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828856

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support the Government provides to small and medium businesses engaged in international disputes when legal routes are not affordable for those businesses.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	124477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The European Commission currently leads on international trade disputes on behalf of the UK. The Government may pursue formal action on trade disputes through the World Trade Organisation via the European Commission where it considers this is in the UK's interests. It is for companies to take commercial decisions on whether to seek legal advice in support of alleged business to business disputes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/01/2018 12:56:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

828903

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Drinking Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much money his Department has spent on bottled water in each year since its establishment.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	124515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The department does not purchase bottled water or water cooler bottles, and has not since its establishment. The water coolers use water fed directly from the mains supply.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2018 14:51:57 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

828031

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many UK arms export licenses have been granted to India in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria, based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network.</p><p>The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted and refused on GOV.UK and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a></p><p>Currently this includes information up to 30 September 2017. Information covering 1 October to 31 December 2017 will be published in April 2018. The data for 2017 is therefore only available for January – September 2017. The figures for licences granted for military exports are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Indonesia</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Saudi Arabia</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1-Q3 2017</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 123992 123993 question first answered 30/01/2018 10:01:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

828032

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Indonesia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many UK arms export licenses have been granted to Indonesia in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria, based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network.</p><p>The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted and refused on GOV.UK and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a></p><p>Currently this includes information up to 30 September 2017. Information covering 1 October to 31 December 2017 will be published in April 2018. The data for 2017 is therefore only available for January – September 2017. The figures for licences granted for military exports are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Indonesia</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Saudi Arabia</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1-Q3 2017</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 123991 123993 question first answered 30/01/2018 10:01:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

828033

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many UK arms export licenses have been granted to Saudi Arabia in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>All export licence applications are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria, based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network.</p><p>The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted and refused on GOV.UK and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a></p><p>Currently this includes information up to 30 September 2017. Information covering 1 October to 31 December 2017 will be published in April 2018. The data for 2017 is therefore only available for January – September 2017. The figures for licences granted for military exports are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Indonesia</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Saudi Arabia</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1-Q3 2017</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 123991 123992 question first answered 30/01/2018 10:01:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

824019

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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 Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what plans they have to increase funding for promoting campaigns to encourage students in overseas countries to study in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL4763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The <a href="https://study-uk.britishcouncil.org/" target="_blank">Study UK: Discover You</a> (“Study UK”) campaign led by the British Council, aims to promote UK higher education, attract the brightest and best students to choose the UK and support UK universities in their international objectives. Study UK is a core component of the government’s GREAT Britain campaign (“GREAT”), which showcases the very best of what our whole nation has to offer in order to encourage the world to visit, study and do business with the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Study UK uses digital and face to face activity in key markets to promote the quality and distinctiveness of the UK education offer in the highly competitive international market for globally mobile students. The campaign also promotes the success of international alumni of British universities in their countries and promotes other forms of UK study – for instance, by encouraging international students to study online courses provided by UK universities.</p><p> </p><p>Activity to encouraged overseas students to study UK courses on the online FutureLearn platform led to over 100,000 extra enrolments by overseas students on MOOCs (“Massive Open Online Courses”) provided by UK universities in 2016/17. Students enrolled from 124 different countries. This year, the programme has driven more than 60,000 such new enrolments to date.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 30/01/2018 14:57:09 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth