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1088610

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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 Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress his Department has made on proposals for the scrutiny of future free trade agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
	uin	909811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <ul><li>On 28 February we published further proposals on transparency and scrutiny of FTAs. We confirmed we will publish our approach to negotiations, including objectives and initial economic analysis, and progress reports after each negotiating round.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We announced our intention to work closely with a parliamentary committee to put in place measures to ensure effective parliamentary scrutiny throughout the process.</li></ul> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/03/2019 14:51:03 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

1050039

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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 Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which countries have assented to their existing free trade agreements with the UK as a result of UK membership of the EU being immediately rolled over once the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	213159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Discussions with all partner countries have demonstrated a commitment to finding a pragmatic way to ensure continuity of our existing international agreements. As part of the Withdrawal Agreement, the EU agreed to notify its treaty partners that the UK be treated as a Member State for the purposes of EU international agreements during the Implementation Period (IP). This includes trade agreements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to prepare for all eventualities, including a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario, in the event of which we will seek to bring into force bilateral agreements from exit day (29 March 2019) or as soon as possible thereafter. We are making good progress and have signed agreements with partner countries, such as Chile, the Faroe Islands and Eastern and Southern African Economic Partnership Agreement states, with others soon to follow. When we reach agreement with other countries will depend on the progress of ongoing discussions, taking into account their assessment of the possibility of a no deal; their own political or parliamentary situation; resource constraints and other factors. The Government will continue to inform Parliament and the public when agreements are signed.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 31/01/2019 15:54:00 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1064337

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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 Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which Governments have asked the UK Government for concessions on human rights standards in talks on the conclusion of bilateral trade deals.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
	uin	223811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>We are seeking to continue human rights provisions as the UK transitions existing EU free trade deals into a UK form. The government will lay a report in Parliament for each signed agreement laying out any changes from the original. These are largely technical changes.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/03/2019 16:28:08 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1016316

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK will be able to agree free trade deals with third countries during the transitional period proposed in the withdrawal agreement with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
	tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
	uin	196732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK cannot negotiate trade agreements whilst we are members of the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, the UK will be free to negotiate, sign, and ratify Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) during the Implementation Period (IP). We can only implement those agreements once the IP comes to an end.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 05/12/2018 10:46:51 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1056787

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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 Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government plans to rollover the EU Free Trade Agreement with Canada in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	218288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>In the event of leaving the EU without a deal, the UK is seeking continuity for our existing EU free trade agreements, including the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada. Both Prime Minister May and Prime Minister Trudeau have agreed to working towards a ‘seamless transition’ of CETA. Discussions are at an advanced stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/02/2019 10:34:52 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1087245

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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 Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is the Government's policy to support future trade agreement which will reduce existing (a) consumer, (b) environmental and (c) animal welfare protections.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	231461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>When we leave the EU, we will maintain our current domestic levels of protection for consumers, the environment and animal welfare. We will keep our existing UK legislation, and the EU Withdrawal Act will convert EU law into UK law as it applies at the moment of exit.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear that more trade should not come at the expense of the high levels of protection we enjoy in the UK. The UK’s outstanding reputation for quality is what drives demand for UK goods and is key to our long-term prosperity. The government has no intention of harming this reputation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/03/2019 11:46:13 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1087246

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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 Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is his policy to support the inclusion of investor-state dispute settlement-style measures in future trade agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	231462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing our trade and investment policy and are considering a wide range of options in the design of future bilateral trade and investment agreements. We have completed four online public consultations on potential future trade agreement negotiations with the USA, Australia, New Zealand and on the UK Government potentially seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). We are now considering the responses.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/03/2019 11:49:10 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1002023

	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	Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department plans to undertake (a) gender, (b) human rights and (c) sustainability impact assessments for future trade agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee East
	tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
	uin	188052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK takes very seriously its obligations and priorities on gender equality, human rights and sustainability via, amongst other mechanisms, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the Paris Agreement, the agreement of the UK’s Fifth Carbon Budget in July 2016 and actively supporting the Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment at the World Trade Organization in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon. friend, the Secretary of State for International Trade, made a Statement to the House of Commons in July in which he committed the Government to publishing scoping assessments for any proposed new free trade agreement prior to the beginning of negotiations and publishing impact assessments of any concluded agreement prior to ratification.</p><p> </p><p>The impact assessments will be consistent with the Government’s impact assessment process for new legislation, which considers environmental and social impacts where appropriate. These impact assessments will give due consideration to the effects of the concluded trade deals on different groups, including gender groups, in line with our requirements under the Equalities Act.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 16/11/2018 14:23:05 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1078671

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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 Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department makes assessments of countries' human rights records when negotiating trade deals with those countries.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	226719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has long supported the promotion of our values globally and we are committed to upholding the UK’s high standards as we leave the EU, including on human rights. For our continuity trade agreements, we are seeking to continue the effect of the EU’s current approach. As we move forward to establish our approach for future trade agreements we are continuing to assess options to further our human rights agenda taking account of responses to the Government consultations.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 07/03/2019 10:12:01 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1050031

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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 Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he plans to seek the inclusion of investor protection clauses in trade agreements that he transposes with (a) Canada and (b) Japan.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	213426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>This Government is engaged in a technical exercise to replicate as far as possible the effects of current EU trade agreements. We are working with our Canadian partners to transition investment provisions and ensure they work in the context of our bilateral relationship. The EU-Japan EPA does not include investment protection provisions and has already been voted on in Parliament, and will come into force on the 1<sup>st</sup> February.</p><p> </p><p>The Department engages widely with businesses, civil society, and other stakeholders, and will continue to do so as it works with partners to seek continuity in current trade relationships.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 31/01/2019 16:04:20 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West