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1173173

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	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: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether a country's record on human rights is a criterion in discussions on potential trade deals to be secured after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	7605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text The UK has long supported the promotion of our values globally and we remain committed to our international obligations<p /><p /><p />We are clear that more trade does not have to come at the expense of human rights. <p /><p /><p>Our experience is that political freedom and the rule of law are vital underpinnings for both prosperity and stability and that, by having strong economic relationships with partners, we are able to have open discussions on a range of difficult issues, including human rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 28/01/2020 16:46:57 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1306633

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Investment and Trade: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department conducted an impact assessment on the establishment of a Trade and Investment Hub in Cardiff.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	175727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text No impact assessment was conducted on the establishment of a Trade and Investment Hub in Cardiff. Government-led research included in a Board of Trade report published in March showed exports support 6.5m jobs across the UK, 74% of which are outside London. The research estimates jobs directly and indirectly supported by exports pay around 7% higher than the national median, with Office for National Statistics estimating that goods-exporting businesses are also 21% more productive. Exports and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will be central to this Government’s mission to ‘level up’ the UK economy. Given this context, the Trade and Investment Hubs in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast and Darlington will be established as part of the Department for International Trade’s refreshed strategy to boost exports and bring the benefits of the government’s global trade policy to the whole of the UK. answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/04/2021 15:26:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1304698

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Import Duties: 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 cost to the Exchequer of the decision to suspend tariffs on imports from the US arising from the Boeing-Airbus dispute during the period from 1 January to 4 March 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	172927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text Countermeasures are not designed as a revenue raising measure and place an additional cost on British importers. The United Kingdom’s bold, de-escalatory decision to suspend tariffs brought the US to the negotiating table, resulting in joint tariff suspension. The suspension of US tariffs on around £550 million of British exports benefits businesses in every corner of our country. answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 25/03/2021 15:52:07 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1150460

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which public appointments she is responsible for.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <ul><li>The public appointments that the Secretary of State is responsible for making are set out in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019 <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf</a> as below;</li></ul><p> </p><p>Export Credits Guarantee Department (UK Export Finance)</p><p>Export Guarantee Advisory Council</p><p> </p><ul><li>Additionally, the Department for International Trade has agreed that the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), when legally established by the Trade Bill, will be listed on the schedule to the next Public Appointments Order in Council. The Secretary of State, will then be responsible for making appointments to the TRA Board consisting of the Chair and Non-Executive Members.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 23/10/2019 12:48:57 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150242

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the ability of Scottish businesses to trade internationally in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	900008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <ul><li>The best way to prevent any disruption for businesses, is to support the PM’s deal.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The SNP want to the leave the UK but the Scottish Government’s own trade statistics show the majority of Scotland's exports go to the UK. In fact, Scottish Government data states that 60% of all Scotland’s exports go to the rest of the UK, compared with only 18% to the EU.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The point remains – if you want a deal, vote for it. Support it on Saturday.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 17/10/2019 14:55:25 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1140820

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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 Remedies Authority: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff worked for the Trade Remedies Authority as of July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	280256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <ul><li>The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) will be a non-departmental independent public body and will be established with the passing of the Trade Bill. Before that happens, and to provide certainty to UK businesses that they will not be exposed to injury from unfair trade practices, the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate has been temporarily established within DIT to make assessments and recommendations in a respect of a trade remedy measure.</li><li>There are currently (23<sup>rd</sup> July 2019) 104 staff working for Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate and these will transfer to the TRA once it has been established.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 01/08/2019 11:43:40 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1461967

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	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 Agreements: Gulf States
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2022 to Question 158971 on Trade Agreements: Gulf States, what the value in pounds is of the research conducted by Ipsos Mori between February and May 2022 in relation to members states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>£88,525.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 16/05/2022 14:42:41 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1565066

	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: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department’s publication of electronic purchasing card spending over £500, what the location was of hotel accommodation on which (a) £2,058.10 was spent on 7 June 2021 and (b) £1,724.20 on 10 July 2021; for which individuals that accommodation was purchased; and what the purpose was of the stay at those hotels.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	118892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>£2,058.10: The location for this hotel is Busan, South Korea. This transaction relates to four nights hotel accommodation costs incurred for three UK Defence and Security Exports staff who attended the Maritime Defence Industry International Exhibition (Madex 2021).</p><p> </p><p>£1,724.20: The location for this hotel is Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The accommodation covered four nights and was for the former Minister of State for Investment, my noble Friend Lord Grimstone of Boscobel, and one official. The travel was to attend events with investors onboard HMS Defender as part of the Carrier Strike Group’s visit to Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 18/01/2023 14:51:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1420212

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason her Department paid £15,178,965.29 to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the 12 October 2021, transaction number 410526.
	tabling member constituency	Torfaen
	tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
	uin	119697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>£15,178,965.29 is the service charge the Department for International Trade pays to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for the OneHMG Platform for our overseas operations.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/02/2022 11:50:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1541454

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	84838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>a) As of 31 October 2022 (the latest payroll figure for 15 November 2022), Department for International Trade (DIT) employed 3,481 Civil Servants. 3,302 Civil Servants in the UK and 179 overseas UK based staff working on DIT objectives. In addition, UK Export Finance employed 515 staff.</p><p> </p><p>b) As of 31 January 2020 (for 1 February 2020), Department for International Trade employed 2,229 Civil Servants. 2,077 Civil Servants in the UK and 152 overseas UK based staff working on DIT objectives. In addition, UK Export Finance employed 337 staff.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 21/11/2022 11:41:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies