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1466314

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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: Somaliland
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 take steps to negotiate a trade deal between the UK and Somaliland.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	10056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>For a decade the United Kingdom has been the only Western bilateral donor with a permanent diplomatic presence in Hargeisa. However, there are no plans to negotiate a free trade agreement with Somaliland. Somalia, including Somaliland, qualifies for duty free quota free access on goods imported to the United Kingdom through the United Kingdom Generalised Scheme of Preferences.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/06/2022 10:09:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1465893

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	TRIPS Agreement
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 implications for her policies of (a) introducing a comprehensive temporary waiver on the provisions of the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement and (b) mandating covid-19 healthcare technology transfers from nationally based pharmaceutical companies; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	8945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK believes that there is no evidence that a waiver of intellectual property rights would help with equitable vaccine distribution and their prompt administration. Rather, it would have the extremely negative effect of dismantling the framework which allows the development of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Instead, we are encouraging the pharmaceutical industry to continue to form additional voluntary licensing and technology transfer partnerships. Working with commercial partners and within the existing international Intellectual Property framework is the most effective way to produce life-saving medicines at pace.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 11541 question first answered 10/06/2022 10:44:45 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1465894

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	TRIPS Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many times (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have met members of the pharmaceutical industry to discuss the TRIPS waiver proposal before the WTO; on what dates those meetings occurred; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	8946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>Department for International Trade officials have met regularly with a wide range of stakeholders to discuss the TRIPS waiver proposal. With regards to members of the pharmaceutical industry, officials held meetings on 3 occasions where the current TRIPS waiver proposal text was discussed, namely 11 May, 19 May, and 26 May.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/06/2022 10:14:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1465895

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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: TRIPS Agreement
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 (a) objectives her Department has prioritised for the text-based negotiations on the latest TRIPS waiver text; and what constructive engagement her Department has committed to in respect of the text-based negotiations on the latest TRIPS waiver.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	8947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The WTO Membership reached a consensus-based decision on TRIPS at the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), held between 12 and 17 June 2022. The Decision focuses on streamlining compulsory licencing processes for developing countries to produce and export COVID-19 vaccines. The UK engaged constructively in the discussions, demonstrating flexibility to help broker consensus.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/06/2022 16:06:47 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1464918

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Minerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which nations her Department has held discussions with on critical minerals.
tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
tabling member printed	Cherilyn Mackrory
uin	6909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>A secure supply of critical minerals is vital to achieving our net zero ambitions. We work with our international partners to strengthen all critical supply chains as we seek to improve our national security and economic resilience. We have committed to publishing a Critical Minerals Strategy in 2022, which will set out how we can work internationally to secure the sustainability of Britain’s supply. In advance of that strategy, we are engaging with our international partners, and in multilateral fora, to build resilient and sustainable critical mineral supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/05/2022 14:14:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4758 label Biography information for Cherilyn Mackrory

1465015

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Cyprus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has undertaken a recent assessment of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus; and what steps her Department is taking to encourage further trade between those areas and Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	6718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Sovereign Base Area (SBA) Protocol to the UK Withdrawal Agreement, stipulates that the SBAs remain in the EU Customs Territory. As such, they remain aligned with EU Free Trade Agreements. The SBAs do not have any commercial ports or airports and do not import or export to any third countries, aside from the Republic of Cyprus.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/06/2022 15:21:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1464395

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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, with which individual states of the United States her Department is negotiating memoranda of understanding as of 19 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	5412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government engages regularly with states across the US, to identify the best approach to strengthening our economic relationships.</p><p> </p><p>MoUs are one of a range of mechanisms to achieve this. We are therefore hoping to sign a number of MOUs by the end of the year. Our first will be with Indiana.</p><p> </p><p>We will be making announcements in due course according to the pipeline of MOUs underway.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/05/2022 16:15:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 2786 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1464396

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, to which individual states of the United States have (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department travelled in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	5413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Between 20<sup>th</sup> May 2021 and 20<sup>th</sup> May 2022, the Department of International Trade’s Ministers have visited the following US States: <em>Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas and Washington DC .</em></p><p> </p><p>These visits were accompanied by officials. However, we don’t track centrally, all visits made by officials when not accompanying Ministers. Some officials will have travelled in that time for a variety of reasons including to begin new roles in posts, to visit their counterparts in US government, to support the Department's objectives to promote exports and investment in the US. Departmental travel guidance will have been followed to ensure value for money.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/05/2022 14:06:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1464397

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department has spent on (a) flights and (b) hotel accommodation for visits by (i) officials and (ii) Ministers to the United States in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	5414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has spent a total of £251,625 on both flights and hotel accommodations from April 2021 to March 2022 for officials and Ministers visiting the United States of America.</p><p> </p><p>The figure above relates to all bookings made through DIT’s Travel Management Company.</p><p> </p><p>DIT Ministerial travel is published on <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMordaunt%40trade.gov.uk%7C93aa3617ba834484dfe808da3f1d68a0%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637891692781852649%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LNGXx5eZlTxZrKHuTsZvgvn2IQ7r0pUSePNh%2B89nkBk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> -<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdit-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMordaunt%40trade.gov.uk%7C93aa3617ba834484dfe808da3f1d68a0%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637891692781852649%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0YLvKsQaOsaPbqyUePLftBPfj951UPX6IvEOPYMOkMs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</em></a><em>. </em></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/05/2022 13:29:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 2783 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1464399

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Chambers of Commerce: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much funding her Department has allocated to each chamber of commerce for the provision of independent trade advice in (a) each of the last five years and (b) for 2022-23; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	5314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has not directly allocated funding to any chambers of commerce in the last five years.</p><p>The table below shows only those Delivery Partners that are funded by DIT that have links to the Chambers of Commerce and the already contracted costs which fall in FY22/23.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>SW</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EM</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>WM</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NW</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£2,567,900</p></td><td><p>£2,365,053</p></td><td><p>£2,827,960</p></td><td><p>£1,477,420</p></td><td><p>£3,478,087</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£2,271,640</p></td><td><p>£2,389,440</p></td><td><p>£3,179,300</p></td><td><p>£1,432,920</p></td><td><p>£2,908,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£2,400,720</p></td><td><p>£1,936,718</p></td><td><p>£2,862,960</p></td><td><p>£1,472,920</p></td><td><p>£2,975,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£3,317,088</p></td><td><p>£2,937,240</p></td><td><p>£4,367,300</p></td><td><p>£1,949,920</p></td><td><p>£3,934,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>£2,903,640</p></td><td><p>£2,705,940</p></td><td><p>£4,201,040</p></td><td><p>£1,694,920</p></td><td><p>£3,623,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23 (Q1 only)</p></td><td><p>£717,910</p></td><td><p>£676,485</p></td><td><p>£982,075</p></td><td><p>£423,730</p></td><td><p>£899,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£14,178,898</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£13,010,876</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£18,420,635</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£8,451,830</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£17,819,627</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Allocation of funding during the contracted periods has been based upon performance data, the numbers of businesses in each region, and levelling up requirements.</p><p>DIT looks forward to maintaining and developing strong partnerships with the Chambers of Commerce on local export initiatives and activities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 5317 question first answered 09/06/2022 15:36:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas