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1131493

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, with the EU, to ensure that European businesses which trade with the UK are prepared for a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL16287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>No Deal remains the legal default at the end of the extension period. As a responsible Government, we have been preparing to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal for more than two years.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Information Campaign [GOV.UK] and our international information campaign on great.gov.uk give businesses in the UK and Europe the information they need to prepare for EU Exit. It includes technical notices on trade remedies, existing free trade agreements and UK trade tariffs after EU Exit. More widely, the Department of International Trade teams in Europe have been reassuring European businesses that the UK remains open for business; that we remain an advocate for free trade and open markets; and that the UK will continue to be an important trading partner for European businesses after we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/06/2019 15:25:31 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1148444

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on UK chemical and metal companies’ exports to the EU 27 member states.
	tabling member printed	Lord Oates
	uin	HL18047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 08/10/2019 16:46:08 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1148445

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK chemical and metal companies will be able to continue to export to the EU 27 countries in the event of the UK exiting the EU without a deal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Oates
	uin	HL18048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 08/10/2019 16:45:23 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1087529

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the trade balance of the UK with the EU, broken down by each of the 27 other EU Member States.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL14453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p>Dear Lord Hoyle,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking what is the trade balance of the UK with the EU, broken down by each of the 27 other EU Member States <strong>(HL14453)</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below provides the total (goods and services) trade balance, total exports and total imports by EU aggregate and member state in 2017. These data are our latest full year estimates of total trade published 23 January 2018<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> and are consistent with the wider balance of payments. You can find more recent estimates of trade within the same release, although to note, these figures are quarterly estimates up to and including quarter three (July to September) 2018 and are not seasonally adjusted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>John Pullinger </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Total trade (goods and services) exports, imports and balance for 2017<strong>[2]</strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>£ million, current price</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Exports</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Imports</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Balance</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AT</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>2958</p></td><td><p>4261</p></td><td><p>-1303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BE</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>19266</p></td><td><p>27870</p></td><td><p>-8604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BG</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>831</p></td><td><p>991</p></td><td><p>-160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HR</p></td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>-427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CY</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>1079</p></td><td><p>1301</p></td><td><p>-222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CZ</p></td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>3069</p></td><td><p>6351</p></td><td><p>-3282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DK</p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>6261</p></td><td><p>6148</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EE</p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>-64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FI</p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>2508</p></td><td><p>2850</p></td><td><p>-342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FR</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>40984</p></td><td><p>40427</p></td><td><p>557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DE</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>56359</p></td><td><p>78586</p></td><td><p>-22227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GR</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>2321</p></td><td><p>3653</p></td><td><p>-1332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HU</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>2120</p></td><td><p>3550</p></td><td><p>-1430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IE</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>36747</p></td><td><p>21935</p></td><td><p>14812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IT</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>19264</p></td><td><p>23793</p></td><td><p>-4529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LV</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>-309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LT</p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>997</p></td><td><p>-327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LU</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>3297</p></td><td><p>2723</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MT</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>1262</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NL</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>38554</p></td><td><p>47105</p></td><td><p>-8551</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PL</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>7052</p></td><td><p>12947</p></td><td><p>-5895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PT</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>2774</p></td><td><p>5641</p></td><td><p>-2867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RO</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>1885</p></td><td><p>2900</p></td><td><p>-1015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SK</p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>807</p></td><td><p>2724</p></td><td><p>-1917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SI</p></td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>439</p></td><td><p>-99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ES</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>17256</p></td><td><p>31317</p></td><td><p>-14061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SE</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>10238</p></td><td><p>9362</p></td><td><p>876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4A</p></td><td><p>European Union Institutions (excl. ECB and ESM)</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B5</p></td><td><p>Total EU28</p></td><td><p>278944</p></td><td><p>340314</p></td><td><p>-61370</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: <em>Office for National Statistics</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountriesnonseasonallyadjusted" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountriesnonseasonallyadjusted</a></p><p>[2]These data are our best estimate of these bilateral UK trade flows. Users should note that alternative estimates are available, in some cases, via the statistical agencies for bilateral countries or through central databases such as via UN Comtrade.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/03/2019 11:54:29 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

1127253

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs to businesses of (1) completing movement certificates, and (2) having those certificates stamped at borders, if the UK is in a customs union with the EU after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lilley
	uin	HL15806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is seeking a new customs arrangement that provides the most frictionless trade possible in goods between the UK and the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The cost to businesses of any information requirements would depend on the precise nature of the arrangement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/05/2019 15:16:15 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

1138277

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether officials have visited the Sweden–Norway border to discuss with the governments of Sweden and Norway the impact of border arrangements on the passage and monitoring of goods across that border; and what conclusions they have drawn from their enquiries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL17074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs and HM Treasury officials visited the Sweden-Norway border in 2017, where border arrangements were discussed with Norwegian officials at a working level. The visit offered greater understanding of how the Norwegian facilitative regime operates outside of the customs union.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 16:16:27 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1140446

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cross-Channel transport companies have (1) applied for, and (2) received, Economic Operator Registration and Identification numbers to enable cross-Channel transport after Brexit; and what percentage of cross-Channel unitised transport those companies represent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL17279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, businesses will need to have a UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number to trade goods in to or out of the UK. Since December 2018, through to 14 July 2019, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued 66,000 EORI numbers, which are still live. HMRC has issued UK EORI numbers to all traders who registered for a number and did not already possess one at the time of their registration. HMRC does not hold data on how many of these traders are cross-Channel transport companies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 11:17:36 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

654270

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on public finances of restrictions on the UK's access to the EU’s single market after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL3935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to undertake a range of analyses to inform the UK’s position for the upcoming EU exit negotiations. We are seeking the best possible arrangement for the United Kingdom and the work being conducted reflects this.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/12/2016 15:10:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1185986

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of fair competition in the trade negotiations between the UK and EU following December 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL2703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>The Political Declaration (Section XIV) set out our commitment to discuss open and fair competition as part of negotiations on our future relationship with the EU and the Government are committed to doing so. The Government will of course keep Parliament and the public updated about the progress of negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 30/03/2020 10:14:48 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1200738

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review trading arrangements with the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL5326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Last week the UK completed its fourth round of negotiations. Negotiations covered the full range of issues and were mostly constructive and positive in tone, including on the most difficult issues such as fisheries, governance, and the so called “level playing field” where our differences are the most acute.</p><p>We believe it still would be straightforward to agree a suite of agreements with a Free Trade Agreement at the core, like those the EU has agreed with other close partners around the world, and that this could be done quickly.</p><p>A Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2020-06-08/HLWS267/" target="_blank">HLWS267</a>) was made on 8 June to update the House on the progress of negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 15/06/2020 13:22:12 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno