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1194776

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Furs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the (a) import and (b) sale of real fur products.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	902525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>EU law currently prohibits imports of cat and dog fur and certain other animal products. Under the Withdrawal Act, these prohibitions will carry across after the end of the transition period. The Government is considering what further steps it could take in relation to fur sales, consistent with our international obligations.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/05/2020 12:28:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1192393

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the budgets for UK Export Finance allocated to support projects by world region; and how much was spent from each of those budgets in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	42003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>UK Export Finance’s (UKEFs) available support for export transactions is not broken down by region or sector. It is used to support UKEFs mission to ensure that no viable UK export fails for want of finance or insurance, while operating at no net cost to the taxpayer. Each export transaction that is supported is considered on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/05/2020 13:19:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1191227

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agriculture: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which Minister of her Department is responsible for international trade relating to agri-tech.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	41011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>I am responsible for UK Agri-Tech exports overseas and my noble Friend the Minister of State for Investment, Lord Grimstone, for foreign direct investment in the UK Agri-Tech sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 04/05/2020 10:11:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1190581

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the cost of the Small Deals Initiative has been to the public purse in each year since its establishment.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	40465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) operates at no net cost to the taxpayer. UKEF’s Smaller Deals Initiative is staffed by civil servants employed on standard terms and conditions by UKEF. No costs outside of UKEF’s normal core business have been incurred since the Initiative’s inception.</p><p> </p><p>The Smaller Deals Initiative works on the same “no net cost to the taxpayer” basis as UKEF generally. It collects premiums from transactions supported in exchange for taking on risk on behalf of the taxpayer and to cover the Initiative’s administrative costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 04/05/2020 09:54:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1188868

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness of the Brexit voucher schemes in (i) Ireland and (ii) the Netherlands and (b) the potential merits of introducing a similar scheme in the UK to support SMEs with their trade with European partners after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	38412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>As part of work on a new Export Strategy we are examining the range of existing UK export promotion schemes and will consider the effectiveness of voucher schemes used elsewhere.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/04/2020 12:24:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1188722

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Renewable Energy
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 £2 billion allocated to UK Export Finance’s lending facility to support clean energy announced at Budget 2020, what the criteria for that support will be; what types of support will be offered; and what energy technologies will be eligible for that support.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	37644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) is currently determining eligibility criteria for the new Direct Lending Facility for clean growth solutions which was announced at the Budget in March. UKEF will publish guidance on its website shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The facility will provide fixed-rate loans directly to overseas borrowers to help them finance the purchase of capital goods and/or services from UK exporters and suppliers to support clean growth project internationally up to a value of £200 million per loan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/04/2020 12:03:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1188723

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to integrate UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) new facility to support clean energy into UKEF's existing energy portfolio to ensure that UKEF energy support is aligned with meeting the Paris Agreement commitment to keep global warming below 1.5˚C.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	37645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) new Direct Lending Facility for clean growth which was announced at the Budget in March will support overseas borrowers to help them finance the purchase of capital goods and/or services from UK exporters and suppliers to support clean growth projects internationally. The eligibility criteria for this new facility are currently being developed but the facility will contribute to supporting overseas countries in transitioning to cleaner energy sources, through renewable, low carbon and green growth solutions. It will complement UKEF’s competitive product range to help ensure no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance, while operating at no net-cost to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>In line with all its export credit support, and UK’s international commitments, UKEF will where applicable, conduct environmental, social and human rights due diligence of projects it is asked to support. This applies equally to its existing and new Direct Lending facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/04/2020 12:07:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1188724

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Mozambique
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the timeframe is for UK Export Finance to make a decision on whether to support the Category A Mozambique LNG project; and what (a) criteria and (b) methodology UK Export Finance will use to assess the potential direct and indirect (i) social, (ii) local environmental, (iii) climate risks (lifecycle emissions) and (iv) security risks associated with that project.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	37646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>There is no set decision timeline for the Mozambique LNG project. UK Export Finance (UKEF), along with other finance parties, will assess timings at each relevant stage of the development of a transaction.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF is committed to high standards of environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) risk management. It rigorously follows the requirements of the OECD Common Approaches and Equator Principles, which set the framework for managing such risks for export credit agencies and international financial institutions. It has a specialist ESHR team that reviews relevant projects prior to UKEF taking a decision. Supported projects are then monitored by the ESHR team throughout the lifetime of UKEF’s support to ensure compliance with these requirements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/04/2020 12:16:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1188725

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Liquified Natural Gas: Mozambique
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 UK Export Finance Notice of 20 August 2019 on Category A project under consideration: Mozambique LNG project, what assessment the Government has made of (a) that project’s lifetime greenhouse gas emissions and (b) the extent to which UK Government support for that project aligns with the UK’s net zero emissions commitment.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	37647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has published a Category A notice which includes a summary providing an overview of an Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment of the Mozambique LNG project.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/category-a-project-under-consideration-mozambique-lng-project/category-a-project-under-consideration-mozambique-lng-project" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/category-a-project-under-consideration-mozambique-lng-project/category-a-project-under-consideration-mozambique-lng-project</a></p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance is in the process of undertaking its due diligence of the project including environmental, social and human rights matters.</p><p> </p><p>Individual overseas governments who are signatories to the Paris Agreement make their own decisions as to how they will reduce their national greenhouse gas emissions. However, the Government is committed to working with countries across the world to support their transition towards cleaner energy sources.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/04/2020 12:20:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1183952

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the export potential for green hydrogen produced in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	27502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is engaging with UK suppliers from the hydrogen industry, sector specific research centres and trade associations to understand UK capability across low carbon hydrogen technologies, including green hydrogen production. The Department is also working with UK suppliers, foreign Governments and procuring authorities to identify potential export markets and opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2020 12:39:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams