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registered interest
date	25/11/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Liquefied Natural Gas: Mozambique
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the (a) level of greenhouse gas emissions that will be generated and (b) impact on the UK’s commitments on climate change as a result of the financial support provided by UK Export Finance to the natural gas project in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	82082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested because UK Export Finance’s support for the Mozambique LNG project in Cabo Delgado is currently the subject of judicial review proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 02/12/2021 16:28:09 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1365936

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
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: Ivory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the number of ivory items owned by or collated by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	69180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2021 answer text <p>We have not made any estimates of the number of ivory items owned by or collated in this Department or institutions owned or managed by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/11/2021 09:40:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1226751

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade and Agriculture Commission: Fish
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the remit of the Trade and Agriculture Commission includes fish and fishing products.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	77801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Trade and Agriculture Commission’s terms of reference allow the Commission to look across the agricultural and food industries, including the fisheries sector. The Commission is an independent advisory board and will determine its own priorities within the terms of reference, as its work evolves.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/09/2020 16:04:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1220273

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Imports: Meat and Poultry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent the import of (a) chlorine or acid-washed chicken, (b) hormone-treated beef, (c) ractopamine fed pork, (d) dairy products from bovine somatotropin treated cows, and (e) eggs from battery caged hens; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	68425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>The approach of HM Government to food standards in trade deals is clear. We remain firmly committed to upholding our high environmental, food safety and animal welfare standards.</p><p> </p><p>As we take back control of our laws from the EU, we will decide how we set and maintain our own laws, standards and regulations. When the Transition Period ends, we will be a global leader in environmental protection and animal welfare standards, maintaining the high-quality of our produce for consumers at home and overseas.</p><p> </p><p>The Hon. Gentleman will know that some standards, such as the ban on the use of growth-promoting hormones, are already in domestic legislation. Others, such as the ban on chlorine washing of poultry, will be brought onto our statute book through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom’s food standards, for both domestic production and imports, are overseen by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland. These agencies provide independent advice to HM Government and the devolved administration in Scotland respectively. They will continue to do so in order to ensure that all food imports comply with the United Kingdom’s high standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/07/2020 12:20:03 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1220274

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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 estimate she has made of the proportional effect on Gross Domestic Product of the (a) beef, (b) poultry, (c) pig, (d) dairy and (e) egg farming sectors as a result of a free trade agreement with the US; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	68426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>Free trade agreements can provide our farmers with a range of new opportunities including access to new markets, a reduction in US tariffs that may be as high as 26% on beef and over 25% on some cheese products, along with cheaper costs for UK agricultural inputs which will benefit our domestic producers.</p><p>Our analysis in our Scoping Assessment showed that a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US is estimated to deliver an increase in output (as measured by Gross Value Added) of between 0.05% and 0.5% for the UK’s agriculture sector.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/07/2020 13:42:55 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard