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855554

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date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance: Honduras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Intentional Trade, with reference to the statement from the Honduran office in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning the use of force of force by the Honduras Government against protesters, if he will suspend the license for the unsent order of surveillance equipment to Honduras.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	130861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The goods on this licence were presented to UK Customs for export on 22 February 2018. This licence is now exhausted.</p><p>United Nations reports are considered as part of the application process. The issue of the licence was consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and remained so at the time of export.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/03/2018 17:40:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

851512

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	China: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value was of trade deals agreed by Scottish-based businesses which took part in the January 2018 trade visit to China by the Prime Minister.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	130275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>During the Prime Minister’s visit to China over £9 billion in deals were announced including three Scottish-Chinese commercial agreements:</p><ul><li>Highland Spring agreed a new import agreement helping to facilitate a successful product launch;</li><li>Fettes College secured a deal to establish a British-style bilingual school in a collaboration with their Chinese partners; and</li><li>Merchiston Castle School Edinburgh has entered into a partnership to establish schools in China.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Details of these deals are commercially confidential.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/03/2018 13:27:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

850649

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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 Mission: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many Scottish based small and medium sized enterprises were invited to take part in the Prime Minister's trade visit to China in January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	129901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department of International Trade worked alongside colleagues from across the UK and its devolved administrations to identify companies to join the Prime Minister’s business delegation. This process included wide consultation with our counterpart, Scottish Development International.</p><p> </p><p>Each of the nine English regions and the three devolved administrations were represented in the 50-strong delegation, including two Scottish based small and medium-sized enterprises – the Scotch Whisky Association and NPL Group. One large Scottish company, Standard Life Aberdeen, was also represented on the delegation.</p><p> </p><p>In total, three small and medium-sized companies and two large Scottish companies were invited to participate in the visit.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/03/2018 17:56:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

850704

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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
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 change in the volume of UK trade with non-EU countries in each year between 2013 and 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	129948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the change in the volume of UK trade with non-EU countries in each year between 2013 and 2017 are available from the Office for National Statistics at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/008132tradewitheuandnoneuinchainedvolumemeasuresquarter1jantomar1998toquarter4octtodec2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/008132tradewitheuandnoneuinchainedvolumemeasuresquarter1jantomar1998toquarter4octtodec2017</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/03/2018 15:34:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

850769

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Shropshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many businesses in (a) Shropshire and (b) the Telford constituency have received export support from his Department since it was set up.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	130004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested broken down by constituency level.</p><p>HMRC estimates that around 1,660 registered businesses are exporters of goods in the Marches growth hub area, including Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Herefordshire. DIT support is available to these businesses and is delivered through our West Midlands team of International Trade Advisers and overseas Posts. (Source: HMRC 2015 Growth Hub Data on Exporters of Goods)</p><p>New more detailed estimates for the number of registered businesses exporting in Shropshire and, Telford and Wrekin will be released by HMRC 28 March 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/03/2018 17:49:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

850980

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote UK automotive exports to the international market.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	130181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) is actively engaged in promoting UK automotive exports globally, making full use of our teams in the UK and at posts overseas including in our current priority markets: the USA, China, Germany, Central/Eastern Europe, Mexico and India. We help companies win export business through participation in overseas missions and events, including through the Tradeshow Access Programme. Recent examples include the Prime Minister’s mission to China where we supported a number of UK automotive companies, and a low-carbon vehicle mission to the USA and Mexico. We promote UK automotive industry excellence through the Great international trade campaign. We also provide competitive financial support through UK Export Finance, helping exporters and tier-one suppliers to trade internationally. Global demand for UK automotive products is strong and this Department is helping to ensure our automotive businesses take full advantage.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/03/2018 17:47:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

850009

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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 Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for each trade envoy (a) what contracts they have helped deliver, (b) how many visits they have each made to their respective countries and (c) the number of times they have had meetings in the Department during the period they have been appointed to that role.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	129577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Trade Envoy Programme primarily focuses on helping to facilitate bilateral trade and investment through soft power and fostering relationships in markets to which Trade Envoys are assigned.. In 16/17 Trade Envoys contributed towards £15.5bn in export wins.</p><p><strong>Annex A</strong> provides a breakdown of the number of visits each current Trade Envoy has undertaken since the programme began in 2012.</p><p>DIT arranges a number of briefing roundtables throughout the year, to update Trade Envoys on departmental priorities. Trade Envoys are also able to use DIT's meeting rooms when receiving official visitors where appropriate. However DIT does not centrally hold information on the number of times they have had internal meetings and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/03/2018 17:58:03 question first ministerially corrected 12/03/2018 11:33:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart attachment 1 file name AnnexA.docx title List of Visits previous answer version 44327 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart attachment 1 file name Annex A.docx title Annex A - List of visits
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

846738

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Food: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to promote the sale of Scottish food and drink to the international market.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	903867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>This Department actively supports companies throughout the UK to promote food and drink exports. In 2017 UK food and drink exports totalled £22 billion, an increase of 7.7% in real terms on 2016. Scottish companies contribute significantly to our effort.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/02/2018 12:21:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

846739

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Technology: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to strengthen trade co-operation with Israel in the high-tech sector.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	903868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Israel have an important trading relationship; which we are committed to strengthening through our dedicated trade promotion team at our Embassy in Tel Aviv.</p><p> </p><p>We have also established a UK-Israel Tech Hub, which helps to create partnerships between British companies and Israeli technology innovators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/02/2018 12:33:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

846744

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department has taken to ensure the compliance of the arms export sector with consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	903873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Military exports from the UK require export licences. All export licence applications are considered on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/02/2018 13:24:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle