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1579549

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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	Overseas Trade: Somalia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to increase trade between Somalia and the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	129858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>My Department will introduce the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) in early 2023, which will facilitate Somalia’s integration into global supply chains through reformed rules of origin and allow 99% of goods exported from Somalia duty-free access to UK markets.</p><p>The Department for International Trade’s Export Support Service also provides specialist overseas support to small-and-medium-sized UK businesses looking to export and grow in Africa, including Somalia.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 31/01/2023 14:21:39 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

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

1579819

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	Department for International Trade: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she will provide a full response to Question 118845 tabled on 9 January 2023 by the hon. Member for Bristol East.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	129748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Bristol East to the answer I gave her today, UIN 118845.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/02/2023 11:37:53 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 50781 answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie answering member 4601
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1579896

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 Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what administrative, logistical, and financial support is provided to UK trade envoys when they travel overseas in that capacity.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
uin	HL4959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade, now known as the Department for Business and Trade, is responsible for the day-to-day management of the programme and each Trade Envoy has a Civil Servant relationship manager. Relationship managers act as the Trade Envoy’s point of contact, coordinating their activity and provide administrative support when they undertake overseas visits, by arranging flights, visas, a programme of activity and briefing.</p><p> </p><p>The Trade Envoy role is unpaid, but this department meets the costs of any travel expenditure such as transport and accommodation to allow them to carry out their role.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 09/02/2023 12:14:41 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1579897

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 Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the roles and lines of accountability for UK trade envoys and trade commissioners, including their accountability to Parliament.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
uin	HL4960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Trade Envoys are Parliamentarians appointed by the Prime Minister to support the Government’s trade and investment agenda in one or more specific markets. They report to my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State and are ultimately accountable to the Prime Minister.</p><p> </p><p>HM Trade Commissioners are senior Civil Servants recruited under fair and open competition and appointed to head the overseas operations for this department. They are accountable to the Permanent Secretary and ultimately to the Secretary of State.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 09/02/2023 12:15:37 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1579898

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	Overseas Trade: Colombia and Dominican Republic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the visits to the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Columbia by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Americas and Caribbean), what plans they have to assist UK businesses in trading with companies in those countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
uin	HL4961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade, now known as the Department for Business and Trade, works to support UK businesses in their trading endeavors in the Dominican Republic and Colombia.</p><p> </p><p>This includes promotional activity in the UK, such as the upcoming LATAC Roadshow where our experts will showcase opportunities in these markets for UK businesses. Additionally, my noble Friend Baroness Hooper and my Hon. Friend for Fylde are active Trade Envoys for these countries, engaging with businesses in the UK and abroad.</p><p> </p><p>Following recent Ministerial visits, the Government has hosted a senior Colombian rail delegation to promote UK expertise in this sector and is pursuing an ambitious multi-billion pound pipeline of infrastructure projects in the Dominican Republic.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 09/02/2023 12:16:16 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1569009

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure her Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that monitoring data gathered is shared with union representatives.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	128655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) routinely captures and monitors personal information as specified in section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code from candidates and staff to ensure best practice and legal compliance. DIT uses Equality Impact Assessments to examine the impacts of policies and processes on the Department’s workforce and take action to mitigate against any unintended impacts.</p><p> </p><p>The data gathered is shared with trade union representatives where appropriate. Detailed information on the Civil Service workforce is collected and published centrally as part of the Annual Civil Service Employment Statistics and can be found on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 02/02/2023 14:36:39 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1569066

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Africa: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to help support participation by (a) African states, (b) the African Union and (c) the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area in the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate launched on 19 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	128615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to working with African partners to ensure trade supports long-term climate action.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for International Trade participated in the inaugural meeting of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate, alongside 7 African trade ministers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2023 11:48:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1568612

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	Department for International Trade: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	127795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade regularly shares information with the recognised departmental trade unions where appropriate and that supports union representatives in carrying out their responsibilities under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. This includes details on pay, terms and conditions and other human resource policies, as well as information regarding employee experience initiatives and other organisational transformation or change which is shared as part of regular trade union engagement.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a range of information regarding the departmental workforce is available publicly on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 27/01/2023 11:30:20 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1568818

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, what the cost to the public purse was of her travel arrangements for the World Economic Forum in Davos.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	127827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial travel are routinely recorded on the Department’s transparency returns, published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dit-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dit-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>. Returns are published on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 27/01/2023 11:54:25 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 50249 answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds