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675650

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which Minister approved the arms export licence given to CAS Global in July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	60855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>This was a routine strategic export licence application approved at official level, in line with standard processing procedures.</p><p>In July 2014 the Department for Business Innovation and Skills had overall responsibility for the export licensing process. The then Secretary of State (Vince Cable) was responsible for the decision to grant or refuse an export licence in any individual case.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/01/2017 17:14:33 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

675651

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: USA
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 the value of UK exports secured through the US Department of Defense Foreign Comparative Testing Program since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Between 1980 and 2016 UK companies have received $483m in FCT Test and Evaluation funding and secured $3.17bn in follow-on acquisitions (averaging nearly $90m per year), more than double that of the next country (Germany). For the 2016/2017 period UK companies are participating in 14 ongoing Test &amp; Evaluation programmes.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/01/2017 17:50:53 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

675653

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: USA
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 help companies engage with the US Department of Defense Foreign Comparative Testing Program.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Defence Security Organisation (DSO), through the British Embassy in Washington DC, has a strong relationship with the Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) Program. We coordinate regular activities in the UK promoting the opportunities provided by the Program including events at Farnborough International Air Show, Defence &amp; Security Equipment International (DSEI) and Defence Procurement, Research, Technology &amp; Exportability (DPRTE) as well as bespoke events where the FCT engage with British industry on a 1-2-1 basis.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/01/2017 12:49:50 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

675660

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government has undertaken an investor state dispute settlement risk assessment of UK legislation relating to (a) health, (b) the environment, (c) waste management and (d) fisheries.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	60789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK is signatory to over 90 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) containing investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions. The objective of BITs is to provide investors with fair and equitable treatment, protection against discriminatory action and a commitment not to expropriate investments without compensation. The contents of BITs do not generally provide specific obligations to either investors or states regarding health, the environment, waste management or fisheries.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/01/2017 17:24:06 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

675661

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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 Trade Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government has undertaken an audit of the compliance with World Trade Organisation rules of UK legislation relating to (a) health, (b) the environment, (c) waste management and (d) fisheries.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	60788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a founding Member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and implements its obligations under the WTO Agreements.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/01/2017 13:01:14 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

675663

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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 Fairs: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what financial support his Department provided to (a) start-up and (b) other companies that attended the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas on 5 to 8 January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	60790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to be a world-leader in the tech and innovation industry, and events like the Consumer Electronic Show can provide UK businesses with vital contacts to build their brand abroad. We want to help UK businesses make the most of trade and investment opportunities including in the US, through targeted support and bespoke business matching that better maximises their presence to win vital contracts abroad.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/01/2017 17:32:13 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

674948

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2016 to Question 52244, which countries he and Ministers of his Department have visited since 14 November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	60530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Since 14 November 2016, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and his Ministerial team have undertaken a total of 15 overseas visits to 18 countries. Details of these visits are listed in the attached Annex.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 23/01/2017 14:42:45 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier attachment 1 file name OVERSEAS VISITS UNDERTAKEN BY DIT MINISTERS.docx title Details of Overseas Visits
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

674949

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
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 Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the locations are of permanent UK trade offices outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	60541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK has permanent Trade Offices in 108 overseas markets and has operations in 175 locations across those markets. Following the machinery of government changes after the appointment of the Prime Minister in July 2016, updated details of Trade Offices will be published in due course. In the meantime, details can be found within the Exporting country guides on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 23/01/2017 17:40:56 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

675198

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Service Industries: Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, given the importance to the UK economy of the export of services, whether they intend that any trade agreements that they negotiate in future will give as great a prominence to services as to goods.
tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
uin	HL4763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>Services exports are of great importance to the UK economy - the UK ran an £89.9bn surplus on services exports in 2015. The UK is a strong advocate for services trade liberalisation, and leaving the European Union presents an opportunity for the UK to become a world leader in the free trade of services. The Government will consider all options in the design of future bilateral trade agreements.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 25/01/2017 12:01:37 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley

675223

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average period between a trade agreement being concluded and the process of its ratification by Parliament being commenced.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL4788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>EU free trade agreements can only be concluded and come fully into force once all EU Member States have ratified the agreement according to their own constitutional arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 25/01/2017 12:02:23 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley