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850009

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	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 Promotion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for each trade envoy (a) what contracts they have helped deliver, (b) how many visits they have each made to their respective countries and (c) the number of times they have had meetings in the Department during the period they have been appointed to that role.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	129577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Trade Envoy Programme primarily focuses on helping to facilitate bilateral trade and investment through soft power and fostering relationships in markets to which Trade Envoys are assigned.. In 16/17 Trade Envoys contributed towards £15.5bn in export wins.</p><p><strong>Annex A</strong> provides a breakdown of the number of visits each current Trade Envoy has undertaken since the programme began in 2012.</p><p>DIT arranges a number of briefing roundtables throughout the year, to update Trade Envoys on departmental priorities. Trade Envoys are also able to use DIT's meeting rooms when receiving official visitors where appropriate. However DIT does not centrally hold information on the number of times they have had internal meetings and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/03/2018 17:58:03 question first ministerially corrected 12/03/2018 11:33:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart attachment 1 file name AnnexA.docx title List of Visits previous answer version 44327 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart attachment 1 file name Annex A.docx title Annex A - List of visits
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1047796

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Sheep Meat: Australia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Australia on increasing the quota of lamb exports to the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	212310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Neither the Secretary of State for International Trade nor his officials have discussed with their Australian counterparts the increasing of an Australian lamb quota in the event of a no deal.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/01/2019 13:55:07 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1077528

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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: Israel
	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 announcement, UK and Israel sign trade continuity agreement, published by his Department on 18 February 2019, whether the provisions of that agreement will extend to Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	226022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK and Israel have a strong and important trading relationship. However, we do not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including the settlements, as part of Israel. We sought to ensure continuity in our trading relationship, not to renegotiate terms. The OPTs are not covered by the current EU-Israel Trade Agreements, nor by the UK-Israel Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>On 18<sup>th</sup> February 2019, we also signed an agreement with the Palestinian Authority, which transitions the current EU Interim Association Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The agreements have now been laid in Parliament and published on gov.uk, alongside a full report.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 07/03/2019 09:58:49 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

687271

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	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 Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the WTO.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
	uin	908698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p><em>I have had a number of constructive discussions with the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevedo, including a recent face-to-face meeting and I will have many more such meetings. He has been very supportive of the UK’s position. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>I have also met Ministers and Permanent Representatives from a broad cross-section of WTO Members.</em></p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 09/02/2017 17:56:18 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
	tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

802628

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the (a) National Farmers Union and (b) Food and Drink Federation on the potential for a free trade deal for the UK with the US.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	118178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) supports trade and champions the interests of companies in all parts of the UK. DIT has met both the National Farmers Union and the Food and Drink Federation to discuss a number of matters, including UK-US trade.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/12/2017 13:06:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

809680

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings he or his Department have had with (a) the Legatum Institute and (b) Barnabus Reynolds/Politieia on market liberalisation following the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	120300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has met the Legatum Institute on a number of occasions since its formation, at Ministerial and official level, as it does with a number of think tanks. These meetings covered a variety of topics.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/12/2017 12:30:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

819935

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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 Promotion: Conflict of Interests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what measures he has put in place to ensure that people acting as trade ambassadors separate that role from any personal commercial activities they have arising from which there might be a conflict of interest.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	122007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys are parliamentarians and as such are duty bound to declare their interests on the parliamentary register.</p><p>The Department for International Trade officials provide all PM Trade Envoys with a copy of the terms of reference for the programme, which includes a section on conflicts of interest.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/01/2018 17:03:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

921906

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: International Fur Trade Federation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what meetings have taken place between Ministers or officials of his Department and representatives of the International Fur Traders Association since his Department was established to date.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	152043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Details of the meetings held by the Department for International Trade (DIT) Ministers are published on the Gov.UK website and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-international-trade&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-international-trade&amp;publication_type=transparency-data</a></p><p> </p><p>Below ministerial level, officials routinely meet trade representatives from a wide range of sectors with a diverse range of interests as part of general engagement activities of the department.</p><p> </p><p>No DIT Ministers have met directly with the International Fur Traders Association.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/06/2018 13:42:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

934960

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Serco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many current contracts his Department has with Serco; and what the (a) value, (b) start date and (c) end date of each of those contracts is.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	161082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade does not have any contracts with Serco.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/07/2018 17:00:17 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew