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date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Chemicals: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendations in the report, Sustainable Innovation for a Better World on the development of a sector deal for the UK Chemical Industry.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	206816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>I warmly welcome the Chemistry Council’s strategy “Sustainable Innovation for a Better World” published in November.</p><p> </p><p>Sector Deals are a key part of our Industrial Strategy and we have agreed nine Deals to date.</p><p> </p><p>The Industrial Strategy White Paper set out six expectations for industry-led Sector Deal proposals. We anticipate entering into negotiations with some further sectors that can best meet those expectations.</p><p> </p><p>I welcome the chemistry sector’s interest in a Deal. My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I regularly meet the sector and our discussions on a possible deal will continue.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/01/2019 16:44:02 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1037980

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date	08/01/2019
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of the cost of the visit by the Secretary of State and UK delegation to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was borne by the (a) public purse and (b) private sector; and how many members of the delegation had their visit fully funded by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	206312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State led a delegation of over 100 UK companies to the Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the world in support of fantastic, innovative UK business. The full costs of the Secretary of State’s visit was paid for by the department.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Tradeshow Access Programme provides grants to eligible businesses to attend overseas trade shows. This Programme supported 16 businesses to attend the Consumer Electronics Show, at a cost of approximately £2,000 per business. None of these businesses had their visit fully funded by the department.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not hold information on private costs incurred by members of the delegation to attend the Consumer Electronics Show.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/01/2019 15:23:46 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson