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1010636

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Cameroon
	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 review arms sales to the Government of Cameroon.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	193544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes its export control responsibilities extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The UK operates one of the most<del class="ministerial"> thorough and</del> robust export control<ins class="ministerial"> regimes</ins> <del class="ministerial">systems</del> in the world. The Government will not grant export licences where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Exports Licensing Criteria, which include<ins class="ministerial"> the respect for</ins> <del class="ministerial">an assessment of</del> human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination.<ins class="ministerial"> The Government will not grant a licence where there is a clear risk that the items to exported might be used for internal repression.</ins></p><p>Extant<del class="ministerial"> licenses</del> <ins class="ministerial">licences</ins> can be revoked at any time if the situation changes in Cameroon<ins class="ministerial"> and those licences are no longer assessed as being consistent with the licensing criteria</ins>.</p><p><br /> The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#140325660000</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2018 14:58:43 question first ministerially corrected 26/11/2018 11:00:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 86882 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1061252

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of UK Export Finance support was allocated to the fossil fuels sector in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	221560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The share of support UK Export Finance (UKEF) provided for exports relating to fossil fuels can be found in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Share of Maximum Liability which went to fossil fuel projects, %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26%</del><ins class="ministerial">30%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>UKEF publishes details of the support it provides in its Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF’s mission is to ensure that no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance from the private sector. UKEF supports exports in all sectors, including renewables. Its aim is only to provide support where there is a lack of private finance and its provision of support is demand-led and often counter-cyclical. The UK’s oil and gas sector is a significant contributor to the economy, but has seen low investment in recent years due to volatility in oil prices and the lack of financing needed to develop projects. UKEF has provided support for projects in developing markets, helping to improve energy affordability and accessibility.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/02/2019 10:32:38 question first ministerially corrected 25/03/2019 10:44:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 103827 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1082542

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Export Controls: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applications for (a) Standard Individual Export Licences, (b) Open Individual Export Licences and (c) Open Individual Trade Control Export Licences for exports to Saudi Arabia were referred to Ministers by the Export Control Joint Unit and its predecessor the Export Control Organisation in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	229204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The following are the number of applications to Saudi Arabia that have been referred to Ministers since 2015:</p><p> </p><p>2015:</p><p>a) 2 Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>b) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>c) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2016:</p><p>d) <del class="ministerial">2</del><ins class="ministerial">13</ins> Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>e) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>f) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2017:</p><p>g) <del class="ministerial">18</del><ins class="ministerial">23</ins> Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>h) <del class="ministerial">1</del><ins class="ministerial">2</ins> Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>i) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2018:</p><p>j) 13 Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>k) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>l) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2019 17:50:58 question first ministerially corrected 28/03/2019 16:37:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 106910 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1105896

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	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 Promotion: Brunei
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK Trade Envoy to Brunei made representations to the Government of Brunei on the whipping and stoning to death of LGBT+ people during his visit to that country in November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	238403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Brunei, Paul Scully, has the responsibility to promote trade and investment links between our two countries. On his first visit he was hosted by the Minister of Finance and Economy and focused on opportunities in: oil and gas; financial services; and technical / professional education. Human rights issues are the responsibility of the FCO. The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during a visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently he raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally, the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Brunei, Paul Scully, did not make representations to the Government of Brunei on their internal laws when he visited in 2018 to promote the trade links between our countries.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This was the Trade Envoy’s first visit to Brunei in this capacity and as such was introduced to key stakeholders. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">He was hosted by the Minister of Finance and Economy and focused on opportunities in: oil and gas; financial services; and technical / professional education. Human rights issues are the responsibility of the FCO.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during a visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently he raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally, the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.</ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/04/2019 14:24:29 question first ministerially corrected 02/04/2019 15:54:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 111545 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1202853

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Stoke on Trent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential economic benefit to Stoke-on-Trent joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	58826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would open up new opportunities for our exporters in strategically important sectors, helping to support an industrial revival in the UK. Trade with members of CPTPP already benefits the region. In 2018, Shropshire and Staffordshire exported around £431m worth of goods to CPTPP countries and imported around £801m worth of goods from CPTPP countries[1]. In 2019, the West Midlands as a whole exported over £2.4 billion worth of goods to CPTPP member countries, representing around 8 per cent of the region’s exports. The West Midlands imported over £1.9 billion worth of goods from CPTPP member countries, representing just over 5% of goods imports to the region[2].</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Before applying, we will publish an outline approach and a scoping assessment setting out our negotiating objectives and the economic impact and benefits of accession.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">At that stage, we will provide a formal response to the government’s public consultation on the UK potentially seeking accession to CPTPP, outlining how our decisions and approach to accession have been informed by the submissions received from members of the public, businesses and civil society organisations. The input we have received through this consultation continues to inform our preparations.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">[1] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics, disaggregated by smaller geographical areas, NUTS2 level (released November 2019). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">[2] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics (April to June 2020 release). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would open up new opportunities for our exporters in strategically important sectors, helping to support an industrial revival in the UK. Trade with members of CPTPP already benefits the region. In 2018, Shropshire and Staffordshire exported around £431m worth of goods to CPTPP countries and imported around £801m worth of goods from CPTPP countries[1]. In 2019, the West Midlands as a whole exported over £2.4 billion worth of goods to CPTPP member countries, representing around 8 per cent of the region’s exports. The West Midlands imported over £1.9 billion worth of goods from CPTPP member countries, representing just over 5% of goods imports to the region[2].</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">If the UK Government decides to formally apply for accession, we will publish an Outline Approach and a Scoping Assessment setting out our negotiating objectives and the potential benefits of accession, to the UK and the UK’s nations and regions.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">[1] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics, disaggregated by smaller geographical areas, NUTS2 level (released November 2019). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">[2] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics (April to June 2020 release). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/06/2020 11:07:03 question first ministerially corrected 22/06/2020 14:25:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 30623 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1231972

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	World Trade Organization: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many hours of staff time at each grade were involved in (a) drafting, designing and producing, (b) translating, and (c) distributing her Department's campaign brochure for the UK's nominee for the role of director general of the World Trade Organization.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	85994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Drafting, designing and producing the Department’s campaign brochure took in the region of 25-<del class="ministerial">70</del><ins class="ministerial">30</ins> hours of staff time.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold detailed records of the time and grade of employees involved.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/09/2020 10:16:43 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2020 13:58:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 47133 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1260249

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Data Protection: Trade Agreements
	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 ensure that existing safeguards on people’s (a) privacy and (b) data protection will be replicated as part of a future WTO agreement on cross-border data flows; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	128150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK government is seeking provisions in trade agreements that remove barriers to the free flow of data, while not lowering the standard of protection afforded to the personal data of UK individuals. The UK is, and will remain, committed to maintaining high standards of protection for personal data, including when it is transferred across borders. The UK recognises the importance of data protection to enable trading partners to build trust through transparent treatment of personal data and to ensure that data is able to flow in an uninterrupted manner.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">Currently cross-border data flows as well as privacy and personal information protection are being discussed at the e-commerce negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The UK will not sign up to any agreement at the WTO which will put at risk the UK’s high standards of data protection, or the personal data protection or privacy currently afforded to UK individuals.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/12/2020 14:56:54 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 09:44:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 69318 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

1299604

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative: Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that fair trade goods continue to have access to UK markets under new trading arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	163332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and Generalised Scheme of Preferences support developing countries to export agricultural products and other goods to the UK. We have secured EPAs with 30 African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries, covering<del class="ministerial"> over</del> £18bn of trade. We plan to deepen our EPA agreements and expand them to new countries in the future.</p><p>Independent certification schemes, such as Fairtrade, which set standards on social, economic and environmental issues for companies, continue to operate within the context of UK trading arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/03/2021 11:32:14 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2021 14:14:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 88379 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1307874

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to respond to the letter dated 12 February 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire, reference ZA55555, regarding delays to international purchasing and business imports.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	178947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s correspondence team has transferred your letter to the Cabinet Office for a response as the subject of the letter sits within their portfolio.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/04/2021 10:23:06 question first ministerially corrected 19/04/2021 13:50:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands attachment 1 file name ZA55555 to DfIT.pdf title Rosie Cooper's letter to Liz Truss previous answer version 96794 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1313369

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Japan
	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 answer of 26 October 2020 to Question 106261 and the publication of transparency data on 7 May 2021, how many members of staff, and at what grades, accompanied her on her visit to Japan from 21 to 24 October 2020; what the total cost to the public purse was of that visit for all UK attendees; and what the costs were of the (a) flights, (b) accommodation, (c) internal travel and (d) subsistence expenses for that visit.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely release information regarding accompanying staff on ministerial engagements.</p><p>The total cost for this visit were: £<ins class="ministerial">20,782.08</ins><del class="ministerial">18,884.38</del></p><p>A breakdown of costs is as follows:</p><p>a) Flights – £18,701.64</p><p>b) Accommodation – nil.</p><p>c) Internal travel – nil.</p><p>d) subsistence and expenses – £<ins class="ministerial">2,080.44</ins><del class="ministerial">182.74</del></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands previous answer version 505 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands 576 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands question first answered 18/05/2021 08:50:54 question first ministerially corrected 05/08/2021 14:35:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry