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date	19/06/2018
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 Promotion: Panama
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to promote trade and exports between the UK and Panama.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	155275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade in Central America and Panama.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently appointed Jo Crellin as Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean as part of efforts to enhance the support available to British business overseas. DIT offers support to companies in Central America through our teams in Costa Rica and Panama working closely with the FCO across the region in enhancing British trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since the department’s formation in July 2016 there have been 21 staff members posted to Panama and Central America focusing on trade promotion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DIT has recently appointed Simon Hart, MP, as Trade Envoy for Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) support is available across Central America; in Panama, specifically we have doubled UKEF’s capacity to £3.5bn and introduced local currency financing.</p><p> </p><p>This work was also supported by 37 trade missions to Central America and Panama in the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Great.gov.uk</a> is a platform designed by the Department for International Trade to help UK businesses secure their place on the global stage while presenting to overseas companies, including those in Central America, the breadth of industries and investment opportunities in the UK. Since the site was launched in November 2016 it has been visited by over 3 million users, helping overseas businesses connect with UK suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 155276 155277 155278 question first answered 25/06/2018 16:55:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

927062

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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 promotion: Central America
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade promotion officers (a) are currently active and (b) have been active in each of the last five years in (i) Panama and (ii) Central America.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	155276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade in Central America and Panama.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently appointed Jo Crellin as Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean as part of efforts to enhance the support available to British business overseas. DIT offers support to companies in Central America through our teams in Costa Rica and Panama working closely with the FCO across the region in enhancing British trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since the department’s formation in July 2016 there have been 21 staff members posted to Panama and Central America focusing on trade promotion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DIT has recently appointed Simon Hart, MP, as Trade Envoy for Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) support is available across Central America; in Panama, specifically we have doubled UKEF’s capacity to £3.5bn and introduced local currency financing.</p><p> </p><p>This work was also supported by 37 trade missions to Central America and Panama in the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Great.gov.uk</a> is a platform designed by the Department for International Trade to help UK businesses secure their place on the global stage while presenting to overseas companies, including those in Central America, the breadth of industries and investment opportunities in the UK. Since the site was launched in November 2016 it has been visited by over 3 million users, helping overseas businesses connect with UK suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 155275 155277 155278 question first answered 25/06/2018 16:55:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

927063

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Central America
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote regional exports to (a) Central America and (b) Panama.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	155277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade in Central America and Panama.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently appointed Jo Crellin as Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean as part of efforts to enhance the support available to British business overseas. DIT offers support to companies in Central America through our teams in Costa Rica and Panama working closely with the FCO across the region in enhancing British trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since the department’s formation in July 2016 there have been 21 staff members posted to Panama and Central America focusing on trade promotion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DIT has recently appointed Simon Hart, MP, as Trade Envoy for Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) support is available across Central America; in Panama, specifically we have doubled UKEF’s capacity to £3.5bn and introduced local currency financing.</p><p> </p><p>This work was also supported by 37 trade missions to Central America and Panama in the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Great.gov.uk</a> is a platform designed by the Department for International Trade to help UK businesses secure their place on the global stage while presenting to overseas companies, including those in Central America, the breadth of industries and investment opportunities in the UK. Since the site was launched in November 2016 it has been visited by over 3 million users, helping overseas businesses connect with UK suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 155275 155276 155278 question first answered 25/06/2018 16:55:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

927064

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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 Promotion: Central America
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade missions have taken place to (a) Central America and (b) Panama in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	155278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade in Central America and Panama.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently appointed Jo Crellin as Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean as part of efforts to enhance the support available to British business overseas. DIT offers support to companies in Central America through our teams in Costa Rica and Panama working closely with the FCO across the region in enhancing British trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since the department’s formation in July 2016 there have been 21 staff members posted to Panama and Central America focusing on trade promotion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DIT has recently appointed Simon Hart, MP, as Trade Envoy for Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) support is available across Central America; in Panama, specifically we have doubled UKEF’s capacity to £3.5bn and introduced local currency financing.</p><p> </p><p>This work was also supported by 37 trade missions to Central America and Panama in the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Great.gov.uk</a> is a platform designed by the Department for International Trade to help UK businesses secure their place on the global stage while presenting to overseas companies, including those in Central America, the breadth of industries and investment opportunities in the UK. Since the site was launched in November 2016 it has been visited by over 3 million users, helping overseas businesses connect with UK suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 155275 155276 155277 question first answered 25/06/2018 16:55:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson