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date	18/12/2018
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 Fairs
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 20 November 2018 to Question 191411, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that every region of the UK is represented in his Department’s trade show stands.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	203422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>All UK companies from any region can participate in the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) supported events at trade shows. We advertise events on Event Hub on GREAT.gov.uk and through our international trade advisers who are based across the country, including the North East.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the North East benefits from participation in the specific DIT Northern Powerhouse (NPH) trade missions programme. The DIT North East team work closely with northern organisations and the UK’s global HMG network to assist companies who are participating in any trade mission, either NPH or national.</p><p> </p><p>We do not intend to place a map of the UK on trade show stands.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 203424 question first answered 21/12/2018 15:34:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

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date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to encourage UK businesses to increase the transparency and visibility of their global supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	203425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK is party to a number of international agreements that support greater transparency and higher ethical standards in global supply chains. These include the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, UN Guiding Principles on Business and the UN Global Compact. The government also supports initiatives led by business or NGOs such as the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and the Fairtrade movement. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 also requires that all large businesses produce an annual statement explaining what they have done to prevent modern slavery in their business and supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 21/12/2018 11:56:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah