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registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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: Zimbabwe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of recent trends in human rights abuses by Zimbabwean security forces; and what steps her Department plans to take in respect of trade in response to those reports.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	125455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned by the human rights situation in Zimbabwe, including a lack of accountability for violations.</p><p> </p><p>The Overseas Business Risk guidance for Zimbabwe is currently under review.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are rigorously reviewed. We will not license the export of equipment where there is a clear risk that it might be used to commit or facilitate internal repression.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/03/2022 14:01:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1420799

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of supporting a temporary patent waiver for covid-19 vaccines to ensure developing countries have equitable access to vaccine supply.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	120643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2022 answer text <p>The waiver proposed at the World Trade Organisation goes beyond patents and vaccines, encompassing most intellectual property on all COVID-19-related products and technologies with no geographical or duration limits.</p><p> </p><p>While HM Government remains open to initiatives that will help with equitable vaccine distribution and their prompt administration, there is no evidence that waiving intellectual property protections would advance this objective. Rather, it would dismantle the framework which has and will continue to develop Covid-19 products, like vaccines, which are positively contributing to the global pandemic response, enabling vaccination of key workers like seafarers and medical staff both domestically and internationally.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/02/2022 14:18:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1420954

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings she had with her Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (a) 1 March to 31 May 2021, (b) 1 June to 31 August 2021 and (c) 1 September to 30 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	120705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade draws from a range of scientific advice and expertise, including its Chief Scientific Adviser. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/02/2022 12:20:53 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1419476

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
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, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of a UK-US free trade agreement on living standards for households across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	117785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>A UK-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could have a significant positive impact on living standards for households across the UK due to potential wage rises combined with lower prices for goods imported from the US. The Department for International Trade (DIT) analysis published in 2020 shows that an ambitious FTA with the US could deliver a £15.3 billion increase in bilateral trade and a £3.4 billion lift to the UK economy. DIT’s analysis also suggests productivity gains from a UK-US FTA could contribute to wage increases of up to £1.8 billion for UK workers in the long run.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail can be found in the report on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-approach-to-trade-negotiations-with-the-us" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-approach-to-trade-negotiations-with-the-us</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/02/2022 12:08:49 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1419071

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will seek a complete carve out of audio-visual services from the intellectual property chapter of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement as part of her proposals to join that partnership; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	116836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is a pre-existing agreement signed by eleven countries and ratified by eight. It is not possible to re-write the agreement, because this is an accession process, not a brand-new free trade agreement negotiation</p><p><br> The Government cannot comment on the sensitive detail of live negotiations; however, accession will only take place on terms beneficial to the UK. <br></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 116837 116840 116841 116842 question first answered 09/02/2022 10:25:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1419072

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will sign side letters with members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership to exclude the compulsory use of the Investor State Dispute Settlement Process as part of her proposals to join that partnership; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	116837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is a pre-existing agreement signed by eleven countries and ratified by eight. It is not possible to re-write the agreement, because this is an accession process, not a brand-new free trade agreement negotiation</p><p><br> The Government cannot comment on the sensitive detail of live negotiations; however, accession will only take place on terms beneficial to the UK. <br></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 116836 116840 116841 116842 question first answered 09/02/2022 10:25:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1419073

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Rules of Origin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will publish an assessment on the potential impact of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership rules of origin on goods (a) produced domestically and (b) on sale in the UK market; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	116838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK published its strategic approach to the negotiations in June 2021, which outlined how the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership’s Rules of Origin could give British exporters further opportunities to qualify for tariff free market access.</p><p> </p><p>This document included a detailed scoping assessment. Following the conclusion of negotiations, a full Impact Assessment will be published prior to scrutiny by parliament. These publications both set out the Government’s assessment of the potential long run effects of new free trade agreements which includes accounting for the implications of rules of origin.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/02/2022 11:45:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1419075

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: European Patent Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will negotiate a carve out from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on patent law so that the UK can maintain its membership of the European Patent Convention; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	116840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is a pre-existing agreement signed by eleven countries and ratified by eight. It is not possible to re-write the agreement, because this is an accession process, not a brand-new free trade agreement negotiation</p><p><br> The Government cannot comment on the sensitive detail of live negotiations; however, accession will only take place on terms beneficial to the UK. <br></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 116836 116837 116841 116842 question first answered 09/02/2022 10:25:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1419076

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will seek to secure a special automotive carve out with Japan as part of accession talks to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	116841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is a pre-existing agreement signed by eleven countries and ratified by eight. It is not possible to re-write the agreement, because this is an accession process, not a brand-new free trade agreement negotiation</p><p><br> The Government cannot comment on the sensitive detail of live negotiations; however, accession will only take place on terms beneficial to the UK. <br></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 116836 116837 116840 116842 question first answered 09/02/2022 10:25:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1419078

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Dispute Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will propose reforms to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Code of Conduct for Investor State Dispute Settle proceedings during negotiations on accession to that partnership; and is she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	116842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is a pre-existing agreement signed by eleven countries and ratified by eight. It is not possible to re-write the agreement, because this is an accession process, not a brand-new free trade agreement negotiation</p><p><br> The Government cannot comment on the sensitive detail of live negotiations; however, accession will only take place on terms beneficial to the UK. <br></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 116836 116837 116840 116841 question first answered 09/02/2022 10:25:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas