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1064008

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Philippines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government plans to replicate the terms of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus program for the Philippines when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	223206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Our first priority for the UK’s trade with developing countries is to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements on leaving the EU. The Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act enables the UK to put in place a trade preferences scheme for developing countries that maintains the same level of access as the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences. Our intention is to provide the Philippines with the same level of access as it receives under the GSP+ tier of the EU’s GSP. As part of this we will expect beneficiary countries to continue to respect the conditions in GSP+.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/02/2019 10:22:12 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1064042

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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 for the inclusion of Investor-state dispute settlement clauses in trade agreements with (a) the US and (b) other countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	223240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing our trade and investment policy and are considering a wide range of options in the design of future bilateral trade and investment agreements. We have completed four online public consultations on potential future trade agreement negotiations with the USA, Australia, New Zealand and on the UK Government potentially seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). We are now considering the responses.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has over 90 existing bilateral investment agreements in place with other countries, many of which have been in force for several decades. The right to regulate is recognised under international law and bilateral investment treaties and agreements do not seek to undermine this. There has never been a successful investor-state dispute settlement claim brought against the UK. The threat of potential claims against the UK has not affected the Government’s legislative programme or prevented the Government from regulating in the pursuit of legitimate public policy objectives, including health, environment and human rights.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/02/2019 10:08:22 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1064044

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
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 ensure that future trade agreements do not include Investor-state dispute settlement clauses that could undermine (a) the provision of health services, (b) environmental policy and (c) workers' rights after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	223242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing our trade and investment policy and are considering a wide range of options in the design of future bilateral trade and investment agreements. We have completed four online public consultations on potential future trade agreement negotiations with the USA, Australia, New Zealand and on the UK Government potentially seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). We are now considering the responses.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has over 90 existing bilateral investment agreements in place with other countries, many of which have been in force for several decades. The right to regulate is recognised under international law and bilateral investment treaties and agreements do not seek to undermine this. There has never been a successful investor-state dispute settlement claim brought against the UK. The threat of potential claims against the UK has not affected the Government’s legislative programme or prevented the Government from regulating in the pursuit of legitimate public policy objectives, including health, environment and human rights.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/02/2019 10:08:44 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1063586

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Open Individual Export Licences: Cryptography
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 the manufacturers in receipt of Open Individual Export Licences for (a) 5E002, (b) 5A002 and (c) 5D002 on UK Strategic Export Control Lists (i) 2018-04-16 to Bahrain; (ii) 2018-04-16 to Egypt; (iii) 2018-04-16 to Jordan; (iv) 2018-04-16 to Kuwait; (v) 2018-04-16 to Lebanon; (vi) 2018-04-16 to Oman; (vii) 2018-04-16 to Pakistan; (viii) 2018-04-16 to Qatar; (ix) 2018-04-16 to Saudi Arabia; and (x) 2018-04-16 to United Arab Emirates.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	222576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>I am withholding the names of those in receipt of the Open Individual Export Licences as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 21/02/2019 12:08:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1063679

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the US Administration's potential demands on food standards as part of negotiations on a trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	222666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made it clear that any future deal with the US must work for UK consumers, farmers and food manufacturers as well as protecting the UK’s high standards of food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection.</p><p>It is too soon to say what would be covered in a future UK-US deal.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 21/02/2019 12:18:34 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1063694

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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: Bullying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	222679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>Bullying and harassment have no place in any workplace, including the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>In the most recent People Survey, an average of 11% of respondents across the Civil Service reported that they'd experienced bullying or harassment at work in the 12 months preceding the survey.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst this figure has remained stable since 2016, we recognise that certain groups of staff are more like to say they have experienced this type of unacceptable behaviour than others. This includes staff members with long-term limiting conditions who, in the vast majority of departments and agencies, were more likely to say they'd been bullied or harassed in the last 12 months than staff members with no long-term limiting conditions.</p><p> </p><p>We are strengthening the routes for staff to report bullying and harassment to ensure that all staff are fully supported throughout the process, and to ensure cultures are positive and inclusive.</p><p> </p><p>The high-level People Survey results for each organisation, including reported rates of bullying and harassment, were published last December on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Each spring the Cabinet Office conducts and publishes a range of further analysis on the People Survey responses, including the results by gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and health status. Similar analysis will be conducted again this year and made available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>The results for the 2017 survey are summarised below. A copy of this table has been placed in the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Civil Service People Survey 2017: results by organisation and health status</p><p> </p><p><em>Long-term health status is captured in the People Survey through questions J04 and J04A. J04 asks if the individual has a &quot;long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability?&quot; and, if they answer yes, J04A asks whether their condition, illness or disability has an impact on their daily activity or the work they can do.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Results are aggregated in to two broad categories: &quot;No long-term limiting condition&quot;, combining those who answer No to either J04 or J04A; and, &quot;Long-term limiting condition&quot;, those who answer Yes to J04 and who answer that their condition limits what they can do either &quot;a little&quot; or &quot;a lot&quot; at J04A.</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Answered “Yes” to the question “During the past 12 months have you personally experienced bullying or harassment at work?”</p></td><td><p>No limiting long-term illness</p></td><td><p>Has a limiting long-term illness</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acas</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accountant in Bankruptcy</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal and Plant Health Agency</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attorney General's Office</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charity Commission</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil Service HR</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Companies House</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Competition and Markets Authority</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Commercial Service</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Electronics and Components Agency</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Equipment &amp; Support</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Communities and Local Government</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Exiting the European Union</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Development</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Transport</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disclosure Scotland</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 27/02/2019 10:19:26 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1063710

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure the UK is able to make trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	222809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Delivering the deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority. The political declaration recognises the development of an independent UK trade policy beyond the economic partnership with the EU. Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will be free to negotiate, sign and ratify new trade agreements during the time-limited implementation period, and to bring them into force from January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We have consulted on our first four free trade agreements (FTAs), with the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). We plan to publish the Government’s response to these consultations before entering into any formal negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are building stronger relationships with large economies – such as China, India, and Brazil – through a series of Joint Trade Reviews (JTRs).</p><p> </p><p>While we are looking to forge new agreements, the Government is also seeking continuity for our existing EU trade agreements as we leave the European Union. We have made good progress, signing trade continuity agreements with Switzerland, Chile, the Eastern and Southern African (ESA) states, the Faroe Islands, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/02/2019 10:17:19 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063725

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
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 increase trade with (a) Commonwealth realms and (b) other countries of the Commonwealth after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	222774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>At last year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, hosted by the UK, leaders adopted a six-point Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment to boost intra-Commonwealth trade to $2 Trillion by 2030. As Chair-In-Office, the UK is committed to working with our Commonwealth partners to achieve this target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is seeking continuity for existing EU trade arrangements, including those with Commonwealth countries, to ensure there is no disruption to our existing trade as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 27/02/2019 10:28:34 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1062089

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how his Department plans to consult Parliament in the formulation of trade negotiation mandates.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	222057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the reply I gave on 4 February to the question asked by the honourable Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) (UNI 213161).</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/02/2019 14:26:52 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1062090

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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 his Department has to involve Parliament in trade negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	222058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the reply I gave on 4 February to the question asked by the honourable Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) (UNI 213161).</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/02/2019 14:27:12 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake