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1486443

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that human rights are prioritised within the UK's trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>There is no one-size-fits-all approach to either negotiating trade deals or supporting human rights. The UK assesses and considers appropriate action in response to egregious human rights violations and abuses globally, and this goes much wider than considering trade alone, drawing on the wider tools and levers at our disposal.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a leading advocate for human rights around the world and we remain committed to the promotion of universal human rights. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office leads this effort within the UK government. This is undertaken separately to negotiations on free trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 16:43:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1468981

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to encourage the US administration to grant Irish whiskey from Northern Ireland the same level of distinctive product protection as currently afforded to Scotch whisky.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	15264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>I am aware of the concerns raised by the Irish Whiskey Association with regard to protection of Irish whiskey, and their objective that Irish whiskey be offered equivalent protection to Scotch whisky in the US. We sought to address this issue through our previous free trade agreement negotiations, and we will continue to raise it in our ongoing engagement with the US.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/06/2022 14:41:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1454782

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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: New Zealand
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 for Northern Ireland of the New Zealand trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	148195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s impact assessment of the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement was published on 28<sup>th</sup> February 2022 and includes impacts on the UK’s nations and regions, including Northern Ireland. The impact assessment can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-new-zealand-fta-impact-assessment&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMordaunt%40trade.gov.uk%7Cfaa0d90dbb284449e8f008da13c5258d%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637844034694051069%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=65EqML48nniMxCU1fY5V02T2IG7GYVghl7UCqNIWHOE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-new-zealand-fta-impact-assessment</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/04/2022 13:54:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1441285

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agriculture: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to tackle labour shortages in farming; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of those shortages on trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	140441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government has announced that the seasonal worker visa route will be extended to 2024 to allow overseas workers to come to the UK for up to six months to harvest both edible and ornamental crops. 30,000 visas will be available. This will be kept under review with the potential to increase by 10,000 if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also working with industry to raise awareness of career opportunities within the food and farming sectors to attract more UK workers. The Government does not expect any impacts of temporary labour shortages on our future trade agenda.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 31/03/2022 13:39:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

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

1416549

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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 Barriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department's press release of 26 November 2021 entitled DIT removes 20 per cent more trade barriers to unlock major markets for British business, what assessment she has made of impact of the removal of trade barriers on levels of British trade in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade helped to remove 217 barriers in 2020/2021. More information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/market-access-barrier-statistics/market-access-barrier-statistics-financial-year-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/market-access-barrier-statistics/market-access-barrier-statistics-financial-year-2020-to-2021</a></p><p> </p><p>We continue to remove barriers and support businesses to benefit from the related trading opportunities. Recent successes include securing access for poultry meat to Japan, estimated to be worth £65million over the first 5 years of trade to farmers and producers across Britain.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/02/2022 11:29:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1367292

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to complete the trade deal with New Zealand.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	72434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government reached agreement in principle on a free trade agreement with New Zealand on 20 October 2021. We are currently working towards signature and finalising the text of the treaty with New Zealand; as well as performing a legal scrub of the text, in accordance with what was agreed at agreement in principle.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/11/2021 15:24:47 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1365773

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
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: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will ensure that any future trade deal with Australia includes commitments on tackling climate change.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	69079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s ambitious trade deal with Australia includes a substantive chapter on the environment, which includes commitments to work together on climate change and reaffirms both Parties’ commitments to upholding all their obligations under the Paris Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The deal does not stop the UK from fulfilling obligations under multilateral environmental agreements. The UK is committed to implementation of all its domestic and international obligations on climate change and the environment. The deal protects regulatory sovereignty on the environment and climate, in a manner consistent with all other trade agreements, going beyond most in its specificity of climate change law.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/11/2021 09:48:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1327282

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Trade With EU: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions the Government has had with its EU counterparts on trading arrangements for Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	6290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>Lord Frost met Vice President Šefčovič in Brussels on 15 April. He has been in regular contact with the Vice President since then and his team maintains engagement at all levels with the Commission through the Withdrawal Agreement structures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/06/2021 15:45:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037125

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Indonesia: Tsunami
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government has given to Indonesia following the tsunami in December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	205931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Following the Sunda Strait tsunami in Banten and Lampung provinces of Indonesia, the Secretary of State for International Development offered her condolences and expressed the UK’s readiness to offer international assistance in the response to the disaster. While the Indonesian Government has not requested any international assistance to the response, the UK remains in close contact and stands ready to help.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/01/2019 17:39:49 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon