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1490186

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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, whether the Minister of State for Trade Policy was officially representing her Department when she attended the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue convened by the Hoover Institution and Annenberg Foundation Trust in California between 5 and 7 December 2021; and whether she was supported at that event by (a) officials and (b) briefing from her Department.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	38560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Minister for Trade Policy attended the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue as a UK Government representative at the request of the British Embassy Washington. The event was added to the Minister’s existing programme on her visit to a number of US States to advance UK-US interests. She was supported during the visit by UK Government officials.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/07/2022 13:25:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 15104 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1490188

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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, for what reason meetings held by the Minister of State for Trade Policy at Sunnylands, California, between 5 and 7 December 2021 with representatives of the Hoover Institution, the Observer Research Foundation America and other external organisations were not declared in the list of ministerial meetings for October to December 2021 published by her Department on 31 March.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	38561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>I attended the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue from the afternoon of the 5<sup>th</sup> December to the morning of the 7th, where I joined a number of open panel discussions. Conferences and multilateral events are not reported in transparency unless specific meetings were held in the margins – which was not the case on this occasion.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 12:01:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1489206

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Indo-Pacific Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Minister of State for Trade Policy was officially representing the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office when she attended the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue convened by the Hoover Institution and Annenberg Foundation Trust in California from 5 to 7 December 2021; and whether she was supported at that event by (a) officials and (b) briefing from that Department.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	36722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Minister for Trade Policy attended the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue as a UK Government representative at the request of the British Embassy Washington. The event was added to the Minister’s existing programme on her visit to a number of US States to advance UK-US interests. She was supported during the visit by UK Government officials.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 15:44:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 14152 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1486952

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many people held electronic purchasing cards that allowed them to make purchases against the budgets of (a) the Department for International Trade and (b) UK Export Finance as of 31 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	31789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The number of people that hold electronic purchasing cards for the Department for International Trade (DIT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF) are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>DIT – 180</p><p> </p><p>UKEF - 5</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/07/2022 12:01:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1473162

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she intends to answer Question UIN 13663, tabled on 7 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	24562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Right Honourable Member for Islington South and Finsbury to the answer I have given today, UIN 13663.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/07/2022 13:41:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 9911 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1471706

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make an assessment of the applicability to decisions on tax treatment in the UK of the precedent established in the October 1958 GATT dispute initiated by Austria against Italy, case reference GD/54, and the resolution agreed between those countries in May 1961, publication reference SR 18/4.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>GATT dispute reports are often considered at the World Trade Organisation in dispute settlement proceedings. However, GATT dispute reports do not set precedents in the way that judgments do in the domestic legal system.</p><p> </p><p>The particular case referred to (GD/54) was settled following consultations (SR.18/4) and never came before a GATT adjudicator. There was therefore no GATT dispute report for this case.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/06/2022 15:39:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1471360

registered interest
date	17/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: MG OMD
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the (a) procurement reference, (b) start date, (c) end date and (d) maximum value, inclusive of VAT, is of the contract that her Department has agreed with Manning Gottlieb OMD for the provision of strategic media activation services under the terms of the Crown Commercial Service's media services framework agreement reference RM6123.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	20239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS’s) media services framework agreement (RM6123, Lot 1) is a single supplier framework with Manning Gottlieb OMD, for the provision of Strategic Media Activation. The supplier was appointed by CCS following a competitive process in December 2021. The Department for International Trade (DIT) has entered into a compliant call-off contract with the supplier, which is effective from 22 May 2022 until 12 December 2025. DIT’s contract reference is CR_1761 and it has a maximum value of £43,000,000 (excluding VAT) however it should be noted this is not a committed spend, only a contract ceiling.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 13:47:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 8335 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1470271

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2022 to Question 155629 on Department for International Trade: Visits Abroad, for what reason the declaration of ministerial travel has not been updated as of 14 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	17900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The updated declaration has now been published: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-october-to-december-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-october-to-december-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 13:53:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 7531 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1468196

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what total cost to the public purse, inclusive of VAT, was incurred by her Department between May 2018 and May 2022 for media buying services provided under the Crown Commercial Service's media buying framework agreement reference RM6003.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	13663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The Media Buying framework agreement (RM6003) started 7 November 2018 and ended 21 May 2022 and has now expired. The framework agreement was awarded to OMD Group Ltd (OmniGov) following a competitive tendering process in 2018. Customers used this framework agreement by putting in place a call-off contract.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has spent £39.7m (excluding VAT, which is recoverable) under RM6003 between May 2018 and May 2022. This has delivered marketing campaigns both domestically and internationally, promoting British goods and services and working to secure investment into the UK.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/07/2022 13:39:55 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1458322

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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 6 April 2022 to Question 149191 and her Department’s declaration of ministerial travel published on 23 January 2020, whether the total cost to the public purse of her predecessor’s accommodation, meals and other expenses excluding travel when visiting New York in September 2019 was £3.00; and who paid for any costs incurred above that amount.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	155609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>There was a typo in my answer of <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-29/149191" target="_blank">6 April</a>. The correct cost of the flight was £5,575.72. The department’s transparency return published in January 2020 included flight costs only.</p><p> </p><p>Transparency returns include the best information available to the department at the time of publication. On some visits, accommodation, transport and other services are provided by Embassies or host governments. Information on the costs of these services is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/04/2022 16:33:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry