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1199752

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will suspend export of (a) rubber bullets and (b) tear gas to the US.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	53467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and I have been sorry to see the violence that has taken place in the United States of America.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (‘Consolidated Criteria’). In reaching a decision, the Department for International Trade receives advice from a number of Departments including the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Together, we draw on all available information, including reports from NGOs and our diplomatic missions. The Consolidated Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework and requires us to think hard about the impact of exporting any equipment. These are not decisions my Department takes lightly, and we will not license the export of items where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Any licence granted by my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade may be subject to conditions. In addition, in line with the Consolidated Criteria, my Department is able to review licences – and suspend or revoke as necessary – when circumstances require. There are currently <del class="ministerial">nine</del> <ins class="ministerial">eight </ins>extant licences that may be linked to law enforcement agencies. Six are Open Individual Export Licences (‘OIELs’), which have potential end users that include law enforcement agencies. <del class="ministerial">Three</del> <ins class="ministerial">Two </ins>are Standard Individual Export Licences (‘SIELs’), which have numerous potential end users that include law enforcement agencies. There are also 15 Open General Licences (‘OGLs’) for which businesses can register that cover the export of anti-riot gear.</p><p> </p><p>Much information is in the public domain already. We publish information on all export licences issued, refused and revoked on a quarterly and annual basis as official statistics on GOV.UK – at: gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data – and whilst data on actual exports is not required to be centrally held, the licences issued until the end of December 2019 are available.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/06/2020 17:04:53 question first ministerially corrected 15/06/2020 09:18:39 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 26652 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1199754

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will suspend export of (a) rubber bullets and (b) tear gas to the US.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	53468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and I have been sorry to see the violence that has taken place in the United States of America.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (‘Consolidated Criteria’). In reaching a decision, the Department for International Trade receives advice from a number of Departments including the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Together, we draw on all available information, including reports from NGOs and our diplomatic missions. The Consolidated Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework and requires us to think hard about the impact of exporting any equipment. These are not decisions my Department takes lightly, and we will not license the export of items where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Any licence granted by my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade may be subject to conditions. In addition, in line with the Consolidated Criteria, my Department is able to review licences – and suspend or revoke as necessary – when circumstances require. There are currently <del class="ministerial">nine</del> <ins class="ministerial">eight </ins>extant licences that may be linked to law enforcement agencies. Six are Open Individual Export Licences (‘OIELs’), which have potential end users that include law enforcement agencies. <del class="ministerial">Three</del> <ins class="ministerial">Two</ins> are Standard Individual Export Licences (‘SIELs’), which have numerous potential end users that include law enforcement agencies. There are also 15 Open General Licences (‘OGLs’) for which businesses can register that cover the export of anti-riot gear.</p><p> </p><p>Much information is in the public domain already. We publish information on all export licences issued, refused and revoked on a quarterly and annual basis as official statistics on GOV.UK – at: gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data – and whilst data on actual exports is not required to be centrally held, the licences issued until the end of December 2019 are available.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/06/2020 17:04:53 question first ministerially corrected 15/06/2020 09:18:31 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 26653 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

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

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

1276357

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2021
	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: Advisory Bodies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2020 to Question 127536, if she will publish a full list of the Thematic Working Groups established by the Government to include the (a) membership and (b) terms of reference of each group and (c) dates on which those groups have so far met.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	137160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department has established a cohort of cross-government Thematic Working Groups (TWGs), of which eight are currently in operation: Continuity; Customs; Financial Services; Intellectual Property; Procurement; Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs); Sustainability; and Trade for Development. We are in the process of establishing two further TWGs covering: Cross-Cutting Services; and Technical Barriers to Trade.</p><p>The TWGs have met 15 times to date since they were established in October 2020. A review of these groups’ membership is ongoing and expected to conclude shortly, together with a decision on whether membership and terms of reference will be published. The table below shows how many meetings the eight established groups have had and the dates on which they were held.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>TWG name</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total number of meetings held to date</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Date of each meeting held</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Continuity </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">23/10/2020</ins> <ins class="ministerial">20/11/2020</ins> <ins class="ministerial">15/12/2020</ins> <ins class="ministerial">29/12/2020</ins> <ins class="ministerial">05/01/2021</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Customs </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">09/10/2020</ins> <ins class="ministerial">11/12/2020</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Financial Services </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">06/11/2020</ins> <ins class="ministerial">15/12/2020</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Intellectual Property</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19/11/2020</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Procurement </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">07/12/2020</ins> <ins class="ministerial">14/01/2021</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">SMEs </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19/11/2020</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Sustainability </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">05/11/2020</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Trade for</ins> <ins class="ministerial">Development</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14/10/2020</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 18/01/2021 17:52:11 question first ministerially corrected 25/01/2021 18:29:56 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 74952 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

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

1313370

	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: Singapore and Vietnam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many members of staff, and at what grades, accompanied her on her visit to Singapore and Vietnam in December 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	147
	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">28,310.03</ins><del class="ministerial">25,699.24<del class="ministerial"></del></del></p><p>A breakdown of costs is as follows:</p><p>a) Flights – £<ins class="ministerial">20,296.24</ins><del class="ministerial">23,359.24</del></p><p>b) Accommodation – £<ins class="ministerial">3,980.06</ins><del class="ministerial">2,340</del></p><p>c) Internal travel – nil.</p><p>d) subsistence and expenses – <ins class="ministerial">£4,034.00</ins><del class="ministerial">nil.</del></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands previous answer version 506 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands 578 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 08:54:38 question first ministerially corrected 05/08/2021 14:35:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1199726

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to review UK exports of (a) tear gas and (b) rubber bullets to the US.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	53311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and I have been sorry to see the violence that has taken place in the United States of America.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (‘Consolidated Criteria’). In reaching a decision, the Department for International Trade receives advice from a number of Departments including the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Together, we draw on all available information, including reports from NGOs and our diplomatic missions. The Consolidated Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework and requires us to think hard about the impact of exporting any equipment. These are not decisions my Department takes lightly, and we will not license the export of items where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Any licence granted by my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade may be subject to conditions. In addition, in line with the Consolidated Criteria, my Department is able to review licences – and suspend or revoke as necessary – when circumstances require. There are currently <del class="ministerial">nine</del> <ins class="ministerial">eight </ins>extant licences that may be linked to law enforcement agencies. Six are Open Individual Export Licences (‘OIELs’), which have potential end users that include law enforcement agencies. <del class="ministerial">Three</del> <ins class="ministerial">Two </ins>are Standard Individual Export Licences (‘SIELs’), which have numerous potential end users that include law enforcement agencies. There are also 15 Open General Licences (‘OGLs’) for which businesses can register that cover the export of anti-riot gear.</p><p> </p><p>Much information is in the public domain already. We publish information on all export licences issued, refused and revoked on a quarterly and annual basis as official statistics on GOV.UK – at: gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data – and whilst data on actual exports is not required to be centrally held, the licences issued until the end of December 2019 are available.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/06/2020 17:00:51 question first ministerially corrected 15/06/2020 09:18:48 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 26644 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1258417

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the longest number of days her Department has taken to make an export licence decision from the date of the initial request to the date of the first decision being communicated to the applicant in each quarter of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
	tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
	uin	125256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I refer the Hon. Lady to the answer I gave on 8<sup>th</sup> December 2020 to Question (UIN: 124773).</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">HM Government publishes Official Statistics on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations on GOV.UK, on a quarterly and annual basis. These reports contain detailed information including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This information is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a> The most recent publication was on 13<sup>th</sup> October 2020, covering the period 1<sup>st</sup> April – 30<sup>th</sup> June 2020.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Internal records held indicate, in each quarter between Q1 2018 and Q2 2020, the longest an application has taken to process a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) by HM Government, is as follows:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Period</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Longest an application has taken, in working days</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q1 2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>901</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q2 2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>887</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q3 2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>1018</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q4 2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>424</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q1 2019</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>576</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q2 2019</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>730</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q3 2019</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>431</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q4 2019</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>573</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q1 2020</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>488</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q2 2020</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>549</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 09/12/2020 17:50:27 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2020 17:16:45 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 68112 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

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