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1362216

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date	21/10/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agriculture: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to help increase global export opportunities for farmers in (a) Windsor and Berkshire and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	60391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>Our trade agreements are unlocking new opportunities for our agriculture, food and drink sector. DIT recently launched an Export Support Service, where UK businesses can get answers to practical questions about exporting to Europe. Our ‘Open Doors’ campaign offers a wide range of support for businesses, including those in Windsor and Berkshire, who want to start exporting or expand into new markets. The campaign includes exporting masterclasses, a flagship agriculture mentoring programme and support to match producers with international buyers across the globe.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 60392 question first answered 28/10/2021 12:05:37 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1362221

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agriculture: Berkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to help farmers across Windsor and Berkshire take advantage of the UK's new trade partnerships across the world.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	60392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>Our trade agreements are unlocking new opportunities for our agriculture, food and drink sector. DIT recently launched an Export Support Service, where UK businesses can get answers to practical questions about exporting to Europe. Our ‘Open Doors’ campaign offers a wide range of support for businesses, including those in Windsor and Berkshire, who want to start exporting or expand into new markets. The campaign includes exporting masterclasses, a flagship agriculture mentoring programme and support to match producers with international buyers across the globe.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 60391 question first answered 28/10/2021 12:05:37 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1130447

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Financial Services: 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 assessment he has made of recent trends of the level of foreign direct investment into the UK FinTech industry in the (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2016-17 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	261177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The information regarding FDI is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Last year British FinTech’s attracted more venture capital funding than any other European country once again totalling $1.73 billion across 261 deals.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/06/2019 13:15:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

830135

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the level of business interest in the great.gov.uk digital platform.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	124814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Great.gov.uk is a digital platform with a suite of digital tools built to help UK businesses expand their reach overseas and secure their place on the global stage.</p><p>UK and overseas marketing activity and DIT’s commercial partnerships are used to promote the platform.</p><p>In the 14 months since great.gov.uk was launched in November 2016, great.gov.uk has been visited by nearly 2.8 million unique users. Of these:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Invest tool, which promotes the UK as an obvious destination for inward investment, has received over 764,000 online visits with over 1,200 enquiries</li><li>The Export Opportunities tool has received over 67,000 responses from UK businesses to 13,000 published export opportunities, which have been gathered and published by our network of in-post Embassy and High Commission trade experts, as well as overseas partner stakeholders</li><li>The Trade Profile tool has published over 2,600 verified UK business profiles, presenting them to a wide network of prospective overseas buyers and partners</li><li>The Export Readiness tool, which went live in December 2017 and helps UK businesses see how export-ready they are, and presents them with tailored information has already been used by 710 companies.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Activity is planned to promote this platform further to the UK and overseas businesses.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2018 11:00:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

830137

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
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 counterparts in Commonwealth countries on future trade and investment between the UK and Commonwealth countries.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	124815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade regularly engages with his counterparts from Commonwealth countries, including at recent bilateral meetings at the 11th WTO MC11 Ministerial Conference meeting on 11 – 14 December 2017 and at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on 23 – 26 January.</p><p>Given the importance we place on increasing intra-Commonwealth Trade and Investment and the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London, the Secretary of State and the Ministerial team will continue to have these discussions.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/01/2018 16:49:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

578471

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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 Promotion: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of the Prime Minister's Trade Envoys in increasing future levels of UK exports.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	906167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Trade Envoy programme has been in operation since 2012 and continues to go from strength to strength.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 21 Trade Envoys covering around 50 markets. Trade Envoys support the drive for economic growth by building on the UK’s existing relations with these markets and maximising bilateral trade.</p><p> </p><p>It is crucial that we use all tools at our disposal to promote British trade across the world and Trade Envoys will be a key part of our Departmental strategy.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 08/09/2016 13:51:04 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie