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date	23/07/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports from the recent G20 Summit that global growth may be adversely affected by ongoing trade tensions; and what steps will they take to ensure that the UK is prepared for any escalation in trade tensions after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned about the current trade tensions and shares the assessment that global growth could be adversely affected by these tensions. The UK is engaging with partners across the globe to seek a resolution. We are clear that nobody benefits from trade wars.</p><p>As the UK prepares for its independent membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), we are legislating for the full suite of tools permitted under the WTO in order to tackle injury to UK industry caused by unfair trading practices, such as dumped or subsidised imports, or unforeseen surges in imports.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 08/08/2018 15:17:50 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

947123

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Women's Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of a report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission which suggests that women’s rights, including employment protection rights and funding for women’s services, may be threatened by Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>The EHRC has submitted this report to the United Nations as part of its work on monitoring the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women.</p><p>The Government is firmly committed to tackling the major injustices across Great Britain that hold women back, including eliminating violence against women and girls and closing the gender pay gap. We have already made significant progress on safeguarding and improving women’s rights.</p><p>The draft EU Withdrawal Agreement, once finalised and agreed will allow the UK to continue participation in EU programmes until their closure, including the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Fund, which promotes non-discrimination, combats racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance as well as promoting rights and equality.</p><p>This Government has already made a clear commitment to protect workers’ rights, and ensure that they keep pace with the changing labour market, including in our recent white paper on the future relationship between the UK and the EU. We do not need to be part of the EU to have strong protections in the workplace. The UK already goes beyond EU minimum standards in a number of areas, such as entitlement to annual leave, paid maternity leave and parental leave.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/08/2018 12:10:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

947124

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Service Industries: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether they will be able to secure a trade deal on services following Brussels rejecting the "enhanced equivalence" model proposed on the Brexit white paper.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/08/2018 answer text <p>In its White Paper the Government is advancing a detailed proposal for a principled and practical Brexit, including in financial services.</p><p> </p><p>The UK proposes a new economic and regulatory arrangement with the EU in financial services. This would maintain the economic benefits of cross-border provision of the most important international financial services traded between the UK and the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We have also listened to the other side’s concerns and understand the need for a new and fair balance in our rights and obligations in relation to financial services. As such, our proposal recognises the EU’s desire to have control over its own decision making but it also reflects the deeply integrated nature of UK and EU financial markets.</p><p> </p><p>We have suggested how this could be done, by setting out that the new arrangement should include provisions for:</p><ul><li><p>common principles for the governance of the relationship;</p></li><li><p>extensive supervisory cooperation and regulatory dialogue; and</p></li><li><p>predictable, transparent and robust processes.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>We believe this proposal is the best option for getting a good deal for both the EU and the UK, and we look forward to discussing it with them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/08/2018 13:06:16 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

947125

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Food: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to reports that food controls at borders may be suspended in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/08/2018 answer text <p>We are increasingly confident that we will secure a deal with the EU and that the prospect of leaving negotiations with ‘no deal’ has receded significantly. However, a responsible government should prepare for all potential outcomes, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached. That is exactly what we are doing.</p><p>In the event of a no deal scenario, the Government’s objective is to ensure that movement through ports is as frictionless as possible, whilst maintaining safety and security. This extends to the food, fishery and farming sectors.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/08/2018 13:05:24 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick