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1174462

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with trade representatives from the government of the US in relation to intermediary liability.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
	uin	HL922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to making the UK the safest place in the world to be online and the best place to start and grow a digital business. We will carefully consider any interaction between trade policy and online harms policy in future trade agreements.</p><p>The UK Government has engaged with US Trade Representative on a range of areas including digital trade. Inevitably there is speculation as to what each side will want to achieve in a future UK-US deal, but it is too soon to say exactly what would be covered.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL920 HL921 question first answered 11/02/2020 13:21:28 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1174461

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with trade representatives from the government of the US in relation to section 230 of the Communications Decency Act 1996.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
	uin	HL921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to making the UK the safest place in the world to be online and the best place to start and grow a digital business. We will carefully consider any interaction between trade policy and online harms policy in future trade agreements.</p><p>The UK Government has engaged with US Trade Representative on a range of areas including digital trade. Inevitably there is speculation as to what each side will want to achieve in a future UK-US deal, but it is too soon to say exactly what would be covered.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL920 HL922 question first answered 11/02/2020 13:21:28 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1174460

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Internet: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s ability to introduce online harms legislation if safe harbour provisions form part of any future free trade agreement with the government of the US.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
	uin	HL920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to making the UK the safest place in the world to be online and the best place to start and grow a digital business. We will carefully consider any interaction between trade policy and online harms policy in future trade agreements.</p><p>The UK Government has engaged with US Trade Representative on a range of areas including digital trade. Inevitably there is speculation as to what each side will want to achieve in a future UK-US deal, but it is too soon to say exactly what would be covered.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL921 HL922 question first answered 11/02/2020 13:21:28 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1176641

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	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 Promotion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Prime Minister's trade envoy programme in respect of its role in promoting the UK's trade and investment opportunities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Whitby
	uin	HL1393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys support ministers in showcasing the UK’s world class expertise in priority business sectors and promote the UK as the destination of choice for inward investment.</p><p> </p><p>Trade Envoys undertake the role on a voluntary basis and act as powerful advocates of UK businesses including a wide range of activity, such as: addressing market seminars and business to business groups; hosting receptions for inward missions; leading UK businesses to market; and facilitating introductions with key decision makers.</p><p> </p><p>Trade Envoys add value to the efforts of HMG in their respective markets, through the soft power influence they bring in developing relationships with key influencers and feedback from businesses has been very positive. Trade Envoys are one part of the Department for International Trade’s support for British businesses seeking to export and win contracts overseas and we do not separate out the impact of Trade Envoys from our broader measures as part of the Export Strategy.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 11/02/2020 13:14:03 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4292 label Biography information for Lord Whitby

1175348

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	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: South America
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have negotiated a continuity agreement for the UK with Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, which takes forward the current UK interests in the EU Free Trade Agreement with those countries; and if so, whether such a continuity agreement includes the trade and sustainable development provisions of Title IX of that agreement.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK and three Andean countries signed the UK-Andean Countries Trade Agreement on 15 May 2019, in Quito, Ecuador, ensuring continuity for UK-Andean trade. The agreement carries forward the trade and sustainable development provisions from the EU-Andean agreement. More information about the continuity agreement can be found on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-andean-countries-trade-agreement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-andean-countries-trade-agreement</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 04/02/2020 14:03:26 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1174798

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the report into the issuing in error of export licences for arms or military equipment to Saudi Arabia in breach of their undertaking given to the High Court on 20 June 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>Preparations to publish the outcome of the investigation are underway.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 30/01/2020 15:42:12 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1169615

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	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: Japan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they anticipate making a trade agreement with Japan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>Our exit from the EU provides an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Japan, which is among the UK government’s priority countries for negotiating a bilateral trade deal. Both parties have agreed that they will work quickly to build a new economic partnership and we have already laid the groundwork for a future negotiation through our call for input which ran between 20 September and 4 November 2019.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 14/01/2020 15:09:26 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1169269

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	WTO Dispute Settlement Body: Judges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the necessary appointments of new judges are made to the World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement Body in order to be able to enforce any rulings on international trade disputes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hooper
	uin	HL125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement system. The UK continues to support resolution of the impasse and the appointment of dispute settlement appeal-adjudicators. The UK has actively participated in discussions at the WTO since January 2019 aimed at relaunching such appointments, and the Rt Hon Conor Burns MP, Minister of State, was personally at the WTO, on the first working day of 2020, to affirm our support for the international rules-based system.</p><p>In December 2019, the Director-General of WTO announced that he would conduct more intensive consultations with WTO Members towards this goal. The UK will engage closely in these consultations.</p><p>The UK has engaged on this issue in other fora such as the World Economic Forum, G7, G20, Commonwealth, and OECD Ministerial Council meeting.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 14/01/2020 15:09:01 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	2005 label Biography information for Baroness Hooper

1168613

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Agricultural Products: Trade Agreements
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to exclude agriculture from future trade deals.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL71
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>In negotiating free trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU, the Government will pursue an agenda that will deliver prosperity for the whole of the UK. Mandates for future negotiations are still under consideration and the Government will publish its negotiating objectives in due course. The Government has committed that the NHS will not be on the table in any trade agreement.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 07/01/2020 15:09:22 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1156338

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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: Kazakhstan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the outcomes of the UK–Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Commission meeting, held in London on 24 October.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend, the Minister of State for International Trade, attended the UK-Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC). The Kazakh delegation was led by the Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe, Mr Roman Vassilenko.</p><p>The IGC promoted opportunities for British companies and business collaboration in the following sectors: technical and vocational education and training, healthcare, mining, oil and gas, and financial and professional services.</p><p>TheCityUK used the IGC to take forward a British government-funded project to help develop the Astana International Financial Centre’s corporate governance code.</p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) and the Kazakh authorities signed a Memorandum of Understanding, affirming UKEF appetite to support projects in Kazakhstan, with a view to increasing procurement from the UK.</p><p>This was a successful event with a key strategic partner in Central Asia, which supported British exporters’ efforts in the Kazakh market, which was worth £2.3 billion to UK firms in 2018-19.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 04/11/2019 17:26:33 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley