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1029161

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to improve its response times to freedom of information requests.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	908326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>In our most recent Freedom of Information (FOI) statistical release my department answered 90% of FOI requests on time, including permitted extensions, in the third quarter of 2018.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 20/12/2018 15:40:17 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1029162

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Government of Israel on bilateral trade and investment.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	908327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen during a visit to Israel in November, when we discussed our record levels of trade and investment and noted the good progress made on our continuity trade arrangement. I agreed with President Netanyahu to increase trade cooperation through joint Government sponsorship of a high-level trade and investment conference in 2019.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 20/12/2018 13:22:28 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

1029163

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Aerospace Industry: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to promote aerospace exports.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	908328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s Aerospace businesses are among the most innovative in the world, they turned over more than £35 billion last year and exported 85% of everything produced.</p><p> </p><p>Our teams across the UK and in 108 countries around the world use every opportunity to take the industry to even greater heights.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/12/2018 13:37:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1029164

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What opportunities he identified for further trade co-operation with Israel during his recent visit to that country.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	908329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen during a visit to Israel in November, when we discussed our record levels of trade and investment and noted the good progress made on our continuity trade arrangement. I agreed with President Netanyahu to increase trade cooperation through joint Government sponsorship of a high-level trade and investment conference in 2019.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 20/12/2018 13:28:44 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1029165

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made on its Export Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	908331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Export Strategy sets out how the Government will encourage, inform, connect and finance UK businesses to enable them to take advantage of the international demand for British goods and services. Last month we launched an enhanced digital service on great.gov.uk, connecting businesses to over 20,000 export opportunities.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 20/12/2018 13:13:44 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

1027463

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress the Government has made on its Export Strategy.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	908323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Export Strategy sets out how the Government will encourage, inform, connect and finance UK businesses to enable them to take advantage of the international demand for British goods and services. Last month we launched an enhanced digital service on great.gov.uk, connecting businesses to over 20,000 export opportunities.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 20/12/2018 13:02:54 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1027244

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Sheep Meat: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on exporting lamb to that country.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	202732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has worked closely with the FCO, Defra and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority resulting in the ban on importing lamb and goat meat being lifted in February 2018 with final approval on 16 April 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/12/2018 11:47:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1027310

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Tradeshow Access Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to announce the 2019-20 Tradeshow Access Programme.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	202752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Trade Access Programme (TAP) list of supported events for Q1 2019-20 (1 April 2019 – 30 June 2019) will be announced/published on Friday 21 December. The TAP list of supported events for Q2 - Q4 2019-20 (1 July 2019 - 31 March 2020) will be announced/published in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/12/2018 11:47:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1025327

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff the Defence and Security Organisation employed as of 1 April 2018; and what that organisation's 2018-19 budget is.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	202327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>At 1 April 2018, the Department for International Trade had a total workforce of 155 in the Defence and Security Organisation. Its current net budget for 2018-19 is £9.9m.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/12/2018 20:20:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1023960

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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: Brazil
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 to increase the level of bilateral trade with Brazil.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to our deep relationships with our global partners, including Brazil. In March 2018, my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade co-chaired the tenth UK-Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee with the Brazilian Minister for Industry, Foreign Trade and Services. The ministers reiterated their commitment to facilitating increased trade, creating opportunities and enhancing bilateral economic relations. In August 2018, the 3<sup>rd</sup> UK-Brazil Economic and Financial Dialogue achieved advances across several areas including procurement, tax, infrastructure and finance. More detail can be found in the Joint Statements from the Economic Finance Dialogue (<a href="https://bit.ly/2BsVW43" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2BsVW43</a>) and Joint Economic Trade Committee (https://bit.ly/2STWp6n).</p><p> </p><p>DIT continues to promote the closest trading links with Brazil. We support businesses to export to Brazil across a range of key sectors including financial services, energy, education, mining, life sciences, infrastructure and advanced engineering amongst others.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/12/2018 10:14:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon