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539724

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many full-time equivalent officials in (a) his Department and (b) other government departments work in the National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines; and what the grades are of those officials.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	43211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>(a) The current allocation for staff in the UK National Contact Point is half a Grade 7, one full-time Senior executive officer and one full-time Higher executive officer.</p><p> </p><p>(b) None in other Departments.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:51:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

539739

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade specialists are currently employed by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	43019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>There are currently in excess of 50 civil servants in my Department primarily working on trade policy. They are assisted by officials in other Government Departments, notably the Department for Exiting the EU, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as well as by other officials within my Department for whom trade policy is not their primary responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:38:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

539740

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of his Department's total budget in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	43018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is currently being established. This requires machinery of government changes which are ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>Parliamentary budget delegations will be amended in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:23:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

539745

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether UK trade negotiators will be instructed to consider the risks and opportunities for poverty reduction in the least developed countries during future negotiations of trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	43100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to ensuring developing countries can reduce poverty through trading opportunities. Trading arrangements that do not involve developing countries can still have an impact on them. Such impacts will be taken into account as the UK develops its international trade policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:36:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

536413

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with how many countries the EU has trade agreements in place; and how many countries the UK plans to negotiate trade agreements with as a result of the outcome of the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	42776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The EU has trade agreements in place with over 50 countries. The Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade for promoting British trade across the world and ensuring the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. She has also established a Department for Exiting the European Union for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. We are exploring a range of options to maximise the opportunities for the UK’s future trading relations.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/09/2016 14:55:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

535903

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agricultural Products: ACP Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to continue to recognise EU sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and food safety approvals for imports of agricultural products from the African, Caribbean and Pacific group countries once the UK’s exit from the EU is complete, or whether they plan to require exporters from those countries to secure separate SPS and food safety approvals for exports to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL1182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>A new Department for Exiting the European Union has been established by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, to oversee arrangements for the UK’s exit from the EU after we have triggered Article 50. Until then the UK remains a full member of the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 22/07/2016 13:29:09 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

536102

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the length of time it will take to negotiate trade agreements with the UK's major trading partners outside of the EU when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	42585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>My hon Friend the Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade to promote British trade across the world and ensure the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. The pace of trade negotiations will vary country to country. The Prime Minister has also established a Department for Exiting the European Union for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. However, until we leave, the UK will remain a full member of the EU, with all of the rights and obligations.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2016 16:11:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

536220

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to protect public services in future negotiations on trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	42711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/08/2016 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade to promote British trade across the world and ensure the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us.</p><p> </p><p>The trade agreements the UK is currently party to include specific guarantees for public services. Decisions on how to deliver public services for the best outcomes for UK citizens are made by the UK Government.<em> </em>The Government wants to ensure the continued provision of quality public services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 26/08/2016 12:24:25 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

536221

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to publish a basic set of guiding principles to govern future trade negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	42715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2016 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade to promote British trade across the world and ensure the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. The Government is reviewing trade policy and is committed to ensuring that the UK remains open for business and continues to grow and thrive. We have a unique opportunity to shape a bright future for the UK as a global trading nation and open economy. Over the coming weeks and months the new Department for International Trade will engage with a wide range of stakeholders as we develop our trade strategy.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/09/2016 09:09:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

535614

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
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 tariff levels UK exports of goods and services would be subject to if the UK traded under WTO regulations with the remaining 27 countries of the EU, listed by category.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>If the UK were to leave the EU without having negotiated a preferential trade deal, then under WTO rules neither the UK nor the EU could offer each other better market access than that offered to all other WTO members.</p><p> </p><p>The bound levels of access for goods and services into the EU under WTO rules are set out in the EU’s schedules of commitments and are publicly available on the WTO website.</p><p> </p><p>The bound levels of access for goods and services from the EU into the UK under WTO rules would be an issue for the government to consider in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Price grouped question UIN HL1162 question first answered 25/07/2016 14:13:05 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey