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1388183

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2021
	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: Export Controls
	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 Written Statement of 8 December, HCWS449 on Trade Policy Update, whether the Government held (a) formal and (b) informal consultations with representatives of the defence industry in advance of that announcement.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	93900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>When preparing the written statement of 8 December, HCWS449 which introduced the current Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, there were no advance formal or informal consultations with industry or representatives of industry.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/01/2022 17:56:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1388175

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2021
	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: Export Controls
	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 Written Statement of 8 December 2021, HCWS449, on Trade Policy Update, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of new arms licensing criteria in preventing (a) internal repression and (b) the commission of violations of international humanitarian law.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	93899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The revised Criteria announced in the Written Statement of 8 December 2021, HCWS449, reflect the UK’s policy considerations and take into account a full range of factors including our international legal obligations including the Arms Trade Treaty.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government is satisfied that the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework for assessing all export licence applications. With regard to internal repression and the commission of violations of international humanitarian law, the key tests are Criterion 2a and Criterion 2c. These criteria have not substantially changed; indeed they have been made stronger by the addition of “facilitation” within their scope.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/01/2022 17:58:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1436975

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Information Officers
	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 spends on the employment of communications staff annually.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	132369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has an annual budget of £7.5m for the employment of Communication and Marketing staff in 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/03/2022 16:24:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1436968

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many communications staff are employed (a) full time, (b) part time and (c) with flexible working arrangements in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	132365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) employed 100 Civil Servants within the Communications and Marketing directorate as of 31 January 2022. In addition to the usual communications functions, DIT also has a crucial role in driving and generating business, trade and investment for UK business. Marketing campaigns led by the department in the UK and around the world promote British goods and services, and secure investment into the UK.</p><p> </p><p>DIT is committed to supporting a variety of flexible working patterns, meaning that staff work several different patterns including full-time, part-time, flexitime and job-sharing. As part of DIT’s Smarter Working approach, hybrid working is also available to DIT employees.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/03/2022 12:48:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith