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1719674

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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: Sri Lanka
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka has visited Sri Lanka in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	27333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/05/2024 14:10:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1719679

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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: Sri Lanka
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what areas of the economy the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka has promoted during his tenure.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	27334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/05/2024 14:02:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1719682

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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: Sri Lanka
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the trade generated by the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka since his appointment.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	27335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/05/2024 14:12:43 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1719719

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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	Motor Vehicles: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to implement tariffs on vehicles produced in China.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	27286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/05/2024 14:59:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1719030

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
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	Hamas: Qatar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with her Qatari counterpart on (a) businesses in that country having links to Hamas and (b) the potential impact of those links on the level of risk for British business partners.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	26927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/05/2024 15:09:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1718313

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Overseas Trade: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to strengthen UK-Israel trade relations.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/05/2024 14:00:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1717935

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Food: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data her Department holds on trends in the volume of British food exports to Asia over the last five years; and what steps her Department is taking to help support growth in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	26206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade offers Export Support Service, online guidance via the GREAT.gov.uk platform, the Export Academy programme, UK Export Finance and a network of trade advisers across England, the nations and overseas, to support businesses to maximise their exports.The department also provides a compelling programme of support for food exporters to connect with buyers through tradeshows and missions; for example, the upcoming UK Pavilion at Thaifex-Anuga, Bangkok (28 May - 1 June).</p><p> </p><p>The department holds data provided by HMRC on food exports (see below).</p><p>HMRC: UK exports of Food, Feed &amp; Drink (FFD)</p><p>VOLUME</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>All UK exports</p></td><td><p>Exports to Asia (Million tonnes)</p></td><td><p>Proportion exported to Asia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>13.5</p></td><td><p>1.37</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td><td><p>1.30</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>1.35</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td><td><p>1.16</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>VALUE</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>All UK exports</p></td><td><p>Exports to Asia (£ billion)</p></td><td><p>Proportion exported to Asia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>23.7</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>21.7</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>20.3</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>24.9</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>24.4</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/05/2024 16:58:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1718073

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Solar Power: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the decision by the US to impose a 50% tariff on Chinese-made solar cells.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	26288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK has noted the new tariffs on a series of Chinese goods being imported into the US. The UK does not routinely comment on trade measures taken between other countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 26289 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:21:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1718074

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Solar Power: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a 50% tariff on Chinese-made solar cells in the context of US tariff policy.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	26289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK has noted the new tariffs on a series of Chinese goods being imported into the US. The UK does not routinely comment on trade measures taken between other countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 26288 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:21:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1717631

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Export Credit Guarantees
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 13 May 2024 to Question 24406 on Export Credit Guarantees, whether (a) a Minister or (b) an official in her Department has unilaterally proposed a 100% guarantee in advance of negotiations with a company.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	25789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department of Business and Trade has not unilaterally proposed a 100% guarantee to any company.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/05/2024 08:26:42 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones