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1563502

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	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: Bangladesh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) trade and (b) investment between the UK and Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
	uin	114804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is working with Bangladesh to strengthen our trading relationship and support investment through our Trade and Investment Dialogue.</p><p> </p><p>Under the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), 100% of goods exported from Bangladesh are eligible for duty-free access to the UK, while the Department for International Trade’s (DIT’s) reform of the rules of origin for Least Developed Countries will help Bangladesh integrate into global supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>Working with UK Export Finance, DIT ensures that UK-based Bangladeshi companies selling goods and services of UK origin are eligible for support. The UK Centres of Expertise also support Bangladesh trade through technical assistance and the SheTrades Commonwealth programme directly supports women entrepreneurs.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 10/01/2023 14:28:31 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1550269

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2022
	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: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her department is taking to increase the transparency of export costs.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	107059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the barriers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face to exporting: our most recent National Survey of Registered Businesses (NSRB) highlights that companies’ lack of knowledge, capacity and awareness of opportunities represent real market failures which prevent SMEs from exporting. The Department for International Trade does not ask businesses to respond to the survey to assess and report the actual costs involved.</p><p>The 12-point plan for exports aims to address these barriers and is centred around the Export Support Service (ESS) which provides a single point of entry for businesses who export or wish to do so.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 19/12/2022 12:27:04 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1550270

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2022
	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 steps her department is taking to increase export opportunities for businesses in (a) Preston, (b) in the North West region and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	107060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) offers a tailored service to businesses in Preston and the North West via our dedicated Northern Powerhouse team that offers support and expertise to meet the export needs of SMEs and larger businesses at a local level. Our offices in Leeds, Manchester, and Darlington, help drive growth and prosperity through export and investment, and provide a range of upskilling services to businesses including the export academy and export champion programmes. DIT’s Trade Advisor Service gives exporters outside the capital and Southeast the tools, support, and opportunities to succeed in global trade.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 19/12/2022 15:31:35 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1563482

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Trade Barriers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of any potential barriers that small businesses face when exporting overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	114674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>Through the Export Strategy, the Department for International Trade is targeting the barriers affecting small-and-medium sized businesses (SMEs) by providing a single point of contact for businesses who export or wish to do so as well as helping them access opportunities in new markets.</p><p> </p><p>As well as negotiating Free Trade Agreement (FTA) chapters, our work on market access includes removing non-tariff barriers. Last year (FY 21-22) we resolved 192 barriers, just 45 of which are estimated to boost UK exports by around £5 billion over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>Supported by the Export Support Service (ESS), the UK Export Academy, UK Export Finance, our International Trade Advisers and global networks, UK businesses will be supported at every stage in their export journey.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 10/01/2023 14:37:56 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1565941

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many questions the Export Support Team has (a) received and (b) answered in each month since its creation.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	121032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>From launch to 30 November 2022, the Export Support Service (ESS) has received 12,193 enquiries, of which 12,138 (99.5%) are closed enquiries. Enquiry volumes separated by month, are provided in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Total Enquiries</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Total Closed Enquiries</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pre - Oct 21*</strong></p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>185</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-21</strong></p></td><td><p>1028</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1028</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-21</strong></p></td><td><p>1177</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1177</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-21</strong></p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>846</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-22</strong></p></td><td><p>1165</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1165</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-22</strong></p></td><td><p>1186</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1186</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-22</strong></p></td><td><p>2828</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2828</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-22</strong></p></td><td><p>748</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>748</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-22</strong></p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>602</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-22</strong></p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>524</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-22</strong></p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>439</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-22</strong></p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>421</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-22</strong></p></td><td><p>402</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>401</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-22</strong></p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>299</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-22</strong></p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>289</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 20/01/2023 14:39:33 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1565942

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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: Telephone Services
	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 business awareness of and satisfaction with the advice and support offered by the Export Support Team.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	121033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of collecting evidence on the services’ performance and satisfaction, in line with the principles set out in our published Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy and the analytical framework underpinning the department’s Export Strategy. Additionally, the Export Support Service (ESS) was introduced into the Export Client Survey (ECS) in April 2022 which measures overall satisfaction.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 20/01/2023 14:41:37 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1581490

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2023
	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, if she will publish the results of the Export Client Survey for each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	134004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Export Client Survey launched in 2018 and the findings for the 2018-2019 financial year have been published: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-export-client-survey-ecs." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-export-client-survey-ecs.</a></p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 02/02/2023 14:55:14 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie previous answer version 52257 answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1542513

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	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, how many overseas visits the Prime Minister's Trade Envoys have made in an official capacity in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	87984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of international visits each year made by the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys over each the last 10 years and travel costs (including UK travel). Along with hotel costs each year over the last 5 years</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of visits </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hotel costs (from 2018-19 only) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>£55,741</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>£116,541</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£68,717</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>£202,771</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>£154,067</p></td><td><p>£9816.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>£149,548</p></td><td><p>£5919.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>£104,848</p></td><td><p>£6820.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£739.00</p></td><td><p>£90.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>£59,422</p></td><td><p>£4144.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals: </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>332</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£912,394</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£26,789</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 87985 87986 question first answered 21/11/2022 15:31:06 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1542516

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	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, how much the Government has spent on travel by the Prime Minister's Trade Envoys in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	87985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of international visits each year made by the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys over each the last 10 years and travel costs (including UK travel). Along with hotel costs each year over the last 5 years</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of visits </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hotel costs (from 2018-19 only) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>£55,741</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>£116,541</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£68,717</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>£202,771</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>£154,067</p></td><td><p>£9816.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>£149,548</p></td><td><p>£5919.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>£104,848</p></td><td><p>£6820.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£739.00</p></td><td><p>£90.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>£59,422</p></td><td><p>£4144.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals: </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>332</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£912,394</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£26,789</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 87984 87986 question first answered 21/11/2022 15:31:06 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1542522

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	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, how much from the public purse has been spent on hotel accommodation overseas for the Prime Minister's Trade Envoys in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	87986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of international visits each year made by the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys over each the last 10 years and travel costs (including UK travel). Along with hotel costs each year over the last 5 years</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of visits </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hotel costs (from 2018-19 only) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>£55,741</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>£116,541</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£68,717</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>£202,771</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>£154,067</p></td><td><p>£9816.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>£149,548</p></td><td><p>£5919.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>£104,848</p></td><td><p>£6820.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£739.00</p></td><td><p>£90.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>£59,422</p></td><td><p>£4144.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals: </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>332</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£912,394</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£26,789</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 87984 87985 question first answered 21/11/2022 15:31:06 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones