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1241525

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining environmental protection standards in trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	907251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to meeting its ambitious environmental objectives, as we demonstrated last year by becoming the first major country to enshrine our Net Zero commitment into legislation.</p><p> </p><p>We're exploring environmental provisions in the design of our Free Trade Agreements to secure Britain’s high environmental standards. Of course, the precise details of free trade agreements are a matter for the formal negotiations. We will lay the full treaty text before Parliament at the end of the negotiations to enable proper scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/10/2020 15:45:26 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1241526

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining environmental protection standards in trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	907256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to meeting its ambitious environmental objectives, as we demonstrated last year by becoming the first major country to enshrine our Net Zero commitment into legislation.</p><p> </p><p>We're exploring environmental provisions in the design of our Free Trade Agreements to secure Britain’s high environmental standards. Of course, the precise details of free trade agreements are a matter for the formal negotiations. We will lay the full treaty text before Parliament at the end of the negotiations to enable proper scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/10/2020 15:49:33 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1241527

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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	What recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining International Labour Organisation standards in future trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	907259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>While the detail of free trade agreements is reserved for formal negotiations, we have committed in our public mandates to protect our labour standards as the British people would expect. These include health and safety, minimum wages and action on modern slavery. We will continue to uphold Britain’s high standards and remain an active member of the International Labour Organisation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/10/2020 15:28:18 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1239680

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Furs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if the UK’s future approach to the import of fur and fur products has been discussed during her Department’s negotiations of potential rollover free trade agreements with (a) Canada, (b) Mexico, (c) Moldova, (d) Turkey, and (e) Norway.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	98167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare. There are restrictions on some skin and fur products, which cannot be legally imported into the United Kingdom. These include fur from cats and dogs, seal skins and products from commercial hunts. Legislation has prohibited farming of animals for their fur since 2000 in England and Wales, and 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Once our future relationship with the EU has been established, we will have the opportunity to consider further steps we could take in relation to fur sales – and our commitment to tackling the illegal wildlife trade more generally.</p><p> </p><p>For continuity trade agreements, it is important to be clear that these are the EU’s trade agreements that we are simply seeking to replicate in order to secure continuity for British businesses, but foreign partners should be under no illusion that HM Government is clear in its commitment to protect endangered species and uphold our animal welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 98168 98169 98170 98171 98172 98173 98174 98175 98176 98177 98178 98179 question first answered 07/10/2020 14:23:32 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1239681

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Furs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK’s future approach to the import of fur and fur products has been discussed during her department’s negotiations of a free trade agreement with the United States.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	98168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare. There are restrictions on some skin and fur products, which cannot be legally imported into the United Kingdom. These include fur from cats and dogs, seal skins and products from commercial hunts. Legislation has prohibited farming of animals for their fur since 2000 in England and Wales, and 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Once our future relationship with the EU has been established, we will have the opportunity to consider further steps we could take in relation to fur sales – and our commitment to tackling the illegal wildlife trade more generally.</p><p> </p><p>For continuity trade agreements, it is important to be clear that these are the EU’s trade agreements that we are simply seeking to replicate in order to secure continuity for British businesses, but foreign partners should be under no illusion that HM Government is clear in its commitment to protect endangered species and uphold our animal welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 98167 98169 98170 98171 98172 98173 98174 98175 98176 98177 98178 98179 question first answered 07/10/2020 14:23:32 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1239684

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Furs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK’s future approach to the import of fur and fur products has been discussed during her Department’s negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	98169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare. There are restrictions on some skin and fur products, which cannot be legally imported into the United Kingdom. These include fur from cats and dogs, seal skins and products from commercial hunts. Legislation has prohibited farming of animals for their fur since 2000 in England and Wales, and 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Once our future relationship with the EU has been established, we will have the opportunity to consider further steps we could take in relation to fur sales – and our commitment to tackling the illegal wildlife trade more generally.</p><p> </p><p>For continuity trade agreements, it is important to be clear that these are the EU’s trade agreements that we are simply seeking to replicate in order to secure continuity for British businesses, but foreign partners should be under no illusion that HM Government is clear in its commitment to protect endangered species and uphold our animal welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 98167 98168 98170 98171 98172 98173 98174 98175 98176 98177 98178 98179 question first answered 07/10/2020 14:23:32 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1239686

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Furs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK’s future approach to the import of fur and fur products was discussed during her Department’s negotiations of the rollover free trade agreements signed with (a) South Korea, (b) Jordan and (c) Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	98170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare. There are restrictions on some skin and fur products, which cannot be legally imported into the United Kingdom. These include fur from cats and dogs, seal skins and products from commercial hunts. Legislation has prohibited farming of animals for their fur since 2000 in England and Wales, and 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Once our future relationship with the EU has been established, we will have the opportunity to consider further steps we could take in relation to fur sales – and our commitment to tackling the illegal wildlife trade more generally.</p><p> </p><p>For continuity trade agreements, it is important to be clear that these are the EU’s trade agreements that we are simply seeking to replicate in order to secure continuity for British businesses, but foreign partners should be under no illusion that HM Government is clear in its commitment to protect endangered species and uphold our animal welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 98167 98168 98169 98171 98172 98173 98174 98175 98176 98177 98178 98179 question first answered 07/10/2020 14:23:32 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1239688

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Furs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the terms of the trade agreements effective from 1 January 2021 with (a) South Korea, (b) Jordan and (c) Lebanon permit a ban on the import of fur and fur products from those countries.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	98171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare. There are restrictions on some skin and fur products, which cannot be legally imported into the United Kingdom. These include fur from cats and dogs, seal skins and products from commercial hunts. Legislation has prohibited farming of animals for their fur since 2000 in England and Wales, and 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Once our future relationship with the EU has been established, we will have the opportunity to consider further steps we could take in relation to fur sales – and our commitment to tackling the illegal wildlife trade more generally.</p><p> </p><p>For continuity trade agreements, it is important to be clear that these are the EU’s trade agreements that we are simply seeking to replicate in order to secure continuity for British businesses, but foreign partners should be under no illusion that HM Government is clear in its commitment to protect endangered species and uphold our animal welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 98167 98168 98169 98170 98172 98173 98174 98175 98176 98177 98178 98179 question first answered 07/10/2020 14:23:32 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1239689

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Furs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK’s future approach to the import of fur and fur products was discussed during her Department’s negotiations of the rollover free trade agreements signed with (a) the Central America trade association, and (b) the Cariforum trade bloc.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	98172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare. There are restrictions on some skin and fur products, which cannot be legally imported into the United Kingdom. These include fur from cats and dogs, seal skins and products from commercial hunts. Legislation has prohibited farming of animals for their fur since 2000 in England and Wales, and 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Once our future relationship with the EU has been established, we will have the opportunity to consider further steps we could take in relation to fur sales – and our commitment to tackling the illegal wildlife trade more generally.</p><p> </p><p>For continuity trade agreements, it is important to be clear that these are the EU’s trade agreements that we are simply seeking to replicate in order to secure continuity for British businesses, but foreign partners should be under no illusion that HM Government is clear in its commitment to protect endangered species and uphold our animal welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 98167 98168 98169 98170 98171 98173 98174 98175 98176 98177 98178 98179 question first answered 07/10/2020 14:23:32 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1239690

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Furs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the terms of the UK-Central America association agreement permit a ban on the import of fur and fur products from (a) El Salvador, (b) Nicaragua and (c) Panama.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	98173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare. There are restrictions on some skin and fur products, which cannot be legally imported into the United Kingdom. These include fur from cats and dogs, seal skins and products from commercial hunts. Legislation has prohibited farming of animals for their fur since 2000 in England and Wales, and 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Once our future relationship with the EU has been established, we will have the opportunity to consider further steps we could take in relation to fur sales – and our commitment to tackling the illegal wildlife trade more generally.</p><p> </p><p>For continuity trade agreements, it is important to be clear that these are the EU’s trade agreements that we are simply seeking to replicate in order to secure continuity for British businesses, but foreign partners should be under no illusion that HM Government is clear in its commitment to protect endangered species and uphold our animal welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 98167 98168 98169 98170 98171 98172 98174 98175 98176 98177 98178 98179 question first answered 07/10/2020 14:23:32 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry