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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-05-08more like thismore than 2019-05-08
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade remove filter
hansard heading Overseas Trade: Germany more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to develop the UK’s post-Brexit trading relationship with Germany. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL15613 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-22more like thismore than 2019-05-22
answer text <p>Germany accounts for 10.2% of total UK trade and remains a crucial market for UK goods and services. Total trade in goods and services between the UK and Germany amounted to £132.7 billion in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2018, my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade launched the Export Strategy, through which the Government plans to increase UK total exports as a proportion of GDP to 35% and make Britain a 21st century exporting superpower. Germany will be a priority market for this strategy. We will also continue to promote the UK as a bilateral trading partner, reassuring German businesses that the UK remains open for business and remains an advocate for free trade and open markets.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T16:23:42.5Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T16:23:42.5Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1126691
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-05-14more like thismore than 2019-05-14
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade remove filter
hansard heading Overseas Trade more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 14 May (HL15424 and HL15425), which are the 27 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with which the UK trades solely on WTO terms. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bowness more like this
uin HL15708 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-22more like thismore than 2019-05-22
answer text <p>The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Members with which the UK trades purely on WTO Terms - not subject to any Free Trade Agreement or preferential trade regime – are: Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, China, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Gabon, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Macao, Malaysia, the Maldives, New Zealand, Oman, Paraguay, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, the US, Uruguay and Venezuela.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T16:50:38.393Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T16:50:38.393Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
3496
label Biography information for Lord Bowness more like this
1127430
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-05-20more like thismore than 2019-05-20
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade remove filter
hansard heading Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any direct, or indirect, trade by UK public bodies with illegal settlements in the West Bank; and whether they will review the adequacy of the advice on the UK Trade and Investment website in that respect. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Judd more like this
uin HL15841 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-06-04
answer text <p>The Government neither supports nor encourages such dealings. The Government routinely updates its guidance on the Overseas Business Risk website, outlining the clear risks related to economic and financial activities (including financial transactions, investments, purchases and procurements) in the settlements.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-04T13:56:34.923Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-04T13:56:34.923Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
1660
label Biography information for Lord Judd more like this
1127437
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-05-20more like thismore than 2019-05-20
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade remove filter
hansard heading EU External Trade: Trade Agreements more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 65 non-EU countries the UK has trade agreements with through membership of the EU have guaranteed that they will roll over those agreements on the same terms after Brexit. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Livermore more like this
uin HL15848 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-06-04
answer text <p>The Government is seeking to replicate the effects of existing trade agreements which the UK participates in as a member of the EU, as far as possible. Discussions with our partners have demonstrated a commitment to finding a pragmatic way to ensure continuity of our existing international agreements.</p><p> </p><p>For agreements already signed, the Government has laid in Parliament a report for each trade continuity agreement, alongside texts of agreements, to explain any significant changes to the trade-related provisions of our existing agreements. A list of all signed agreements is available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fsigned-uk-trade-agreements-transitioned-from-the-eu&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparly.pqs%40trade.gov.uk%7C8510838552354c82d1ef08d6e4f28ba8%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C636948127792526442&amp;sdata=3qvGyBgv%2BknETRnHWeGE5WKbfNERUh33AKIJehJtrrU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/signed-uk-trade-agreements-transitioned-from-the-eu</a>.</p>
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-04T13:48:26.7Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-04T13:48:26.7Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
4559
label Biography information for Lord Livermore more like this
1127446
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-05-20more like thismore than 2019-05-20
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade remove filter
hansard heading EU External Trade: China more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Business Confidence Survey 2019, published on 20 May by the European Chamber of Commerce, suggesting an increase in European companies feeling pressured to hand over valuable technology to China in exchange for market access. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL15857 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-06-04
answer text <p>We have reviewed the findings of the European Chamber of Commerce Business Confidence Survey 2019. We note the reported concerns by businesses on the business environment in China, including on the protection of intellectual property (IP) and market access. The UK, along with our European partners, engages actively with China to address our concerns with the protection of IP and to strengthen China’s IP framework.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-04T13:43:51.88Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-04T13:43:51.88Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1128091
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-05-22more like thismore than 2019-05-22
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade remove filter
hansard heading Trade: Developing Countries more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of global trade slowdown on emerging economies; and what steps they are taking to reduce barriers to supply chains between the UK and emerging economies post-Brexit. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL15940 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-06-04
answer text <p>The IMF and OECD have recently revised down their projections for global trade growth in 2019. The latest OECD Economic Outlook, published on 21 May, states that ‘weak global trade… continue[s] to impede growth in many [emerging-market] countries’.</p><p> </p><p>Well-functioning global trade relationships are vital for the global economy and for ensuring UK businesses can manage their supply chains effectively.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to working with countries to explore the best ways to develop our trade and investment relationships, we are putting resource behind our efforts to tackle market access barriers. We are establishing a new approach that brings together the efforts of all of the government and new regional HM Trade Commissioners who will help to resolve market access barriers across the globe.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-04T13:53:06.9Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-04T13:53:06.9Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this