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1276483

registered interest
date	14/01/2021
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 steps she has taken to ensure continuity of trading relationships for UK businesses after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	910758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>In under two years, HM Government has secured trade deals with 63 countries, which covered £217 billion of trade in 2019. Taken alongside our recent deal with the European Union, trade with countries worth £897 billion in 2019 is now covered. No country, anywhere in the world, at any point in history, has conducted trade negotiations concurrently on this scale nor with our ambition.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 14/01/2021 12:00:44 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1273852

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
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: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what impact assessment was conducted by her Department of the human rights record of the Turkish Government prior to the agreement of the UK-Turkey trade deal on 29 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	134089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Agreement signed on 29th December transitions existing EU-Turkey trade provisions, as far as possible, into a bilateral arrangement between the United Kingdom and Turkey. The continuity of these provisions gives certainty to businesses trading between the United Kingdom and Turkey, ensuring goods can continue to flow without tariffs.</p><p>HM Government is clear that trade does not come at the expense of rights and responsibilities. We have a strong history of promoting our values globally, and we will continue to engage the Turkish Government on these important issues.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 11/01/2021 17:54:26 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1273905

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Exports
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 implications for the Government's policies of steps being taken by the German and Australian Governments to establish a supply chain of hydrogen; and what steps she is taking to build trade links between the UK and other countries to create new export opportunities for UK hydrogen technologies.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	133663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has a dedicated hydrogen team who, as part of their ongoing work, keep regular assessments of international hydrogen markets under review, including the Australian and German markets. DIT has energy teams in all key hydrogen markets, with the direct purpose of increasing business for UK energy companies, including companies in the hydrogen sector. DIT is in regular discussion with governments overseas to understand where there are opportunities for greater co-operation, and where there are opportunities for closer working, and we will look to capitalise on these.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/01/2021 15:20:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1273046

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Soya Beans: Imports
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 merits of banning imports to the UK of soy from illegally deforested land.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	133093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>In November, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) tabled a new ‘due diligence’ requirement under the Environment Bill to tackle illegal deforestation.</p><p> </p><p>This would require certain businesses to only source legally produced commodities where there is “forest risk” (those commodities that can lead to deforestation), conduct due diligence on their supply chains and report on it annually.</p><p> </p><p>Whether specific commodities, including soya, are in scope will be determined through secondary legislation, on which DEFRA will consult further.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 12/01/2021 16:52:46 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1273114

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tariff free access for UK-produced steel to the European market.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	132933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has worked successfully with the European Commission to secure country-specific allocations for some steel products within the Tariff Rate Quotas (by which the EU imposes its steel safeguard measures) to enable UK companies to trade tariff-free into the EU. These tariff-free allocations came into operation on 1 January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/01/2021 15:33:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1273127

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Welsh Government: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on adding the Welsh Government to the list of public authorities permitted to disclose information under Clause 2 of the Trade (Disclosure of Information) Act 2020.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	132855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) led engagement with the Welsh Government during the passage of the Trade (Disclosure of Information) Bill.</p><p> </p><p>DIT and the Cabinet Office have committed to working closely with devolved administrations. This will ensure that relevant analysis and information obtained through Clause 2 can be shared to support the delivery of devolved functions. This has been communicated at Ministerial level to devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Our close working with Welsh Government colleagues led them to recommend legislative consent during the passage of the Trade (Disclosure of Information) Bill, and to the Welsh Parliament to grant a legislative consent motion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/01/2021 15:26:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1273203

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Sri Lanka
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason her Department approved an export license to Sri Lanka for military helicopters on 4 March 2020 with a value of £149,724; and what assessment was made of the risk of those items being used in violations of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	133221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>Whatever the destination, HM Government will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the ‘Consolidated Criteria’), including if there is a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations on GOV.UK and these reports contain detailed information, including the overall value, the type (e.g. Military, Other), and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available at: gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data (opens in a new tab) and the related quarterly publication was on 14<sup>th</sup> July 2020, covering the period 1<sup>st</sup> January to 31<sup>st</sup> March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>As the above report shows, no licences for military helicopters were issued for Sri Lanka in this period. A licence authorising the export of ‘components for NBC protective/defensive equipment’ (control entry ML7) with a value of £149,725 was issued for Sri Lanka, on 4<sup>th</sup> March 2020. On the same day, we also issued a licence authorising the export of ‘components for military helicopters’ (control entry ML10) with a value of £161,477 for Sri Lanka. In both cases, these licences were for goods for incorporation in other products and the items were ultimately destined for third countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 14/01/2021 10:46:16 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1273345

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Expert Trade Advisory Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the members of her Department’s Trade Advisory Groups responsible for (a) agri-food, (b) automotive, aerospace and marine, (c) manufactured and consumer goods, (d) telecoms and technology, (e) chemicals, (f) life sciences, (g) creative industries, (h) investment, (i) transport services, (j) professional advisory services and (k) financial services were given an opportunity to comment on the draft provisions of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement relevant to their respective sectors.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	132806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>As the Rt Hon. Lady knows, the Cabinet Office – not the Department for International Trade – negotiated the United Kingdom-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p><p>In accordance with the “Terms of Reference on the United Kingdom-EU Future Relationship Negotiation” published on 28th February 2020, negotiating documents were not to be shared beyond the respective negotiating teams.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 11/01/2021 17:48:39 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1272086

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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: Singapore
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to Paragraph 8.2 of the Explanatory Referendum on the UK’s Free Trade Agreement with Singapore, what paragraph of the joint political statement accompanying the agreement supports the UK's (a) wider political and (b) human rights objectives.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	131207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a strong history of promoting our values globally. The UK will continue to show global leadership in encouraging all states to uphold international human rights obligations. We are clear that trade does not have to come at the expense of our values. We have a longstanding, deep, relationship with Singapore and we are able to have open discussions on a range of issues. The UK and Singapore have agreed to sign a UK-Singapore Political Joint Statement to reflect our close partnership. Once the text has been signed it will be published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 131208 131210 131211 question first answered 11/01/2021 16:39:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1272089

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
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: Singapore
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what provisions there are in the UK’s Free Trade Agreement with Singapore allowing for that agreement to be suspended in whole or in part in response to serious violations by either party of the terms of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	131208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a strong history of promoting our values globally. The UK will continue to show global leadership in encouraging all states to uphold international human rights obligations. We are clear that trade does not have to come at the expense of our values. We have a longstanding, deep, relationship with Singapore and we are able to have open discussions on a range of issues. The UK and Singapore have agreed to sign a UK-Singapore Political Joint Statement to reflect our close partnership. Once the text has been signed it will be published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 131207 131210 131211 question first answered 11/01/2021 16:39:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry