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1190024

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions the Government has had with the Chinese Government on the two million covid-19 antibody tests ordered from AllTest Biotech and Wondfo Biotech (a) before and (b) after those tests were discovered to be insufficiently accurate by a University of Oxford laboratory; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government engages regularly with the Chinese Government through our extensive diplomatic network in China. In more recent times, this has included dialogue on our response to Covid-19, including on testing.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/05/2020 16:53:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1190025

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions ministers in her Department have had with ministers in the Department for Health and Social Care on the two million covid-19 antibody tests ordered from AllTest Biotech and Wondfo Biotech (a) before and (b) after those tests were discovered to be insufficiently accurate by a University of Oxford laboratory; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is working closely with the Department for Health and Social Care in relation to the UK’s response to Covid-19. It has been the practice of successive administrations that the Government does not disclose details of internal meetings.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/05/2020 16:54:42 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1190026

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Turkey
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 her Turkish counterpart to secure the import of essential medical supplies to the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State and the Ministerial team have regular ongoing discussions with the Turkish Government on a variety of issues. Most recently, the Secretary of State held a discussion with her counterpart in Turkey, Ruhsar Pekcan, Minister of Trade, on COVID-19, personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies and our ongoing bilateral trade relationship. The Government wishes to place on record its thanks for the support received by the Turkish Government in securing vital PPE equipment for the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 39469 question first answered 04/05/2020 16:58:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1190027

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: India
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 her Indian counterpart to help secure the import of essential medical supplies to the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade spoke with her Indian counterpart, Minister Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, on the 23 March, 30 March and 17 April. They also both attended an extraordinary virtual G20 Trade ministerial meeting on the 30 March. The Secretary of State highlighted the importance of ensuring supply chains remain open and any trade restrictive measures introduced in response to Covid-19 are proportionate, transparent and time limited. They also discussed export approval for essential shipments of medical supplies and medicines bound for the UK from India, including 2.8 million packets of over-the-counter Paracetamol tablets.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/05/2020 16:56:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1190028

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Germany
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 held with her German counterpart to secure the import of essential medical supplies to the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>This department’s ministerial team and I have held conversations with a wide range of international partners during the global response to Covid-19, including the European Commission and EU member states. The UK has provided much needed leadership on sustaining vital supply chains, as well as lobbying against any export restrictions which may impact on the import of medical supplies to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 39464 39465 question first answered 04/05/2020 16:51:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1190029

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Spain
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 her Spanish counterpart on the import of essential medical supplies to the UK from that country; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>This department’s ministerial team and I have held conversations with a wide range of international partners during the global response to Covid-19, including the European Commission and EU member states. The UK has provided much needed leadership on sustaining vital supply chains, as well as lobbying against any export restrictions which may impact on the import of medical supplies to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 39463 39465 question first answered 04/05/2020 16:51:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1190030

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions her Department has had with commissioners in the European Commission to secure the import of essential medical supplies to the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>This department’s ministerial team and I have held conversations with a wide range of international partners during the global response to Covid-19, including the European Commission and EU member states. The UK has provided much needed leadership on sustaining vital supply chains, as well as lobbying against any export restrictions which may impact on the import of medical supplies to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 39463 39464 question first answered 04/05/2020 16:51:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1190031

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: United Arab Emirates
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 her Emirati counterpart to help secure the import of essential medical supplies to the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend for Bournemouth West, the former Minister of State for Trade Policy, held discussions with H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy for the United Arab Emirates, on 6 April 2020, discussing the UK and UAE response and collaboration in relation to Covid-19, and our wider trading relationship. The Minister of State highlighted the immediate challenges facing nations around the globe due to Covid-19, particularly around medical supplies. This forms part of our wide-ranging healthcare partnership with the UAE.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/05/2020 16:44:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1190032

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Department of Health on the export of personal protective equipment from the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>This Department has engaged regularly with the Department for Health and Social Care in relation to the UK’s response to Covid-19. This has included assistance to establish their export authorisation processes under the European Commission’s Regulation for the export of Personal Protective Equipment. The Government’s policy is now outlined here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-protective-equipment-ppe-export-control-process.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/05/2020 16:47:15 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1190213

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions (a) she and (b) other Ministers in her Department have had with their Turkish counterparts on facilitating the departure from that country of the RAF aircraft containing personal protective equipment that arrived in the UK on 22 April 2020; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	39469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State and the Ministerial team have regular ongoing discussions with the Turkish Government on a variety of issues. Most recently, the Secretary of State held a discussion with her counterpart in Turkey, Ruhsar Pekcan, Minister of Trade, on COVID-19, personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies and our ongoing bilateral trade relationship. The Government wishes to place on record its thanks for the support received by the Turkish Government in securing vital PPE equipment for the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 39461 question first answered 04/05/2020 16:58:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas