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1108734

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date	01/04/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to ensure that (a) hon. Members, (b) NGOs and (c) Trade Unions are able to fully scrutinise future potential trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	239299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>On 28 February we published further proposals on transparency and scrutiny of FTAs. During negotiations for future free trade agreements we will publish and lay before Parliament a Round Report following each substantive round of negotiations. This Round Report will also be published online in an accessible format. We will also publish an Annual Trade Report covering progress across the full programme of negotiations. We announced our intention to work closely with a parliamentary committee to put in place measures to ensure effective parliamentary scrutiny throughout the process.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside our regular engagement with stakeholders, we have set up the Strategic Trade Advisory Group, which was recently announced. Another formal engagement mechanism we are setting up is Expert Trade Advisory Groups. Both of these mechanisms are designed to seek expert insight on strategic trade policy issues, including future trade agreements. These groups will represent a variety of interests, including representatives of trade unions and NGOs.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 05/04/2019 09:10:01 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1108795

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Petrol: Import Duties
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 of zero per cent import tariffs on gasoline on the UK gasoline industry in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	239271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the UK will implement a temporary tariff: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-temporary-rates-of-customs-duty-on-imports-after-eu-exit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-temporary-rates-of-customs-duty-on-imports-after-eu-exit</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We expect that the EU’s most favoured nation (MFN) tariff regime will apply to UK exports in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, and there is no indication that the EU will modify its tariff regime as a result of our exit.</p><p> </p><p>This decision seeks to ensure that UK importers and consumers do not face potential disruption or price rises that a fully reciprocal tariff policy would create.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 05/04/2019 09:06:56 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1105588

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Cocoa: Trade
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 UN's global goals to end poverty, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that cocoa farmers earn living incomes by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	237740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is firmly of the belief that trade has a key role to play in delivering the global goals and tackling poverty. That is why the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act enables the UK to put in place a trade preferences scheme for developing countries, granting duty-free, quota-free access to 48 Least Developing Countries and granting tariff reductions to around 25 other developing countries. This is critical to achieving Global Goal 17. It also remains the UK’s priority to replicate the effects of the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, which includes 24 Commonwealth countries, some of whom are key cocoa producers.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 05/04/2019 09:12:51 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley