Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1046875

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>There are 24 members of staff in the Department for International Trade (including UK Export Finance (UKEF)) who have self-reported as Sikh (as at 31 December 2018) on departmental systems. The Department records Sikhism as a religion.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/02/2019 10:29:03 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046930

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the corrected Answer of 22 January 2019 to Question 206251, how many civil servants in his Department were working part or full-time on projects in the Government Major Projects Portfolio in (a) June 2016 and (b) December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	211650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>No Departmental projects have been included within the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) since it was founded on 14 July 2016. As such, no civil servants were working on GMPP projects on the dates referred to.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/01/2019 14:03:34 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1046988

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	World Economic Forum: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the total cost to his Department was of placing the Free Trade is Great advertisements on the outside of Belvedere Hotel during the World Economic Forum in Davos.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	211704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department is unable to release the total costs associated with the Free Trade is Great advertisements on the outside of Belvedere Hotel during the World Economic Forum in Davos due to confidentiality clauses imposed by the organisations concerned, owing to a commercial confidentiality clause. Publication of this information risks leaving the Department subject to legal measures.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/02/2019 14:51:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1047075

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Call for expressions of interest in membership of the Strategic Trade Advisory Group, published on 16 July 2018, who will determine that members are no longer able to contribute effectively to the groups' deliberations prior to a member of the Strategic Trade Advisory Group having their membership revoked; and whether information on that decision will be made publicly available.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for appointing members to the STAG is almost complete and we expect to issue letters to successful candidates shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Group will advise the Secretary of State for International Trade but will not set Government policy. This will not be a decision-making body and therefore we do not expect votes to take place.</p><p> </p><p>Members will be appointed to the Group for a defined period and will be expected to comply with the standards of behaviour set out in the Terms of Reference to be agreed by the Group at the first meeting. In conjunction with the Chairs of the Group, officials will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State on any changes to the Group’s membership. This will include looking at whether the Group is sufficiently representative. Any changes proposed will be made with reference to the criteria set out in the guidance published as part of the call for expressions of interest. Changes to membership will be published online.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate an open and constructive discussion, members will be expected to conform to the highest standards of confidentiality and will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Members will also be asked to act in the interests of the UK and not as a representative of their organisation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 01/02/2019 14:59:19 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1047077

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what formal role the strategic trade advisory group will play in formulating trade policy.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for appointing members to the STAG is almost complete and we expect to issue letters to successful candidates shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Group will advise the Secretary of State for International Trade but will not set Government policy. This will not be a decision-making body and therefore we do not expect votes to take place.</p><p> </p><p>Members will be appointed to the Group for a defined period and will be expected to comply with the standards of behaviour set out in the Terms of Reference to be agreed by the Group at the first meeting. In conjunction with the Chairs of the Group, officials will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State on any changes to the Group’s membership. This will include looking at whether the Group is sufficiently representative. Any changes proposed will be made with reference to the criteria set out in the guidance published as part of the call for expressions of interest. Changes to membership will be published online.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate an open and constructive discussion, members will be expected to conform to the highest standards of confidentiality and will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Members will also be asked to act in the interests of the UK and not as a representative of their organisation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 01/02/2019 14:58:59 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1047078

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how he plans to maintain confidentiality in respect of proceedings of the Strategic Trade Advisory Group; and whether members of that group will be prohibited from (a) discussing such proceedings and (b) publicly criticising aspects of trade policy that may have been considered in proceedings of the group.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for appointing members to the STAG is almost complete and we expect to issue letters to successful candidates shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Group will advise the Secretary of State for International Trade but will not set Government policy. This will not be a decision-making body and therefore we do not expect votes to take place.</p><p> </p><p>Members will be appointed to the Group for a defined period and will be expected to comply with the standards of behaviour set out in the Terms of Reference to be agreed by the Group at the first meeting. In conjunction with the Chairs of the Group, officials will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State on any changes to the Group’s membership. This will include looking at whether the Group is sufficiently representative. Any changes proposed will be made with reference to the criteria set out in the guidance published as part of the call for expressions of interest. Changes to membership will be published online.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate an open and constructive discussion, members will be expected to conform to the highest standards of confidentiality and will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Members will also be asked to act in the interests of the UK and not as a representative of their organisation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 01/02/2019 14:58:40 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1047081

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether votes will take place in the Strategic Trade Advisory Group; what system will be used to administer such votes; and whether the results of such votes will be published.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for appointing members to the STAG is almost complete and we expect to issue letters to successful candidates shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Group will advise the Secretary of State for International Trade but will not set Government policy. This will not be a decision-making body and therefore we do not expect votes to take place.</p><p> </p><p>Members will be appointed to the Group for a defined period and will be expected to comply with the standards of behaviour set out in the Terms of Reference to be agreed by the Group at the first meeting. In conjunction with the Chairs of the Group, officials will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State on any changes to the Group’s membership. This will include looking at whether the Group is sufficiently representative. Any changes proposed will be made with reference to the criteria set out in the guidance published as part of the call for expressions of interest. Changes to membership will be published online.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate an open and constructive discussion, members will be expected to conform to the highest standards of confidentiality and will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Members will also be asked to act in the interests of the UK and not as a representative of their organisation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 01/02/2019 14:58:17 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1047082

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Strategic Trade Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress he has made in establishing the Strategic Trade Advisory Group.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	211618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The process for appointing members to the STAG is almost complete and we expect to issue letters to successful candidates shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Group will advise the Secretary of State for International Trade but will not set Government policy. This will not be a decision-making body and therefore we do not expect votes to take place.</p><p> </p><p>Members will be appointed to the Group for a defined period and will be expected to comply with the standards of behaviour set out in the Terms of Reference to be agreed by the Group at the first meeting. In conjunction with the Chairs of the Group, officials will provide recommendations to the Secretary of State on any changes to the Group’s membership. This will include looking at whether the Group is sufficiently representative. Any changes proposed will be made with reference to the criteria set out in the guidance published as part of the call for expressions of interest. Changes to membership will be published online.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate an open and constructive discussion, members will be expected to conform to the highest standards of confidentiality and will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Members will also be asked to act in the interests of the UK and not as a representative of their organisation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 01/02/2019 14:57:44 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1047587

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Japan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Sony’s recent decision to move their European headquarters to the Netherlands from London; and what plans, if any, they have to encourage Japanese companies to trade in the UK after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL13080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Sony is an important investor in the UK employing around 6,000 people. Sony has recently taken a decision to set up a subsidiary in Amsterdam as part of their EU exit contingency planning. Sony have said they are not planning to change any of the functions in the UK, including the number of jobs in the UK HQ at this time.</p><p><br>The Department for International Trade teams in the UK and Japan actively promote and support increasing investment and trade between Japan and the UK and will continue to do so after we leave the EU. This was discussed by both Prime Minsters during PM Abe’s recent visit to the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 06/02/2019 13:19:51 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1047589

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with businesses based in other European countries to minimise disruption to supply chains in the event of a disorderly Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL13082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>In December 2018 the Government agreed to ramp up its no deal preparations. In line with this, the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) teams in Europe have increased their preparations for a no deal exit from the EU and have recommended that businesses enact their own no deal plans to ensure they are similarly prepared. DIT is also engaged with national and local governments, port authorities and other key stakeholders in Europe to minimise any disruption to supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the DIT teams in Europe have been reassuring European businesses that the UK remains open for business; that we remain an advocate for free trade and open markets; and that the UK will continue to be an important trading partner for European businesses after we leave the EU. DIT teams have also been working with Governments, businesses, trade associations and other business service providers to ensure that European businesses prepare for the UK’s exit from the European Union so they can continue to play an important part in UK supply chains.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 07/02/2019 11:48:34 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick