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registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what role his Department plays in the management of the Prosperity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	903223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) plays a key role in the Fund. Minister Hands represents the department on the Ministerial Board, which sets the strategic direction of the Fund, endorses programme proposals, and ensures programmes are maximising impact and value for money.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/01/2018 16:09:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

817986

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that UK trade and investment policies promote gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	903215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK is committed to its role as a global champion of open and fair trade and the benefits that brings to all genders. As demonstrated by our support for the women’s economic empowerment declaration at the Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) in December 2017, we recognise the importance of gender equality and the need to ensure women and girls are empowered economically, especially through involvement in trade, both in the UK and internationally.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/01/2018 16:49:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

818736

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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 Agreements: Arbitration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when officials in his Department received a draft report of the research conducted by Copenhagen Economics and Van Bael & Bellis into the design of the UK Trade Remedies Framework.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	121500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The development of this economic research was an iterative process. The researchers provided regular progress updates in order for the Department to monitor delivery against the research specification.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/01/2018 16:53:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

816819

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Equal Pay
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 UKEF Gender Pay Gap Report 2016-2017, if she will break down the pay gap data for (a) median, (b) mean and (c) bonus pay by (i) grade and (ii) profession.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	121246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) published its first Gender Pay Gap report on Monday 18 December, 2017. The full report can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-ukef-gender-pay-gap-report-2016-to-2017/ukef-gender-pay-gap-report-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-ukef-gender-pay-gap-report-2016-to-2017/ukef-gender-pay-gap-report-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>UKEF’s pay gap for 2016/17 was (a) median: 16.26%, (b) mean: 15.97% and (c) bonus pay: 22.36%. The breakdown of the UKEF pay gap data is below. Figures which are preceded by a minus sign identify grades where female members of staff are paid more on average than male counterparts in the same grade.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bonus</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>-11%</p></td><td><p>-11%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>-5%</p></td><td><p>-4%</p></td><td><p>-79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>-6%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>-53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>-19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>-26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To ensure figures are robust and meaningful, gender pay gaps within professions are presented where at least 100 men and 100 women are recorded in a profession. This is not possible for UKEF given our relatively small size.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/01/2018 17:57:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett