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1194776

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Furs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the (a) import and (b) sale of real fur products.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
	tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
	uin	902525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>EU law currently prohibits imports of cat and dog fur and certain other animal products. Under the Withdrawal Act, these prohibitions will carry across after the end of the transition period. The Government is considering what further steps it could take in relation to fur sales, consistent with our international obligations.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/05/2020 12:28:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1194779

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Israel: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to strengthen the UK's trade in medical research and development with Israel during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	902531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>UK and Israeli experts have been cooperating on the COVID-19 response in such areas as testing, clinical response, epidemiological management and the development of vaccines and treatments. We will continue to assist in identifying and supporting further areas of cooperation between the private and public sectors of both countries.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/05/2020 12:15:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1194774

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	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: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to facilitate trade with Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	902519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Total exports to Saudi Arabia from the United Kingdom last year were up £1.0bn from 2018 and we want this growth to continue. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade recently engaged with her counterpart to remove trade barriers during this difficult period, and we continue to identify ways of opening up more opportunities in the country to businesses in the United Kingdom.</p><p>My Hon. Friend for Thirsk and Malton will also be aware that we are carefully considering the implications of the Court of Appeal Judgement for export licence decision-making and are working to enable the re-taking of decisions on the correct legal basis, which I understand is a process which will have a bearing on businesses in his constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 12/05/2020 16:26:01 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1194775

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to protect the global supply chains of UK businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	902523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department is working to reduce market access barriers, including through Free Trade Agreements. This will open up more opportunities for business to build further resilience into their supply chains for the future. Alongside this, the United Kingdom will tirelessly fight protectionism and unfair trade practices, including through the G20 and in the WTO.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom has strong, collaborative relationships with other countries on this international endeavour, and will continue to make progress to facilitate free flowing trade. This will continue to be vital throughout the COVID-19 crisis, and for the recovery that will follow.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 12/05/2020 16:18:24 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1194777

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to help ensure the recovery of international trade after the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	902528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Restoring an open trading system is vital for global recovery post-COVID. We will continue to champion free and fair trade, and we will support business recovery by opening up markets through free trade agreements, our new Export Strategy, and driving investment across all parts of the United Kingdom. Our ambitious free trade agreement with the US aims to reduce tariffs for key exports such as dairy. As Cornwall and the South West account for two-thirds of all our dairy exports to the US, this will be particularly important for local businesses in my Hon. Friend’s constituency and the surrounding areas, such as Davidstow creamery.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 12/05/2020 16:04:50 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1194778

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effect on the global economy of maintaining (a) free trade and (b) open supply chains during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Kensington
	tabling member printed	Felicity Buchan
	uin	902530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Free trade will be the cornerstone of our economic recovery in this global crisis. With over 1.22bn pieces of PPE delivered to the front line already, including 11 million items on Sunday 10 March alone, we will continue this good work with international counterparts to keep global supply chains open. The Department will work to facilitate resilience building through our free trade agreements in order to secure a thriving international trading future for businesses in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 12/05/2020 16:11:51 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan

1192051

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her statement at the British Chamber of Commerce webinar on Building Supply Chain Resilience and Diversity, what the evidential basis is for her statement that extending the transition period will lead to more uncertainty for businesses; and if her Department has conducted a revised economic impact assessment of its trade policy in response to the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	41958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made clear that it will not seek to extend the transition period, and if the EU asks, we will say no.</p><p> </p><p>Extending the transition would simply prolong the negotiations with the EU and prolong business uncertainty. It would mean further payments into the EU budget and keep the UK bound by EU legislation at a point when we need legislative and economic flexibility to manage the response to the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is tracking trade developments and monitoring external forecasts of the impact of the pandemic on global and UK trade, and continues to engage with UK businesses to understand the challenges they are facing as a result of the disruptions caused by the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The latest official trade statistics are for February. We are committed to transparency and will ensure that parliamentarians, UK citizens and businesses have access to the information they need on our trade policy and analysis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2020 16:44:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1192817

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has made an estimate of the changes in UK imports and exports resulting from the covid-19 pandemic in this financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	42994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not produce UK trade forecasts. The latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (year to end February 2020) reports UK exports at £702.4bn (up 6.1% on the previous year) and imports at £714.2bn (up 1.5%). The impact of COVID-19 on UK trade would not yet have been apparent in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) produce the official UK Economic and Fiscal Outlook forecasts. Although the OBR published a COVID19 reference scenario in April, this scenario did not include trade forecasts – the OBR’s latest trade forecasts (March 2020) do not include the impact of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2020 10:01:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 20348 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1193116

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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: Video Conferencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what video conferencing system her Department will be using to conduct trade negotiations.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	43599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>For security reasons I am unable to comment on the solution being used to conduct negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2020 09:51:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 20344 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1192277

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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: Israel
	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 promote and facilitate trade co-operation between the UK and Israel in the agricultural technology sector.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	42211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>UK and Israel have a strong and important trading relationship and we are committed to strengthening that relationship. A dedicated DIT team in Tel Aviv British Embassy promotes trade cooperation between UK and Israeli companies.</p><p> </p><p>A UK-Israel Tech Hub, working alongside DIT, creates partnerships between British companies and world class Israeli innovators across tech sectors, including agriculture.</p><p> </p><p>Following the signature of the UK-Israel trade continuity agreement, Israel and UK expressed support for a future summit to be hosted in London aimed at increasing bilateral trade, including Agri-Tech. Planned for 2020, the event is on hold due to current corona circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/05/2020 16:37:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis