Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered question first ministerially corrected answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1105279

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Oil: Refineries
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 effect on UK oil refining from the unilateral application of zero import tariffs on 87 per cent of goods entering the UK in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	237071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the UK will implement a temporary tariff.</p><p> </p><p>The policy has been designed with the aim of minimising disruption and strikes a balance between avoiding high adjustment costs and protecting businesses from unfair trade in some sectors, and liberalising tariffs to maintain current supply chains and to avoid increases in consumer prices.</p><p> </p><p>A range of evidence, including internal Government modelling on tariffs in a no deal scenario, supplemented with business stakeholder engagement, has identified sectors that would face significant adjustment costs from liberalisation, and where a reduction in tariffs could help mitigate consumer price increases.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of the temporary period, the Government will introduce a long-term tariff regime. This will be developed over the course of the coming months following a full public consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/03/2019 13:50:54 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1104927

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Confectionery: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Administration on confectionery trade between US and UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	236454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with US officials about all aspects of UK-US trade. In addition, the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group, which is dedicated to strengthening the bilateral trade and investment relationship, has now met five times since it was first convened in July 2017. These meetings include discussions on trade across a broad range of sectors relevant to US and UK economies, including the food and drink sector. They are designed to strengthen the current trading relationship and lay the groundwork for future negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement after EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/03/2019 08:28:38 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1104929

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what his Department's trade policy will be if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	236456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Our priority remains getting approval for the deal we have negotiated with our European partners. Alongside this, the Government will continue to do the responsible thing and prepare for all eventualities with partner countries, including a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p>Regardless of how we leave, for the first time in more than four decades, the UK will have an independent trade policy once we exit from the EU. We will deploy all the tools at our disposal and tailor our trade policy to the strengths and requirements of the UK economy.</p><p>The Government is preparing for an ambitious programme of trade negotiations and enhanced market access. We have consulted on our first four potential free trade agreements (FTAs), with Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.</p><p>While we are looking to forge new agreements, the Government is also seeking continuity for our existing EU trade agreements as we leave the European Union. We have made good progress, signing agreements with Chile, Switzerland, the Faroe Islands, the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) states, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, the Pacific states, and CARIFORUM. We are also due to sign an agreement with Iceland-Norway shortly.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/03/2019 08:34:10 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1104931

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Food: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking ensure that the maintenance of food of comparable quality from overseas without tariffs after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	236458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, there will be an implementation period during which tariffs remain unchanged. Should the UK leave the EU without a deal, the UK will implement a temporary tariff as announced on 13 March 2019. This is a balanced tariff policy which aims to minimise costs to business and mitigate price impacts on consumers, while also supporting UK producers as far as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The applied tariff does not affect what food is eligible be imported into the UK. The Government is committed in all exit scenarios to upholding the UK’s high food safety, environmental, and animal welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/03/2019 13:54:57 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1105032

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
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 Agreements: Caribbean
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 CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement, what steps he is taken to increase trade links with those countries.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	236353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK signed the CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Friday 22 March 2019 with nine CARIFORUM states. The remaining <del class="ministerial">5</del><ins class="ministerial">4</ins> states will sign as their domestic processes allow. This will provide continuity in our trading arrangements after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently designing a package of funding to help businesses in the Caribbean to take full advantage of the market access granted by the EPA, recognising that even in the absence of tariffs, a number of barriers remain which may prevent firms from being able to export to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/03/2019 14:11:48 question first ministerially corrected 01/04/2019 17:27:24 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery previous answer version 110930 answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell