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1082541

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will commit to excluding the NHS and other public services from future trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	229137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Friend for Clwyd South to the answer I gave to the Member for Midlothian on 26 February 2019, UIN 224362.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/03/2019 14:18:46 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

1082695

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2019 to Question 226741 on Exports: Advertising, how much of the £1.90 million spent on advertising on online digital formats was spent on (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook, (c) Instagram, (d) Google, (e) LinkedIn and (f) other sites.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	229255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>From 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019, the £1.90 million spent on digital advertising by the Exporting is GREAT campaign was broken down as below.</p><p> </p><p>A) Spending on Twitter was £0.</p><p>B) Spending on Facebook was £233,000.</p><p>C) Spending on Instagram was £47,000.</p><p>D) Spending on Google was £89,000.</p><p>E) Spending on LinkedIn was £69,000.</p><p>F) The remaining costs of our advertising on digital formats and other sites was £1.46 million</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/03/2019 16:30:17 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1082278

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Biofuels: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2019 to Question 225546 on Biofuels: Import Duties, when she plans to make a public announcement on biofuel tariffs ahead of the UK leaving the EU on the 29 March 2019; (a) when and (b) how she plans to inform representatives of the UK bioethanol industry of the decision on those tariffs; and if she will make it her policy that there will be at least 15 working days between informing representatives of the UK bioethanol industry and making that public announcement.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	228727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>It is the job of a responsible government to prepare for all scenarios. No deal preparations are continuing at pace, including on secondary legislation. We will communicate a decision on what is a market sensitive information to stakeholders and the public as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 03/04/2019 13:55:16 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1082325

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the level of foreign direct investment into (a) Belfast and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>DIT is leading on Government’s shared intent to safeguard the UK’s position as a world-leading destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).</p><p> </p><p>The UK has many strengths that attract investors: an open, liberal economy, world-class talent and a business-friendly environment. The most recent data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ranked the UK as third globally for FDI in 2017—and the number one destination in Europe, ahead of Germany.</p><p> </p><p>DIT is supporting investment into local communities by targeting promotional support towards projects with the greatest potential to maximise national wealth and value for money. As part of this approach, DIT is working with local partners to systematically identify emerging clusters, sub-sectors, supply chain gaps or other ‘High Potential Opportunities’ where lack of market information is leading to structural under-investment. This programme includes opportunities to strengthen the aerospace and advanced engineering sector in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/03/2019 11:38:43 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081701

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of Saudi Arabia's record on the maintenance of human rights in determining his policy on future trade with Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	227994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>This Government frequently discusses human rights and raises concerns with the Saudi Arabian Government. No aspect of our commercial relationship with Saudi Arabia prevents us from speaking frankly and openly about human rights and we use our engagement to encourage reform. We do not pursue trade to the exclusion of human rights.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/03/2019 11:08:28 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081852

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of additional carbon dioxide that has been emitted in each of the last five years as a result of UK Export Finance funding for fossil fuel projects overseas.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	228121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) reports estimated operational greenhouse gas emissions through its website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukef-environmental-social-and-human-rights-risk-management" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukef-environmental-social-and-human-rights-risk-management</a>). UKEF reports this for all projects it supports which fall under the OECD Recommendation on Common Approaches and Social and Environmental Due Diligence and where operational phase annual greenhouse gas emissions are calculated to exceed 25,000 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> equivalent.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 07/03/2019 16:31:30 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1081875

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement will exclude Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in line with current European Union differentiation.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	228137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer to Question [226022] on [5] March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/03/2019 11:17:26 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1081926

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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, whether a free trade deal with the United States is a priority for his Department.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	227979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Once we have left the EU, negotiating an ambitious free trade agreement with the United States that maintains our high standards for businesses, workers and consumers is a high priority.</p><p> </p><p>The United States is our largest trading partner outside of the EU, responsible for a fifth of all UK exports and is the single biggest source of inward investment into the UK. A potential free trade agreement between our two countries presents an important opportunity to deepen our already strong bilateral relationship.</p><p> </p><p>We have completed a 14-week public consultation on a future FTA with the US and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 07/03/2019 10:15:55 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1081930

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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: Tanzania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to increase trade between the UK and Tanzania.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	227983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>After leaving the EU, the UK will create a trade preference scheme which will provide duty-free, quota-free access to Least Developed Countries, including Tanzania.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK is a strong global player on Aid for Trade (AfT). Our comprehensive AfT programmes help partner countries break down the barriers to trade and take better advantage of trade opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister set out during her visit to Africa last Summer, the Government is committed to seeing a step change in our relationship with Africa in order to drive forward trade and investment.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade supports UK businesses to both export and invest overseas. And last August the Government launched a new export strategy, setting out how we will encourage, inform, connect and finance UK businesses of all sizes to enable them to take advantage of the demand for UK goods and services in markets such as Tanzania and around the world.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/03/2019 11:43:00 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1079573

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Administration on food standards in relation to a future trade deal after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p><em>Whilst we cannot negotiate any trade agreements before leaving the EU, the Government has made it clear that any future deal with the US must work for UK consumers, farmers and food manufacturers as well as protecting the UK’s high standards of food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection.</em></p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 07/03/2019 09:53:08 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham