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1700135

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February to Question 12549 on Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees, what progress her Department has made on negotiations with Harland & Wolff in relation to compliance with applicable subsidy control rules.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	20908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">UK Export Finance’s (UKEF’s) support for export transactions is conditional on the inclusion of UK goods and services, with a general requirement that there should be at least 20% UK content relative to the value of its support. In this instance, UKEF support has already secured over €200 million of UK content into this project.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">For reasons of commercial sensitivity, UK Export Finance does not comment on ongoing commercial discussions.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/04/2024 17:29:14 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2024 15:13:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 28292 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1696852

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Import Controls: Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the legality of imports from illegal Israeli settlements.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	19153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK’s position on settlements is clear: they are illegal under international law and undermine the prospect of a two-state solution.</p><p>Under the existing UK-Israel trade agreement, goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the agreement between the UK and Israel, <ins class="ministerial">n</ins>or the agreement between the UK and the Palestinian <ins class="ministerial">Authority</ins><del class="ministerial"> Liberation Organization</del>.</p><p><del class="ministerial">I can confirm that t</del><ins class="ministerial">T</ins>his will not change in the upgraded FTA with Israel. The UK will not compromise on any of our longstanding positions on the Middle East Peace Process throughout this negotiation, including with respect to settlements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/03/2024 17:59:34 question first ministerially corrected 27/03/2024 10:35:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 26249 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1685297

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Cyprus: Investment and Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to produce a trade and investment factsheet for trade with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	11597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. </ins>UK trade statistics from the Office for National Statistics, which provide most of the headline information shown in the trade and investment factsheets, do not include figures identifying UK trade with the<ins class="ministerial"> north of Cyprus</ins> <del class="ministerial">self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus</del>. It is therefore not possible to produce a separate trade and investment factsheet.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/02/2024 16:27:10 question first ministerially corrected 13/02/2024 10:48:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 15568 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1582761

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Economic Cooperation: South Carolina
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings her (a) Ministers and (b) officials had with car manufacturers on the memorandum of understanding between the UK and South Carolina before the signing of that agreement.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	137849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Government officials and Ministers regularly engage with the automotive industry to support the growth of British businesses and address market access barriers.</p><p> </p><p>UK sector experts in the US engaged regularly with industry representatives in the formulation of the UK-South Carolina Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Trade officials further engaged the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and other industry representatives through the Department’s established Trade Advisory Groups. The UK will continue to engage industry in the delivery of this MOU in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/02/2023 15:12:31 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 53385 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1579650

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 123935, on Trade Agreements: USA, whether any projects involving (a) new cooperation on digital trade or (b) securing supply chains have resulted from the talks held in Boston and Edinburgh; and if she will list the joint projects on SME tools to support UK and US firms mentioned in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	129801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Following the UK-US small and medium sized enterprises (SME) Dialogue in Edinburgh, the UK and US governments agreed to convene government officials for expert-level discussions on digital trade and customs and trade facilitation, and identify opportunities for deeper cooperation on digital issues and paperless trading. The UK and US also agreed to update and enhance resources for SME exporters, such as the existing toolkits on intellectual property and doing business in the UK and the US.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2023 12:10:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 50783 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1568820

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	World Economic Forum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she held discussions with the United States Trade Representative at the World Economic Forum in December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	127829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State had a bilateral discussion with the United States Trade Representative at the World Economic Forum in Davos on 18<sup>th</sup> January 2023.</p><p> </p><p>This was their second bilateral discussion since the Secretary of State’s appointment in September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 127830 question first answered 27/01/2023 11:49:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 50247 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1565531

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2023 to Question 112041 on Trade Agreements: Japan, if he will publish details of the 15 working groups, committees and dialogues provided for.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	119868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has already published details from a number of working groups, committees and dialogues established by the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. We endeavour to publish minutes where possible and, once completed and agreed with Japan, they are uploaded to the following site: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-japan-cepa-documents" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-japan-cepa-documents</a>. For the UK-Japan Financial regulatory forum further details can also be found on gov.uk: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inaugural-uk-japan-financial-regulatory-forum" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/inaugural-uk-japan-financial-regulatory-forum</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/01/2023 10:15:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 47317 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1565532

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2022 to Question 104087 on Trade Agreements: Japan, on which dates the UK-Japan Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development has met since the UK-Japan Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into effect.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	119869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK-Japan Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) has so far been convened twice. It was held first on the 13<sup>th</sup> October 2021 and secondly, on the 1<sup>st</sup> December 2022. <br></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/01/2023 10:21:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 47316 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1565533

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2022 to Question 104087 on Trade Agreements: Japan, whether the Joint Dialogue with Civil Society established under Article 16.16 of the UK-Japan Trade and Cooperation Agreement has met since the agreement came into effect.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	119870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The first UK-Japan Joint Dialogue with Civil Society is scheduled for 6<sup>th</sup> February 2023.</p><p>The Department for International Trade is working with the Government’s Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Domestic Advisory Group to prepare for the Dialogue and ensure that civil society participants covering all areas of TSD are represented.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/01/2023 17:07:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 47314 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1565564

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Economic Cooperation: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the data her Department holds on the economic benefits to the UK economy of the memoranda of understandings with the US states of (a) Indiana, (b) South Carolina and (c) North Carolina.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	120071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave her on 13<sup>th</sup> January 2023, UIN 117618, and the answers I gave her today, UIN 119142, 119143.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/01/2023 17:57:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 47303 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury