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578781

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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, if he will make it his Department's policy to ensure that trade negotiations are linked to the UK's human rights obligations.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	45697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK will in due course consider all options in the design of future bilateral trade negotiations. Until the UK leaves the EU, we will remain subject to EU trade agreements and trade policy, of which human rights is a fundamental principle.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 15/09/2016 10:47:09 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

578782

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value was of exports to non-EU destinations from (a) the Port of Felixstowe, (b) the Port of Southampton, (c) Gatwick Airport and (d) Heathrow Airport in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The value of the exports to non –EU destinations from the requested ports are provided in the table below [source: HMRC ports data].</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Exports of goods to the non-EU by port</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Felixstowe</p></td><td><p>10,291,216,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton</p></td><td><p>23,740,381,743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Gatwick</p></td><td><p>307,063,268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Heathrow</p></td><td><p>67,303,983,493</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>[2015 calendar year]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To note, data collection will be affected by the definitions used at the time of data collection. Please see the <ins class="ministerial">attached </ins>annex for more detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/09/2016 16:53:26 question first ministerially corrected 16/09/2016 11:41:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands attachment 1 file name Annex - 45721.docx title Data collection definitions previous answer version 11855 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

578783

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he plans to take to ensure that local businesses in (a) the UK and (b) Northampton have appropriate information to enable them better to access global markets.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	45644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) runs the Exporting is GREAT campaign, designed to significantly increase exports by inspiring and supporting UK companies to take advantage of the global appetite for UK products, skills and expertise in markets around the world. The Department’s export hub roadshow travels throughout the UK providing face to face export advice and guidance to businesses; indeed it visited Northamptonshire in April and 17 companies attended.</p><p>This Department also provides digital services for all businesses including access to live Export Opportunities around the globe and webinars on exporting, both accessible through the Exporting is GREAT website, exportingisgreat.gov.uk/. Businesses also have access to DIT’s sector and market focussed campaigns and tailored advice and support through the Department’s network of international trade advisors. They will have the opportunity to promote their products on the new Export Directory which DIT is launching in November, alongside other new digital services.</p><p>Northamptonshire companies have also benefitted from recent events being held on how to access global markets such as China, India and Iran. Seminars in Northamptonshire have informed companies on issues such as managing agents and distributors, e-commerce and international web optimisation, amongst others.</p><p>This information is not only accessible in England but also in the rest of the UK through DIT working closely with the devolved administrations’ own export promotion organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 19/09/2016 14:44:39 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

578784

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Investment and Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential risks to (a) trade and (b) investment of the UK leaving the EU for (i) Glasgow, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	45652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>Recent figures on jobs and growth have shown we enter this period of adjustment from a position of economic strength. We have the tools we need to address the challenges ahead and mitigate risks, especially with the creation of the new Department for Exiting the European Union. We are confident we will get the best possible trade and investment deals for all parts of the United Kingdom as we leave the EU. We will also continue to work closely with the Scottish Government, giving them every opportunity to have their say as we form our negotiating strategy and we will look at any suggestions they put forward.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/09/2016 11:31:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

578785

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Nuclear Power: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote the Cumbrian nuclear industry in international trade negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	45618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>In due course, Britain will be leaving the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new</p><p>role for ourselves in the world as a positive and powerful force for free trade. 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 currently reviewing its trade policy. We will engage fully on this with a broad range of stakeholders over the coming weeks and months.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/09/2016 16:57:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

577491

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Research: Facilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure that research facilities owned by companies whose headquarters are in other EU member states or which are based in such states remain in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	45382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains a great place to do business. Annual figures published by the Department for International Trade in August 2016 confirm that the UK remains the number one investment destination in Europe; and the top European destination for investment from emerging markets. The figures show that Britain has benefitted from record-breaking inward investment by foreign companies. Across the country, 2,213 inward investment projects were secured in 2015 to 2016, an 11% increase on the previous year.</p><p>With our world-class research base, a highly skilled workforce, world-leading scientific capabilities and a competitive tax environment that includes R&amp;D tax credits and Patent Box, we are determined that the UK should remain the best place in Europe to innovate, locate and grow a business. The UK is a global leader in science and innovation, winning 13 science Nobel Prizes since 2000 and with more Nobel Prizes per capita than US, France, Germany, Russia or Japan; it is ranked third in the Global Innovation Index and is home to 3 of the world’s top 10 universities. Following the vote to leave the EU, we remain determined to maintain the global competitiveness of the UK research base and business environment. To maintain confidence in the UK’s participation in EU funded research collaborations, the Government announced on 13th August, that HM Treasury will underwrite, for the life of the project, all competitively won EU research funding applied for before our departure from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 14/09/2016 14:12:31 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

577683

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
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: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will publish a breakdown of the costs incurred in the creation of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	45580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>There has been no expenditure incurred by the Department for International Trade to date beyond the legacy Departments’ Spending Review allocations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/09/2016 14:25:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

577684

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
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: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who has accompanied him on each of his foreign visits in his official ministerial capacity since the establishment of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	45359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>My rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has been accompanied by departmental officials on all foreign visits.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/09/2016 11:38:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

576961

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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 staff at what civil service grades his Department employs.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	45238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>Following her appointment on 13 July 2016 the Prime Minister established the Department for International Trade (DIT). The DIT aggregates UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), UK Export and Finance (UKEF), Trade Policy Units from the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as well as some new hires.</p><p>Until such time as a transfer of functions order establishes the Secretary of State as a corporation sole, DIT remains a unified Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS) department for accounting purposes.</p><p>As DIT is currently being formed, the number staff the Department employs is being finalised while employee transfers and recruitment are taking place.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/09/2016 16:46:04 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 11182 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

576962

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many flights (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have taken as part of their official duties since his Department was set up on 14 July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	45236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>As part of their official duties, since 14 July 2016, Ministers have taken 22 flights overseas and accompanying officials have taken 25 flights overseas.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/09/2016 15:40:06 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle