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1455442

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Sanctions: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of sanctions on (a) Russia’s GDP, (b) UK foreign direct investment in Russia and (c) the value of UK trade in goods and services with Russia in FY2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	149128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>In coordination with her allies, Britain is introducing the most severe economic sanctions that Russia has ever faced. The expected impacts of trade sanctions imposed to date are available on <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/195/impacts" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. We do not speculate on future sanctions.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 06/04/2022 16:32:48 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1172910

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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 trade negotiators are employed by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	7104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member for Tottenham to the answer I gave to the Hon Member for Dundee East on 23 January 2020, UIN: 5362.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 27/01/2020 13:11:55 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1172911

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many bilateral trade deals the Government will be able to sign on 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	7105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>We have an ambitious programme to maximise the opportunities of leaving the EU on the 31 January, including Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), championing the WTO and rules-based system, and securing market access wins. The government has a manifesto commitment to have free trade agreements with countries covering 80% of UK trade within 3 years of leaving the EU. This includes negotiating FTAs with the US, Australia, New Zealand and Japan in parallel to negotiations with the EU. We are planning to launch rest of world trade negotiations as soon as possible after we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 29/01/2020 10:42:16 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

767752

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the Civil Service workforce in his Department dedicated to planning for (a) the UK leaving the EU and (b) projects relating to the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	106579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade was established as a direct result of the referendum decision to leave the EU to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade.</p><p> </p><p>Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2017 16:34:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

722164

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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 third-party contractors and consultants his Department has employed since its establishment; and what the cost to the public purse has been of that employment.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	71028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Since the formation of the Department for International Trade in July, this department has employed 106 full time equivalent third-party contractors and consultants.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/04/2017 16:31:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

722165

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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 employed on 31 March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	71029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has a strong core of trade policy officials, which has quadrupled in size since 24 June (from 45 to over 200 today) and is continuing to grow. The trade policy team includes policy and country specialists, as well as economic analysts and lawyers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/04/2017 16:35:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

722166

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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 (a) applications, (b) applicants, (c) interviews and (d) job offers there have been for trade negotiator positions in his Department since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	71030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>At this stage, the Department’s primary focus is on developing our trade policy positions, international relationships and approach to future trade negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has run a number of recruitment exercises since July 2016 for both internal Civil Service and external candidates. From these recruitment exercises the Department’s Trade Policy Team has taken on over 150 new members of staff to fill a range of trade policy positions, including analytical and legal posts.</p><p> </p><p>We are also in the process of recruiting a Chief Trade Negotiations Adviser at the level of Second Permanent Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/04/2017 14:41:09 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

722167

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of trade negotiators that will be required to conduct parallel negotiations with the EU, the World Trade Organisation and other nations in the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	71031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has a strong core of trade policy officials, which has quadrupled in size since 24 June (from 45 to over 200) and is continuing to grow. This includes policy and country specialists, as well as economic analysts and lawyers.</p><p> </p><p>At this stage our primary focus is on developing our policy positions, international relationships and approach to future trade negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/04/2017 12:29:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

722169

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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 third-party contractors and consultants his Department plans to employ in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019; and what the cost to the taxpayer will be of that employment in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	71033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The department for International Trade currently employs 106 full time equivalent third-party contractors and consultants, and would expect to employ similar numbers in the future.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/04/2017 16:32:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

654546

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many third party (a) consultants and (b) consultancy companies his Department plans to commission; and what the cost to the public purse of such commissioning will be in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019 and (iv) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	56644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced the creation of the Department for International Trade on the 13 July 2016. The budget for the new Department is being finalised and will be set out in the Supplementary Estimate.</p><p>We are currently establishing whether we need to call upon external support as part of the internal planning round for the 17/18 Financial Year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/12/2016 12:25:52 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy