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749215

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Young People: Unemployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in establishing a network of trade commissioners to highlight the importance of UK exports and to assist UK companies in exporting their products.
tabling member printed	Lord Cotter
uin	HL552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will create a network of Her Majesty's Trade Commissioners to head nine new regional overseas posts. These Commissioners will bring together export promotion, investment, and trade policy overseas. The Department is currently finalising the scope of the roles and will begin recruitment shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 20/07/2017 11:26:20 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3786 label Biography information for Lord Cotter

748821

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many staff were employed by, or seconded to, the Department for International Trade on 1 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>On 1 July 2017 the Department for International Trade, including UK Export Finance, employed and paid via payroll a total of 2,624 people. That total includes 1,268 people who are based overseas.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 19/07/2017 13:43:28 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

748822

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the budgeted running costs of the Department for International Trade for 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade running costs budget for 2017–18 is £379.3m.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 19/07/2017 13:41:40 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

748823

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what were the running costs for the Department for International Trade in 2016–17.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade running costs for 2016-17 is £351m.</p><p>This figure will be included in the Department's Annual Report &amp; Accounts which will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 19/07/2017 13:41:51 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

748854

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of elite trade negotiators needed to broker trade deals following Brexit; and how many have been recruited to date.
tabling member printed	Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer my Rt Hon. and learned Friend the Marquess of Lothian QC to the answer I gave to the noble Member Lord Adonis on 17/07/2017 (HL312).</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 19/07/2017 15:30:01 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

747328

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many officials with substantial experience of international trade negotiations have been appointed to the Department for International Trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has a strong and capable trade policy team which has grown significantly since June 2016 (from 45 to over 300 today), and is continuing to grow.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to hire the brightest and best talent from within the UK civil service and externally, in order to build a world class trade policy team that can deliver the best outcomes for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>At this stage, the Department’s primary focus is on developing our trade policy positions, international relationships and approach to future trade negotiations to ensure we are in the best position to agree trade deals once we exit the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has recently appointed Crawford Falconer to the role of Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser and Head of Trade Profession. Mr Falconer brings a wealth of global trade expertise from over 25 years of working on trade policy in the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization and academia.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 17/07/2017 12:24:59 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

747392

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ensure that trade negotiations with Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia are not adversely affected by the UK's negotiations for leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has said, we want to build a truly Global Britain that is one of the firmest advocates for free trade anywhere in the world. Whilst the UK is a member of the EU, we will continue to press for and support an ambitious EU trade agenda. This includes the various EU trade initiatives with Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. We are also considering our future trading relationships with all of our partners as we prepare to leave the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 17/07/2017 11:55:43 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

747393

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to arrange for duty-free entry into the UK of olive-oil and phosphates from Tunisia.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is actively considering a range of options for its future trade policy once we leave the EU. In particular, we are seeking to pursue a strategy that will not only maximise benefits to the UK economy, but also ensure as smooth a transition as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 17/07/2017 16:48:59 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

747394

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the supply of weapons from the UK to Saudi-Arabia, some of which have been used in the Yemen, complies with the UK's obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty for a risk-based assessment of end-use.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>All export licences are considered on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria. This was set out in the Secretary of State’s statement to the House of Commons on Monday 10 July following the High Court’s judgment dismissing the claim for judicial review brought by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (HC Deb 10 July 2017, Vol 627, Col 46).</p><p> </p><p>The Consolidated Criteria are fully compliant with the UK’s obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 17/07/2017 16:42:13 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

732733

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what was the total value of export finance available by country, together with the amount that was allocated to projects, for each of the last four years.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Measures introduced in the 2016 Autumn Statement enable UKEF to increase export finance capacity for individual countries by up to 100%, subject to country reviews.</p><p>UKEF's public expression of current risk appetite for new business for each country is available on its website. It does not hold historical information about its public expression of risk appetite for each country, but the website notes where the risk appetite has been increased following the Autumn Statement.</p><p>UKEF publishes details of the support it provides by country on an annual basis on its website. Details of its support for the last year will be published once its 2016-17 Annual Report and Accounts are laid before Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 10/07/2017 16:33:50 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley