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1276488

registered interest
date	14/01/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Nuclear Reactors: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department has taken to promote the export of British manufactured small modular nuclear reactors.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	910765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>DIT recognises the export potential of UK manufactured small modular reactors and we are providing support to industry in several countries to facilitate market entry and position them for success ahead of first production. We are also in discussions with industry about developing a more strategic “Whole of Government” approach to support overseas sales.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/01/2021 12:33:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1273905

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
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 assessment she has made of the implications for the Government's policies of steps being taken by the German and Australian Governments to establish a supply chain of hydrogen; and what steps she is taking to build trade links between the UK and other countries to create new export opportunities for UK hydrogen technologies.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	133663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has a dedicated hydrogen team who, as part of their ongoing work, keep regular assessments of international hydrogen markets under review, including the Australian and German markets. DIT has energy teams in all key hydrogen markets, with the direct purpose of increasing business for UK energy companies, including companies in the hydrogen sector. DIT is in regular discussion with governments overseas to understand where there are opportunities for greater co-operation, and where there are opportunities for closer working, and we will look to capitalise on these.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/01/2021 15:20:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1272320

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if (a) she and (b) her officials will meet with the Chair of the Association of Relocation Professionals on supporting high value jobs through relocation to the UK after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
uin	131174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>My officials regularly meet with businesses and associations across the country. I have asked them to make contact with the Association of Relocation Professionals to initiate a meeting to discuss supporting the relocation of high value jobs to the UK.</p><p>Our country has a proud and hard-won reputation as one of the most open economies and one of the foremost destinations for inward investment in the world. The Department supported 1,449 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects during the 2019/20 financial year, which created almost 45,000 new jobs and safeguarded a further 8,000.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/01/2021 17:30:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1271256

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many fossil fuel projects UK Export Finance (a) is currently considering for support or (b) has been asked to consider for support in the future; and for each project (i) where it is located and (ii) what fossil fuel it relates to.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	130164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>On 12 December 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the British government will no longer provide any new direct financial or promotional support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas. This policy will be implemented as soon as possible following the conclusion of the consultation process that was also launched on 12 December.</p><p> </p><p>During the consultation period and ahead of the implementation of the new policy, the government will continue to apply current policy for all in-scope activities including proposals for high carbon projects, with consideration of relevant factors including climate change.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member for Edmonton to my responses to the Hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston on 18 November 2020 (UIN: 91998) and 25 November 2020 (UIN: 118072), which listed the fossil fuel related projects that UK Export Finance is currently considering for 2021, their locations, and the type of fossil fuel involved.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/12/2020 13:21:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1271382

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Email and Telephone Services
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 26 November 2020 to Question 119199 on Department for International Trade: Email and Telephone Services, how many staff, by grade, operate her Department’s (a) business support email and phone enquiry services and (b) Transition Period Enquiry Service; and in what hours those services were fully staffed and operational from 28 December 2020 to 4 January 2021 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	130000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) business support enquiry service is current-ly operated under a Memorandum of Understanding with BEIS. This helpline is staffed by 1 SEO, 1 EO and 4 AO’s.</p><p><br>Between 28th December 2020 and 4th January 2021, the enquiry line was closed on the 28th December, operated from 9am to 5pm on 29th - 31st December inclusive, and on the 4th January. From 1st - 3rd January the helpline was an email only service from 9am to 5pm.</p><p><br>The email-based Transition Period Enquiry Service is staffed by 1 Grade 7, 1 SEO, 2 HEOs and 1 EO. Further resource is available from staff based around the globe for op-erational contingency, trained to support the team when demand requires this.</p><p><br>The enquiry line was operated from 9am to 5pm on all days between 28th December and 4th January 2021 inclusive.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/01/2021 17:39:09 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1271422

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
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 18 November 2020 to Question 91998 on Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees, what status the listed projects have following the Prime Minister’s announcement of 12 December 2020 on ending direct financing for fossil fuel projects overseas.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	130165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The new policy on ending government’s support to fossil fuels overseas announced by the Prime Minister at the Climate Ambition Summit will be implemented as soon as possible following the conclusion of the consultation process that was launched on 12 December.</p><p>During the consultation period and ahead of the implementation of the new policy, the government will continue to apply current policy for all in-scope activities including proposals for high carbon projects, with consideration of relevant factors including climate change.</p><p>The projects referred to in my response to the Hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston on 18 November 2020 (UIN: 91998) are still under consideration by UK Export Finance, and no decisions have been made. It is our policy not to comment on potential transactions for reasons of commercial sensitivity.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/12/2020 13:30:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1271060

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Government announcement on an end to support for the fossil fuel sector overseas and to the Answer of 18 November 2020 to Question 91998 on Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees, whether those projects remain under consideration for 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	129089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The new policy on ending government’s support to fossil fuels overseas announced by the Prime Minister at the Climate Ambition Summit will be implemented as soon as possible following the conclusion of the consultation process that was launched on 12 December.</p><p> </p><p>During the consultation period and ahead of the implementation of the new policy, the government will continue to apply current policy for all in-scope activities including proposals for high carbon projects, with consideration of relevant factors including climate change. During this period, UK Export Finance (UKEF) will apply government’s current policy and continue to consider applications for support in the oil and gas sector.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/12/2020 12:35:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1260286

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Palm Oil: Imports
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 potential merits of banning the import of palm oil into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	128228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not propose to ban the import of palm oil. 70% of the UK’s palm oil imports were from sustainable sources in 2019. An import ban on unsustainable palm oil risks substitution with other oils which typically require significantly more land to produce and may lead to greater deforestation. We continue to work with producer countries to tackle the underlying issues of deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Last month, the Government tabled a new ‘due diligence’ requirement under the Environment Bill to tackle illegal deforestation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 128229 question first answered 18/12/2020 12:56:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1260287

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Palm Oil: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to prevent the import of unsustainably produced palm oil into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	128229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not propose to ban the import of palm oil. 70% of the UK’s palm oil imports were from sustainable sources in 2019. An import ban on unsustainable palm oil risks substitution with other oils which typically require significantly more land to produce and may lead to greater deforestation. We continue to work with producer countries to tackle the underlying issues of deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Last month, the Government tabled a new ‘due diligence’ requirement under the Environment Bill to tackle illegal deforestation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 128228 question first answered 18/12/2020 12:56:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1257715

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Liquefied Natural Gas: Mozambique
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 7 September to Question 78468 on Mozambique: Liquefied Natural Gas, what assessment he has made of when his Department will be able to conclude whether the Mozambique gas project funded by UKEF has resulted in lower emissions.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	124313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) concluded its climate change review of the Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project (“the Project”), which considered its potential operational Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, in 2020.</p><p>The review concludes that the Project has used the best available technology to minimise emissions where possible, and these reductions are a result of optimisations to the Project’s Front-End Engineering and Design. As energy is to be generated on site (Scope 1), no Scope 2 emissions are expected from purchased electricity.</p><p>The Project’s Scope 3 emissions are produced predominantly by the use of the Project’s LNG.</p><p>The Project will report annually on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions once it is operational. UKEF will monitor the Project’s environmental, social, and human rights, including its annual reporting on emissions.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/12/2020 13:14:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper