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573546

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Investment: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support the Government offers to UK-based companies involved in investor-state disputes with other nations.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	44033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not provide legal advice to UK investors involved in investor-state disputes. Ministers or officials may raise them with the relevant authorities, but the decision on whether or not do so is made on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government posts overseas offer investment and political information to UK businesses; provide assistance where necessary to resolve problems such as customs or port clearance or those arising from any local practices that are potentially discriminatory against British business; and information to ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/09/2016 15:50:26 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

573691

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his G7 counterparts on ensuring that countries in Africa receive fair terms of trade when signing trade and investment agreements with other G7 countries.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	44273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to ensuring developing countries can reduce poverty through trading opportunities and that such impacts are taken into account in our trade policy. Trade was a key component of the G7 summit this year with commitments on Aid for Trade that will help African countries to negotiate and implement trade agreements. The G20 also expressed support at the recent summit for low-income countries to participate in Global Value Chains.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/09/2016 11:49:42 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

573692

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, to which countries of concern on human rights the Government has authorised arms sales in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	44223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>From January 2015 – March 2016 licences have been granted for military goods to the following countries of human rights concern:</p><p>Afghanistan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Burundi; Central African Republic; China; Colombia; Democratic Republic of Congo; Egypt; Iraq; Israel and The Occupied Palestinian Territories; Maldives; Pakistan; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syria; Turkmenistan; Venezuela; Yemen and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Further details on all licences granted for export are publically available as Official Statistics at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>All export licences are issued in strict accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and any sanctions or embargoes that may be in place at the time an application is submitted for consideration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 08/09/2016 16:37:07 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier previous answer version 9746 answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox answering member 223
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

573978

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many full-time equivalent trade negotiators his Department has in post (a) in total, (b) with at least a year's experience, (c) with at least five years' experience and (d) with at least 10 years' experience.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	44417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has a strong and capable trade policy team with many years of negotiating expertise. We will continue to hire the brightest and best talent from within the UK civil service and from elsewhere in order to build the world class negotiating strengths needed to deliver the best outcomes for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/09/2016 16:18:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

573979

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what budget his Department has set for paying staff (a) on secondment from external companies and (b) engaged as external contractors or consultants for each year from 2016 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	44418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Following her appointment on 13 July 2016 the Prime Minister established the Department for International Trade (DIT). The DIT aggregates UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), UK Export and Finance (UKEF), Trade Policy Units from the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as well as some new hires.</p><p>Until such time as a transfer of functions order establishes the Secretary of State as a corporation sole, DIT remains a unified Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS) department for accounting purposes.</p><p>The use of secondments and contractors to provide commercial and sectorial experience, not readily available in the civil service and to provide additional resource for limited periods is occasionally required. DIT does not set budgets for the use of secondees, external contractors or consultants as each are deployed flexibly in line with business need. As such we cannot provide details of budgets allocated from 2016 to 2020.</p><p>For reference, expenditure on secondees currently equates to approximately £14, 299.27 per month. Expenditure on contractors and consultants for 2015/16 was approximately £26.5 million. These costs are subject to fluctuation as the Department responds to changing requirements. Contractor costs reflect the level of senior specialist, technical and commercial knowledge required by the former UKTI department to support British businesses in international markets, and with overseas investors looking to invest in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/09/2016 11:12:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

573980

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials of his Department are (a) on secondment from external companies and (b) engaged as external contractors or consultants; and what the cost is of engaging such people.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	44415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Following her appointment on 13 July 2016 the Prime Minister established the Department for International Trade (DIT). The DIT aggregates UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), UK Export and Finance (UKEF), Trade Policy Units from the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as well as some new hires.</p><p>Until such time as a transfer of functions order establishes the Secretary of State as a corporation sole, DIT remains a unified Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS) department for accounting purposes.</p><p>Since the department was formed in July there have been no secondees appointed from the private sector. Secondees previously in post with syndicate organisations have moved across to DIT on legacy terms.</p><p>Contractors in post with syndicate organisations have also moved across to DIT on legacy terms. Since the department was formed in July the number of contractors remains 217 with incumbent costs, as tabled below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>DIT Secondees </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Monthly Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DIT Contractors </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Costs</strong> <strong>for financial year 2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trade Policy &amp; Ministerial (BEIS)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£14,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI)</p></td><td><p>*12</p></td><td><p>£14,299.27</p></td><td><p>196 – as of 01/09/16</p></td><td><p>£24 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Export Finance</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>20 – as of 01/09/16</p></td><td><p>£2.54 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>£14,299.27</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>£26.5 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table Notes:</strong></p><p>The majority of secondees are funded by seconding companies. Costs are based on collective monthly salaries of DIT funded secondees.</p><p>Actual numbers of contractors fluctuate throughout the year as do costs. Contractor costs reflect the level of senior specialist, technical and commercial knowledge required by the former UKTI department to support British businesses in international markets, and with overseas investors looking to invest in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/09/2016 11:15:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

573981

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking in response to the outcome of the EU referendum to boost the UK's inward investment promotion and delivery effort.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	44584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>DIT Ministers and I have been clear that Britain remains open for business. On 5<sup>th</sup> September 2016, the Directorate General within DIT responsible for inward investment moved to a new, more focussed operating model to deliver inward investment. This focuses on attracting high-value FDI that maximises wealth creation within the UK in the sectors, places and markets that provide the greatest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/09/2016 16:40:59 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 9708 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

574225

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much his Department has spent to date on legal advice relating to Britain's exit from the EU from (a) the Government Legal Department and (b) external legal firms; and how much he plans to spend on such advice over the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Clegg
uin	44715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>DIT already has a strong and capable in-house legal team and has not needed to spend on external legal advice. In the next two years we will be developing our in-house team to build the expertise needed to deliver the best outcomes for the UK and position the UK as a global leader in free trade. We have also received many offers of pro bono support from the UK’s outstanding legal profession.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/09/2016 15:54:44 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg

574226

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff are on secondment to his Department from the private sector; from which companies they are seconded; what roles they perform; and what the cost to the public purse will be of their secondment.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Clegg
uin	44714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Following her appointment on 13 July 2016 the Prime Minister established the Department for International Trade (DIT). The DIT aggregates UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), UK Export and Finance (UKEF), Trade Policy Units from the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as well as some new hires.</p><p> </p><p>Until such time as a transfer of functions order establishes the Secretary of State as a corporation sole, DIT remains a unified Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS) department for accounting purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Since the department was formed in July there have been no secondees appointed from the Private Sector. Secondees previously in post with syndicate organisations have moved across to DIT on legacy terms as tabled below. These are seconded from a number of companies and occupy different roles across the department and across grades.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>DIT Secondees</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Monthly Costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trade Policy &amp; Ministerial (BEIS)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI)</p></td><td><p>*12</p></td><td><p>£14,299.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Export Finance</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>£14,299.27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* The majority of secondees are funded by seconding companies. Costs are based on collective monthly salaries of DIT funded secondees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/09/2016 15:52:26 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg

574227

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many additional employees he plans to hire from outside the civil service for the purposes of negotiating or renegotiating trade deals as a result of the decision to leave the EU; in what roles such employees will be deployed; over what timescale their deployment will take place; and what the cost to the public purse will be of their deployment.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Clegg
uin	44713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has already established a strong and capable trade policy team with significant negotiating experience. The team has more than doubled in size since 23 June and is still growing. On 8th of September, my rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced an open and fair competition to recruit a new Permanent Secretary to lead the Department. We will continue to hire the brightest and best talent from within the UK civil service and from elsewhere in order to deliver the best outcomes for the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/09/2016 14:58:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg