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931028
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will review the guidance provided to businesses and banks on trading with illegal Israeli settlements. more like this
tabling member constituency Derby North more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Williamson more like this
uin 157113 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-03more like thismore than 2018-07-03
answer text <p>The UK and Israel have a strong and important trading relationship and we are firmly opposed to boycotts or sanctions. We do not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including the settlements, as part of Israel and they are not covered by the current EU-Israel Association Agreement, which governs our trade with Israel.</p><p>It is up to individual businesses whether they undertake business dealings with companies operating in illegal settlements. The Government neither supports nor encourages such dealings. The FCO advises businesses on the risks of so doing.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Meon Valley remove filter
answering member printed George Hollingbery more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-03T16:49:41.223Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-03T16:49:41.223Z
answering member
4016
label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery more like this
tabling member
3976
label Biography information for Chris Williamson more like this
931155
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading Trade Agreements more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to launch consultations on future trade deals which are to be effective after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Witham more like this
tabling member printed
Priti Patel more like this
uin 157143 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-03more like thismore than 2018-07-03
answer text <p>The Government will be coming forward with plans for future free trade agreements in the near future.</p><p><br>The Department for International Trade has engaged widely since the EU referendum with a broad range of stakeholders, including businesses, trade associations, devolved administrations, civil society and consumers across the UK. Means of engagement have included townhall meetings, roundtable discussions, webinars, written consultations and bilateral meetings. The Government will continue to engage widely with stakeholders and welcomes continued input as it develops a future trade policy which supports the Government's industrial strategy and businesses and consumers across the whole nation.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Meon Valley remove filter
answering member printed George Hollingbery more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-03T16:53:09.443Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-03T16:53:09.443Z
answering member
4016
label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery more like this
tabling member
4066
label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
931157
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading Trade Agreements: India more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of establishing a new UK-India trade deal when the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Witham more like this
tabling member printed
Priti Patel more like this
uin 157144 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-03more like thismore than 2018-07-03
answer text <p>India is important for our future trading arrangements after we leave the EU. In 2017, UK-India bilateral trade was over £18bn, an increase of 15% on the previous year. The UK has been the top G20 investor in India over the last ten years, with the stock of UK FDI in India at £13.2bn in 2016. UK exports to India in 2017 amounted to £6.7bn (a 14.9% increase from 2016). Travel (28.8%), Transportation (19.8%), and Telecommunications (12.3%) were the biggest export sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The UK-India Joint Trade Review (JTR) announced during the Prime Minister’s visit to India in 2016, has enabled us to better understand the bilateral trade relationship. The review has audited existing trade flows and mapped non-tariff barriers that could be collaboratively addressed, both at present and as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018, both Prime Ministers agreed to forge a dynamic new trade partnership – taking forward recommendations from the Review - to develop new trading arrangements, facilitate investment in both directions and intensify collaboration on shared or complementary strengths.</p><p>Following the recommendations of the JTR, the UK and India agreed to use the next phase of collaborative work to focus on addressing non-tariff measures in three sectors: food and drink, life sciences and ICT. This will be pursued though further business engagement and regulator to regulator dialogues, reporting back to Ministers at the next Joint Economic and Trade Committee.</p><p> </p><p>A further outcome of the JTR was a toolkit for Commonwealth Countries to follow and conduct their own trade reviews, available at <a href="http://www.cominnowealth.org/display/country-profiles/united-kingdom/" target="_blank">http://www.cominnowealth.org/display/country-profiles/united-kingdom/</a>. The UK-India joint statement as part of the Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the UK in April 2018 is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-india-joint-statement-shared-values-global-capability" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-india-joint-statement-shared-values-global-capability</a></p>
answering member constituency Meon Valley remove filter
answering member printed George Hollingbery more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-03T16:56:16.093Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-03T16:56:16.093Z
answering member
4016
label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery more like this
tabling member
4066
label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
931180
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading Trade Agreements more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the objectives of the Government's independent trade policy for the future are. more like this
tabling member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Nicholas Soames more like this
uin 157009 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-06-28more like thismore than 2018-06-28
answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s White Paper, ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’, the overarching objective of the UK’s trade policy is enhanced economic prosperity for the UK, through the development and delivery of a UK trade policy that delivers benefits for business, workers and consumers across the whole of the UK. The Government will:</p><p><br>• pursue economic prosperity for the UK and lead by example through our liberal economy and pursuit of free trade;</p><p><br>• develop, support and enforce a fair and proportionate rules-based system for trade, domestically and internationally;</p><p><br>• develop a trading framework which supports foreign and domestic policy, sustainability, security, environmental and development goals; and</p><p><br>• develop a trade agenda that is inclusive and transparent.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Meon Valley remove filter
answering member printed George Hollingbery more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-06-28T16:45:33.113Zmore like thismore than 2018-06-28T16:45:33.113Z
answering member
4016
label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery more like this
tabling member
116
label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching more like this