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date	13/09/2016
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: Travel
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 12 September to Question 45236, to which destinations (a) ministers and (b) officials have taken flights as part of their official duties since his Department was established.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	46309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Since the inception of the department, as part of their official duties Ministers and accompanying officials have visited:</p><p>Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade (Liam Fox) - USA, India, Switzerland, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Northern Ireland, Scotland.</p><p>Rt. Hon Friend the Minister of State (Greg Hands) - USA, Germany, Taiwan, Korea.</p><p>Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Mark Garnier) - Burma, Thailand, Israel, France.</p><p>Noble Friend the Minister of State (Lord Price CVO) - China, South Korea, USA, Germany, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/10/2016 11:56:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

582636

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many international flights have been taken by (a) Ministers, (b) civil servants and (c) special advisers in his Department in an official capacity since his Department was created.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	46207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>Following her appointment on 13 July 2016 the Prime Minister established the Department for International Trade (DIT).</p><p>Until such time as a transfer of functions order establishes the Secretary of State as a corporation sole, the Department for International Trade remains a unified Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS) department for accounting purposes.</p><p>As the Department for International Trade is being formed, accurate data for overseas flights is unavailable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/09/2016 13:58:55 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

582637

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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: Hotels
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 on overnight accommodation since it was created.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	46208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 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).</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>As DIT is currently being formed, accurate data for overnight accommodation spend is unavailable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/09/2016 13:57:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

582638

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many overseas visits he has made for the purpose of negotiating trade deals since his appointment as Secretary of State.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	46319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>As we leave the EU, Britain will seek to become the global leader in free trade. Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are making overseas visits to a wide range of markets, in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade. Through these discussions, we are working to ensure we take advantage of all the opportunities available to us, including through our future trading relationships.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/10/2016 16:29:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

582639

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade deals the UK has with other Commonwealth countries.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	46317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The EU has trade agreements in place with 23 Commonwealth countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/10/2016 16:42:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

582640

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will estimate the total amount his Department has spent to date.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	46333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The newly created Department for International Trade (DIT) has been forged out of the forerunner (non-ministerial) Departments UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), UK Export Finance (UKEF) and has assumed Trade Policy Unit responsibilities previously held by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS).</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> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/10/2016 11:58:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

582707

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total value of (1) imports, and (2) exports, between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL1890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The value of goods exported from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland was £2.1 billion in 2015.</p><p>The value of goods imported into Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland was £1.6 billion in 2015.</p><p>Data on the value of trade in services between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 20/09/2016 12:26:22 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney