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date	26/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of EU counter-measures to US steel and aluminium tariffs.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	906134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>While we sympathise with US concerns regarding transparency and the overproduction of steel, we continue to argue that tariffs applied under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act are not an appropriate solution for dealing with these issues. We will continue to seek a constructive, permanent resolution with the United States to avoid further escalation, which would only harm businesses, jobs and consumers in the United Kingdom and the United States.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 28/06/2018 16:01:40 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

931180

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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 Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the objectives of the Government's independent trade policy for the future are.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	157009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s White Paper, ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’, the overarching objective of the UK’s trade policy is enhanced economic prosperity for the UK, through the development and delivery of a UK trade policy that delivers benefits for business, workers and consumers across the whole of the UK. The Government will:</p><p><br>• pursue economic prosperity for the UK and lead by example through our liberal economy and pursuit of free trade;</p><p><br>• develop, support and enforce a fair and proportionate rules-based system for trade, domestically and internationally;</p><p><br>• develop a trading framework which supports foreign and domestic policy, sustainability, security, environmental and development goals; and</p><p><br>• develop a trade agenda that is inclusive and transparent.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 28/06/2018 16:45:33 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

924172

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Turkey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made by the joint trade working group established in 2017 to prepare the ground for the post-Brexit UK–Turkey trading relationship.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government wants to ensure that the strong trading relationship between the UK and Turkey continues to thrive after the UK leaves the EU. We are working with Turkey through the UK-Turkey Trade Working Group to understand what is necessary to achieve this. The Working Group has now met three times, the most recent meeting was held in London on 20 June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 28/06/2018 17:03:32 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian