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date	04/01/2022
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: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what specific measures she has secured in the trade agreement with Australia to protect British agricultural interests from unfair trading practices.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	97015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) includes various instruments to protect British agricultural interests. Quotas on products such as beef set a maximum level for tariff-free imports for up to 10 years. Product specific safeguards for beef and lamb allow the UK to impose higher tariffs when imports exceed a certain threshold in years 10 to 15. On lamb, quota and safeguard volumes can be periodically reduced by 25% when fill rates are high. Additionally, a general bilateral safeguard mechanism allows for the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences which will protect industry.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/01/2022 14:51:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1399344

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department plans to take to support the growth of British agriculture (a) at home and (b) in the Australian market.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	97016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>Our support for exporters is underpinning jobs and economic growth in the agriculture sector at this critical time. In November we launched a refreshed Export Strategy. The strategy is focused on tackling trade barriers, opening new markets, providing the services exporters need to compete in global markets and helping businesses maximise the opportunities generated by new free trade agreements. We support businesses through all stages of their export journey to Australia and other markets, including through our GREAT.gov.uk platform, our Export Academy, our new Export Support Service. We have dedicated agriculture, food and drink trade advisers in the UK and overseas in markets such as Australia to support businesses in taking up these services.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/01/2022 15:02:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1388175

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
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 Written Statement of 8 December 2021, HCWS449, on Trade Policy Update, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of new arms licensing criteria in preventing (a) internal repression and (b) the commission of violations of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	93899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The revised Criteria announced in the Written Statement of 8 December 2021, HCWS449, reflect the UK’s policy considerations and take into account a full range of factors including our international legal obligations including the Arms Trade Treaty.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government is satisfied that the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework for assessing all export licence applications. With regard to internal repression and the commission of violations of international humanitarian law, the key tests are Criterion 2a and Criterion 2c. These criteria have not substantially changed; indeed they have been made stronger by the addition of “facilitation” within their scope.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/01/2022 17:58:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1388183

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
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 Written Statement of 8 December, HCWS449 on Trade Policy Update, whether the Government held (a) formal and (b) informal consultations with representatives of the defence industry in advance of that announcement.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	93900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>When preparing the written statement of 8 December, HCWS449 which introduced the current Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, there were no advance formal or informal consultations with industry or representatives of industry.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/01/2022 17:56:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith