_arrangement_postal_codes_2018_en.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As referenced in my Written Answer on 16 April (HL15128), tariff preferences and labelling requirements will be implemented by UK customs authorities.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/05/2019 12:36:14 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name technical_arrangement_postal_codes_2018_en.pdf title Technical Arrangement Postal Codes
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

837313

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what agreements they have entered into with United States counterparts over the past six months regarding the availability of public information about the details or progress of trade negotiations between the UK and the US.
	tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
	uin	HL5389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the Trade White Paper - ‘Preparing for our Future UK Trade Policy’ - the UK is committed to a transparent approach to international trade. We have invited views on the UK’s approach to future trade agreements, and engagement with stakeholders is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>On 9<sup>th</sup> November 2017 the UK and US exchanged letters on mutually agreed protocols for the treatment of information exchanged in the course of the Trade and Investment Working Group. It does not pre-judge the UK’s approach to transparency regarding the details or progress of negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>Further details can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arrangement-for-exchanging-information-during-the-uk-us-trade-and-investment-working-group" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arrangement-for-exchanging-information-during-the-uk-us-trade-and-investment-working-group</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead attachment 1 file name UK_Govt._letter_to_USTR_Information_Handling (1).pdf title Letter - UK/US T&I Working Group 2 file name US.Ltr.reUS-UK.TIWG.Conf.Arrangement._signed_.9Nov17.pdf title Letter - UK/US T&I Working Group question first answered 20/02/2018 17:23:07 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

681817

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the main exports and imports between the UK and (1) France, (2) Germany, and (3) Italy, in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, and (c) 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL5130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The top three exports and imports which the UK trades with France, Germany and Italy are shown in the tables attached. This data contains HMRC trade in goods data, which is on the basis of goods crossing the customs border, and trade in services data which is from the ONS Pink Book on a balance of payments basis. Data for 2015 is pending correction by ONS, so is not shown. Data for 2016 will be published later this year. Both the HMRC and ONS data has been published and is publicly available.</p><p>Further information on UK trade in goods is available in the HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics interactive database.</p><p>Further information on 2014 UK trade in services is available in ONS The Pink Book 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 14/02/2017 15:03:49 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price attachment 1 file name Top 3 goods and services.docx title The top three exports and imports
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

621087

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	EU External Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are countries outside the single market which carry out a greater level of trade with the rest of the EU than with the UK; and if so, which countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL2605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Data are not available from a single source for trade in goods and services combined. The value of trade is calculated by summing exports and imports. The single market here is defined as the EU countries.</p><p>Data for 2014 taken from Eurostat show there were 194 countries and territories where the value of trade in goods with the rest of the EU was higher than the value of trade in goods with the UK. These countries are listed in Table 1 - attached.</p><p>Data for 2014 taken from Eurostat show there were 200 countries and territories where the value of trade in services with the rest of the EU was higher than the value of trade in services with the UK. These countries are listed in Table 2 - attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Price attachment 1 file name TABLE 1 - value of trade in goods - exports & imports - with EU.docx title Table 1 - value of trade in goods 2 file name TABLE 2 - value of trade in services - exports & imports - with the rest of the EU.docx title Table 2 - value of trade in services question first answered 08/11/2016 14:26:57 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

1124042

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	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 how many members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade solely on WTO terms without any (1) bilateral, or (2) regional, trade agreements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
	uin	HL15424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>A full list of existing regional trade agreements and early announcements of planned trade agreements by World Trade Organization (WTO) members can be found using the attached documents in conjunction with the WTO Regional Trade Agreements database at this link: <a href="http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicMaintainRTAHome.aspx" target="_blank">http://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicMaintainRTAHome.aspx</a>. For the department to extract this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name RTAs in force list WTO (exported 15052019).xlsx title Regional Trade Agreements in force 2 file name Early announcement list WTO (exported 15052019).xlsx title List of all early announcements made to WTO question first answered 15/05/2019 13:23:26 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

1137376

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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 Promotion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which trade envoys are currently in post, broken down by (1) the countries or groups of countries to which they are assigned, and (2) the date of their appointment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL16983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>There are currently 26 appointed Trade Envoys and details are attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/07/2019 14:05:19 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL16983.docx title Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1005644

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the levels of (1) exports to countries outside the EU, and (2) imports from EU countries for the last two quarters for which figures are available; and what assessment they have made of any changes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL11415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest figures reported by the ONS show that:</p><p>1: The value of UK exports of goods and services to countries outside the EU was £86.6bn and £86.1bn in Q1 2018 and Q2 of 2018 respectively. There has been an increase of 3.7% in UK exports to non-EU countries in the year to June 2018, compared to the previous 12 months.</p><p>The 3.7% growth in non-EU exports in the year to June 2018 was driven mainly by goods, which increased by £7.0bn (4.2%) over this period. Services exports also increased by £5.4bn (3.3%) in the year to June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>2: The value of UK imports of goods and services from EU countries was £86.4bn and £88.9bn in Q1 2018 and Q2 of 2018 respectively. There has been an increase of 4.9% in UK imports from the EU in the year to June 2018, compared to the previous 12 months.</p><p>The 4.9% growth in imports from the EU in the year to June 2018 was driven mainly by goods, which increased by £12.3bn (4.9%) over this period. Services imports to the EU also increased by £4.0bn (5.0%) in the year to June 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 23/11/2018 12:19:55 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead attachment 1 file name HL 11415 - supporting table.docx title UK Trade in Goods/Services (EU & non-EU)
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

632761

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of Brexit, what targets will be set by the Department for International Trade for inward investment into (1) the English regions, (2) London, (3) Scotland, (4) Wales, and (5) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
	uin	HL3159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade takes a whole of the UK approach to trade and investment. We do monitor regional performance and results from 2015/16 are available in our Inward Investment Results on gov.uk</p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-inward-investment-results-for-the-tax-year-2015-to-2016/department-for-international-trade-inward-investment-results-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-inward-investment-results-for-the-tax-year-2015-to-2016/department-for-international-trade-inward-investment-results-2015-to-2016</a>)</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 23/11/2016 16:13:54 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price attachment 1 file name DIT_Investment.pdf title DIT Inward Investment Results 2015/16
	tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

771205

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Trade: North Korea
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of levels of trade in oil and coal between North Korea and other countries, in particular (1) China, and (2) Russia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL2006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>North Korea does not report trade statistics to international organisations, such as United Nations (UN) Comtrade. In addition, data reported by its trading partners are limited.</p><p>The latest estimates of levels of trade in oil and coal, between North Korea and other countries, including China and Russia, are given in the attached spreadsheet.</p><p>These are estimates reported by North Korea’s partner countries, sourced from UN Comtrade’s database: <a href="https://comtrade.un.org/data/" target="_blank">https://comtrade.un.org/data/</a>.</p><p>‘Coal’ is defined as Harmonised System (HS) code 2701: Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal.</p><p>‘Oil’ is defined as HS codes 2709 (Petroleum oils, crude) and HS 2710 (Petroleum oils, other than crude.)</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 01/11/2017 13:16:47 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead attachment 1 file name Copy of Data for HL2006.xlsx title Levels of trade in oil and coal
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1002226

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	EU External Trade: Burma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the EU Commissioner for Trade on her review of Everything but Arms trade privileges to Burma.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	uin	HL11247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>No discussions have taken place directly with the EU Commissioner for Trade about her review of Everything But Arms trade preferences for Burma. However, we are in regular discussion with Commission officials, including during the recent EU mission to Burma, to ensure that any decision is thoroughly assessed and considers the impact it could have on Burma’s poor.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 16/11/2018 11:34:52 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie