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1540534

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date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Cetaceans: Faroe Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has taken steps to use Britain’s trade relationship with the Faroe Islands to help stop the hunting of whales, dolphins and other cetaceans on the islands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	82455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is strongly opposed to the hunting of whales and dolphins. UK Officials have raised its concerns at many fora including at the International Whaling Commission and through Faroese representation in London. The Department for International Trade will continue to utilise the opportunities provided by our Trade Agreement to engage the Faroese authorities on this important matter, including through the Joint Committee of the agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Strong diplomatic and economic relationships with partners, enables us to have frank discussions on such issues.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/11/2022 15:40:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1539957

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Beef: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to promote the export of British beef.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	80701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to increase opportunities for UK beef, and in recent years unlocked barriers to enable exports to markets such as Japan, the Philippines, and the USA.</p><p> </p><p>DIT works with industry partners to deliver trade promotion activity to promote British beef globally, through trade shows, meet the buyer missions and other marketing activities.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently established a new trade and investment hub in Northern Ireland, that works closely with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association, Ulster Farmers Union and Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland, in support of export goals.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 14/11/2022 10:57:45 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1540056

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a free trade agreement between the UK and Israel.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	80844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>An enhanced agreement would expand a trading relationship already worth £5 billion per year. By reducing trade barriers, it could lead to gains in services trade and could benefit around 6,600 UK businesses that export goods to Israel and employed over 1.7 million people in 2020, including around 5,600 small and medium-sized enterprises. Israel’s service sector has grown by 45% in 10 years and is an innovative and dynamic market for boosting UK service exports.</p><p> </p><p>Our published scoping analysis, which contains potential impacts of a new free trade agreement is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-approach-to-negotiating-a-free-trade-agreement-with-israel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-approach-to-negotiating-a-free-trade-agreement-with-israel</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/11/2022 17:46:07 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1540241

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Energy Charter Treaty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has had recent discussions with (a) fossil fuel producers and (b) other business groups on potential claims for investor-state dispute settlements being brought against the UK under the revised terms of the Energy Charter Treaty.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	80735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has not had any recent engagement with fossil fuel producers or other business groups on potential claims for investor-state dispute settlement being brought against the UK under the modernised terms of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT).</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/11/2022 16:31:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1540242

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has processes in place to assess the likelihood of there being claims for investor-state dispute settlements being brought against the UK.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	80736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is responsible for policy on investment protection and Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), but other government departments are responsible for ensuring that actions they take comply with the UK’s international legal obligations, including with respect to assessing the risk of ISDS claims.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/11/2022 16:42:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1539093

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	TRIPS Agreement: Coronavirus
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 potential impact of extending the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights to cover covid-19 therapeutics and diagnostic tests on global access to covid-19 vaccinations and treatments.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	78837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member for Streatham to the answer given by my Rt Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy to the Hon. Member for Harrow West on 17 October 2022, UIN: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-12/61708" target="_blank">61708</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 08/11/2022 15:49:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1539373

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to help small businesses benefit from trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	78921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is vital for the growth of UK trade. Therefore, in all Free Trade Agreements the government seeks a dedicated SME chapter and SME-friendly provisions throughout. These signpost SMEs towards the information they need to pursue new trading opportunities and make informed decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses wishing to benefit from Free Trade Agreements can access dedicated resources every step of the way. This includes The Department for International Trade’s comprehensive offer for businesses, which features step-by-step guides on our great.gov.uk portal, opportunities to learn through our Export Academy, or one-to-one support from our Export Support Service and International Trade Advisers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/11/2022 11:35:27 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1538506

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her planned timetable is for the conclusion of negotiations on a free trade agreement with India.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	77655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Free trade agreement negotiations are ongoing with India. We have provisionally closed the majority of chapters. To date, there have been five formal rounds of talks and we look forward to the next formal round of negotiations soon.</p><p>The Government is clear that in negotiations we will not sacrifice quality for speed. We will continue to review progress and only sign when we have a deal that is fair, reciprocal, and ultimately in the best interests of the British people and the economy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/11/2022 16:27:15 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1538518

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Food: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to reduce tariffs on food from African countries.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	77324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK currently grants preferential tariff access to food imports from 51 African countries through the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) or one of the nine Free Trade Agreements the UK has secured with African regions and countries.</p><p> </p><p>These arrangements offer tariff-free access for all food products from 43 African countries and preferential rates on many products from the other 8 countries.</p><p> </p><p>In early 2023, the GSP will be replaced by the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) which will offer more generous tariff preferences to Algeria, the Republic of the Congo and Nigeria including on more than 1,000 additional food products.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/11/2022 16:40:10 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1538804

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of her Department’s export strategy entitled, Made in the UK, sold to the World, published on 17 November 2021; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	77260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>UK exports were £728 billion in the 12 months to end of August 2022, up £116 billion in current prices, adjusted for inflation this shows an increase of £49bn.</p><p> </p><p>The Export Strategy provides the foundation of our support for businesses, helping them capitalise on new trade deals. Since its launch, the Export Support Service has received over 11,500 enquiries. We have expanded the Export Academy, boosted our International Trade Advisor network, the ‘<em>Made in the UK, Sold to the World’</em> campaign continues to inspire businesses to export and last week’s International Trade Week attracted over 10,000 business registrations and held 120 business-facing events.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 14/11/2022 17:28:16 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie previous answer version 31943 answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas