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601189

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with key stakeholders in the pharmaceutical sector on the effect of the UK leaving the EU since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	48690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministers meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis.</p><p>Since 23 June 2016, Department for International Trade officials have held many meetings with key stakeholders in the pharmaceutical sector at which the effect of the UK leaving the EU has been discussed.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/10/2016 13:16:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 15117 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

600538

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Richard Paniguian
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether any conditions were imposed on Sir Richard Paniguian's appointment to the board of Raytheon Systems.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	48445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills considered Richard Paniguian’s application to take up a Non–Executive Director role with Raytheon under the Business Appointment Rules.</p><p>The Department approved the above appointment subject to the conditions that:</p><ul><li>Richard should not draw on privileged information available to him from his time in Crown service; and</li><li>for two years from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Raytheon or its clients.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 16:10:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

600805

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many civil servants who work for his Department work in each EU member state other than the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	48301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on 13 October, UIN 47419 and 47396.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 11:34:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

600806

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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: Commonwealth
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 10 October 2016 to Question 46317, whether he plans to review the terms of those trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy as the UK prepares to leave the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate, in time, our own trade agreements and to be a positive and powerful force for free trade. We already enjoy excellent trading relationships with our Commonwealth partners and we are committed to strengthening these further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 16:42:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

600807

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applicants his Department has received for trade negotiator positions; how many such applicants have been invited for interview; to how many such applicants job offers have been made; and how many such applicants have started work in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	48262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade already has a strong and capable trade policy team which has more than doubled in size since 23 June. Over the coming months we will be developing that team to build the world class negotiating strengths needed to deliver the best outcomes for the UK. They will have the depth and breadth of expertise to handle the full range of sectoral and cross-cutting issues that arise in trade agreements, supported by analysts and lawyers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 14:46:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

599663

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
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: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts and officials in the Irish government and the Northern Ireland Executive on trade and export opportunities in (a) Northern Europe, (b) the US and (c) Asia Pacific countries.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	48007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>On 1<sup>st</sup> August 2016, my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade held meetings in Belfast with Northern Ireland Executive First Minister Arlene Foster MLA and Minister for the Economy Simon Hamilton MLA. A range of topics were discussed including growing exports for Northern Ireland and establishing new UK trading relationships around the globe. During these constructive discussions he underlined the importance that he places on the Department for International Trade serving the whole of the United Kingdom.</p><p>The Department for International Trade continues to engage with Republic of Ireland officials, collaborating on trade and exports including most recently at the meeting of UK Permanent Secretaries with their Republic of Ireland Counterparts in London on 7 October.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 11:32:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

599664

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
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: Pakistan
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 (a) the government of Pakistan and (b) other key stakeholders on promoting UK trade with that country.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	48020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p><strong>The Department for International Trade and other departments, have extensive contact with their counterparts in Pakistan. Discussions routinely cover enhancing bilateral trade and investment, and business climate reform in Pakistan. The Prime Minister met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Sharif on 20 September, and they discussed trade relations.</strong></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/10/2016 16:44:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

599665

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
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: Visits Abroad
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 10 October 2016 to Question 46319, what overseas visits he has made as Secretary of State for International Trade since the establishment of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale on 10 October, UIN 46309.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 11:30:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

599666

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
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: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	48182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/10/2016 16:48:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

598366

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what policies UK Export Finance has developed for investigating transactions involving foreign bribery which cannot be investigated by law enforcement authorities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>UK Export Finance takes issues of bribery extremely seriously. It takes precautions, including by making reasonable enquiries, to avoid financial loss by becoming involved in transactions that may be tainted by corruption.</p><p>Before providing support, it carries out anti-bribery due diligence in line with the 2006 OECD Bribery Recommendation. This informs how export credit agencies such as UK Export Finance should undertake anti-bribery due diligence.</p><p>UK Export Finance does not have investigatory powers, but will not grant its support until it has satisfied itself from the information it has available that exports are not tainted by bribery or corruption. Where UK Export Finance suspects foreign bribery it reports it to the Serious Fraud Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 14:21:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff