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1582761

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Economic Cooperation: South Carolina
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings her (a) Ministers and (b) officials had with car manufacturers on the memorandum of understanding between the UK and South Carolina before the signing of that agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	137849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Government officials and Ministers regularly engage with the automotive industry to support the growth of British businesses and address market access barriers.</p><p> </p><p>UK sector experts in the US engaged regularly with industry representatives in the formulation of the UK-South Carolina Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Trade officials further engaged the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and other industry representatives through the Department’s established Trade Advisory Groups. The UK will continue to engage industry in the delivery of this MOU in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/02/2023 15:12:31 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 53385 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1584330

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	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, in which countries does her Department employ staff based in UK (a) embassies (b) consulates.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	140149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>As of 31 January 2023, this department employed UK-based staff in UK embassies in the following countries:</p><p> </p><p>Algeria, Azerbaijan, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Myanmar.</p><p> </p><p>UK-based staff in UK consulates in the following countries:</p><p> </p><p>Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United States, Vietnam.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/02/2023 17:01:08 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1581804

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	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 Advisory Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department last met the (a) Strategic Trade Advisory Group, (b) Civil Society Roundtable, (c) Trade Advisory Groups and (d) Thematic Working Groups.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	135272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Civil Society Roundtable last met on 13 June 2022. There are eleven Trade Advisory Groups and the most recent meeting for a group took place on 2 December 2022. There are ten Thematic Working Groups, and the most recent meeting was on 26 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 06/02/2023 11:38:11 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1580175

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2023
	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 Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how often her Department plans to conduct ex-post evaluations of the implementation of new free trade agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	131282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The government has committed to publishing evaluations of each of the UK-Japan, UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand agreements, within 5 years of each agreement’s entry into force.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2023 14:48:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1580178

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2023
	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 Agreements: Monitoring
	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 will take to monitor the impact of newly implemented free trade agreements on (a) the climate, (b) labour rights and (c) human rights; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	131283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Newly implemented trade agreements provide for institutional mechanisms for compliance monitoring of labour and climate provisions. The Department for International Trade has established independent advisory bodies to monitor compliance and advise on the implementation of climate and labour provisions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2023 11:44:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1564828

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many Ministers in her Department received ministerial severance pay for leaving office in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	119115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>Under the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, eligible Ministers who leave office are entitled to a one-off payment equivalent to one quarter of their annual salary at the point at which they leave Government.</p><p> </p><p>Details of such payments are published in the departmental annual reports and accounts, and ministerial salaries are published on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data/salaries-of-members-of-his-majestys-government-april-2022-html" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data/salaries-of-members-of-his-majestys-government-april-2022-html</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/01/2023 17:25:31 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1567387

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2023
	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 Agreements: Dispute Resolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has included the potential implications of the Government's net zero policy in her Department's internal analysis of the cost-benefit of investor state dispute settlements.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	123964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) does not hinder the Government’s ability to regulate in the public interest, including with regards to the environment. The right to regulate is also recognised in international law.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has around 90 bilateral investment treaties in place with other countries and there has never been a successful ISDS claim brought against the UK, nor has the threat of potential claims affected the Government’s legislative programme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/01/2023 12:50:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1567376

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2023
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Paraquat: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with the (a) Health and Safety Executive and (b) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the export of paraquat.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	123963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Trade has not had any recent discussions with the Health and Safety Executive or the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the export of paraquat.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 20/01/2023 12:37:39 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1564824

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many freedom of information requests submitted to her Department are outside the statutory timeframe for a response as of 9 January 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	119111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>As at 09 January there were 4 overdue FOI requests awaiting reply to the requester. These are now cleared and there are no outstanding FOIs at present.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/01/2023 16:27:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1565607

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2023
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	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, what assessment her Department has made in the last twelve months of the adequacy of the UK's arms export controls.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	120081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Export controls are kept under regular review to ensure that they continue to properly address the threats we face, keep pace with new technologies, and adapt to changing circumstances, while providing an efficient service which does not impose an unworkable administrative burden on the defence and security industry. HM Government is satisfied that the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework for assessing all export licence applications. An export licence will not be granted (or, if extant, it would be revoked) if incompatible with the Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/01/2023 12:47:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 47307 answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury