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1672518

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they keep a list of exporters for the purposes of determining who to invite to government sponsored trade conferences held in the UK; and what are the criteria for selection for invitees to such conferences.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) does not maintain an official list of exporters for this particular purpose. The criteria for selecting businesses invited by the Department to specific events vary depending on several factors. These factors differ based on the type of events, whether organised by DBT or third parties. Invitations to events are extended to businesses based on the Department's contacts with them, collaboration with stakeholders, or broader promotional efforts.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 06/12/2023 16:42:09 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1655120

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government who are the Trade Envoys; to which country each Trade Envoy has been assigned; and what is the party affiliation of each Trade Envoy and the length of time in post.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL9684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 36 Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys and information as below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Trade Envoy</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Date of PM Appointment </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>LATIN AMERICA &amp; THE CARIBBEAN</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Mark Menzies MP (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>September 2016 &amp; September 2017 for Argentina</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Panama, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Baroness Hooper of Liverpool (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Marco Longhi MP (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>August 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>AFRICA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Risby of Haverhill (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>November 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda &amp; Rwanda (watching brief for DRC)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Popat (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>January 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt and Cameroon</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP (DUP)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>January 2016 &amp; August 2021 for Cameroon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Helen Grant MP (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Theo Clarke MP (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Reappointed May 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa &amp; Mauritius</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Andrew Selous MP(Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>September 2017 &amp; January 2023 for Mauritius</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Walney (Non-Affiliated)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>August 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Baroness Hoey (Non-Affiliated)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>August 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tunisia &amp; Libya</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Yvonne Fovargue MP (Lab)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>March 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angola, Zambia &amp; Ethiopia</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Laurence Robertson MP (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Reappointed March 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>MIDDLE EAST</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>January 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Risby of Haverhill (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>August 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>January 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan, Kuwait &amp; Palestine Territories</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Baroness Morris of Bolton (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>November 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UAE</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Gareth Thompson MP (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>March 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><br> <strong>EECAN</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>April 2016 &amp; Kazakhstan July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mongolia</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Daniel Kawczynski MP (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Baroness Meyer (Con)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Hutton (Lab)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>May 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>EUROPE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Switzerland &amp; Liechtenstein</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Sir Stephen Timms MP (Lab)</p></td><td><p>August 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Martin Vickers MP (Con)</p></td><td><p>October 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>APAC</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Australia</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Botham (Crossbench)</p></td><td><p>August 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Taiwan</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Faulkner (Lab)</p></td><td><p>January 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Japan</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Greg Clark MP (Con)</p></td><td><p>May 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Thailand, Myanmar, Brunei &amp; Vietnam</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Mark Garnier MP (Con)</p></td><td><p>October 2020 &amp; for Vietnam January 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Singapore</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Sarfraz (Con)</p></td><td><p>January 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Republic of Korea</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Sir John Whittingdale (Con)</p></td><td><p>May 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines &amp; ASEAN</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Richard Graham MP (Con)</p></td><td><p>Reappointed March 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Cambodia &amp; Laos</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Heather Wheeler MP (Con)</p></td><td><p>Reappointed March 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>New Zealand</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>David Mundell MP (Con)</p></td><td><p>Reappointed March 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>SOUTH ASIA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Rushanara Ali MP (Lab)</p></td><td><p>March 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Lord Mervyn Davies of Abersoch (Crossbench)</p></td><td><p>October 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong> </strong> <strong>North America</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Canada</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Dame Maria Miller MP (Con)</p></td><td><p>May 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>USA (specific focus on driving trade promotion with existing MOU states)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Sir Conor Burns MP (Con)</p></td><td><p>May 2023</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 07/08/2023 14:48:42 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1654980

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish an up-to-date list of trade envoys.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
uin	HL9584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2023 answer text <p>An up-to-date list of the Prime Minister’s Trade can be found on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/groups/trade-envoys" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/groups/trade-envoys</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/08/2023 13:37:17 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1654981

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many trade envoys are the subject of complaints for behaviour contrary to the Prime Minister’s guidelines on conduct.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
uin	HL9585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 11/09/2023 13:21:42 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1654145

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will place a copy of the conduct guidelines issued to trade envoys in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
uin	HL9480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>I will arrange for a copy of their Terms of Reference to be placed in the library.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 11/09/2023 14:12:51 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1605517

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2023 to Question 136628 on Trade Promotion, for what reason her Department does not hold data on the involvement of the UK diaspora in trade delegations.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	169279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business &amp; Trade take a number of factors into account when identifying attendees for trade delegations. These are predominantly commercial considerations – which UK businesses or stakeholders will most benefit from involvement or can most effectively support the UK’s objectives. Knowledge and experience of a specific market would be one consideration, but we do not collect data on the diaspora of attendees.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 28/03/2023 10:36:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1587437

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2023 to Question 134004 on Trade Promotion, when she will publish the findings of the Export Client Survey for financial years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	148624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Export Client Survey launched in 2018 and the findings for the 2018-2019 financial year have been published: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-export-client-survey-ecs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-export-client-survey-ecs</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to publish the subsequent Export Client Survey findings as per the Department’s monitoring and evaluation strategy and in line with the Government Social Research protocol.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 27/02/2023 13:30:03 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1585190

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the (1) roles, and (2) expectations, of the Prime Minister's trade envoys.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL5530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2023 answer text <p>Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys are appointed to a wide spectrum of countries where they are able to make a significant contribution to the Government’s trade and investment objectives.</p><p> </p><p>They champion Global Britain and promote the UK as a destination of choice for inward investment across all regions of the UK, helping to level up the country by supplementing the UK’s existing trade relations in their respective markets, working with our regional Trade Commissioners and global network to promote British business across the globe.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 17/02/2023 14:09:46 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1582213

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	ORIGINAL: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2023 to Question 126639 on Trade Promotion, whether her Department identifies a difference between diaspora and diversity.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	136628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The question answered on 27 January, UIN: 126639, made reference to both diversity and diaspora, and the response from my Hon. Friend for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, the former Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Exports, highlighted our department’s commitment to diversity, however, we do not hold data on the involvement of diverse diaspora in trade delegations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/02/2023 13:43:52 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1581490

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the results of the Export Client Survey for each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	134004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Export Client Survey launched in 2018 and the findings for the 2018-2019 financial year have been published: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-export-client-survey-ecs." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-export-client-survey-ecs.</a></p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 02/02/2023 14:55:14 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie previous answer version 52257 answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra