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856015

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date	06/03/2018
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: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses identify new trading markets after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	131181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through our overseas network, international events programme, and online services. Our great.gov.uk website, offers digital tools to help businesses export. In its first year, the site had over 2.7 million visitors. UK Export Finance provides support which helps UK companies sell around the world. In 2016/17, 79% of those supported were SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with a number of countries to explore the best ways to develop our trade and investment relationships. We will aim through these discussions, to put in place various mechanisms to improve trading relations and remove barriers affecting UK businesses, before and after we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>My noble Friend, the Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion, is leading the Export Strategy review, which aims to ensure that government has the right financial, practical and promotional support in place, to allow businesses to benefit from growth opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>DIT have engaged closely with businesses of all sizes as part of this strategy, including through the Federation of Small Businesses and the British Chambers of Commerce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/03/2018 14:28:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

855488

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the amount of trade was between the UK and countries with whom the UK has (a) a Customs Union arrangement and (b) no Customs Union arrangement in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	130795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the value of trade in goods and services between the UK and countries with whom the UK has (a) a Customs Union arrangement and (b) no Customs Union arrangement for 1999-2016 are available from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/007716additionalcountrydatafortradeingoodsandservicesbetween1999and2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/007716additionalcountrydatafortradeingoodsandservicesbetween1999and2016</a></p><p>Data for 2017 will be published by the ONS on 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/03/2018 15:06:59 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

855489

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the volume of trade was between the UK and countries with whom the UK has (a) a Free Trade Agreement and (b) no Free Trade Agreement in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	130796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the volume of trade in goods and services between the UK and countries with whom the UK has (a) a Free Trade Agreement and (b) no Free Trade Agreement are not available.</p><p>Her Majesty Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publish trade statistics by partner country in volume (kgs) terms (1996-2017) but these cover trade in goods only. These are available from HMRC's Build Your Own Tables tool at:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx</a></p><p>Estimates in value terms, covering trade in both goods and services, are available from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/007716additionalcountrydatafortradeingoodsandservicesbetween1999and2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/007716additionalcountrydatafortradeingoodsandservicesbetween1999and2016</a></p><p>Data for 2017 will be published by the ONS on 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/03/2018 15:12:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

855496

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the volume and value of UK trade conducted with other countries on (a) WTO and (b) Free Trade Agreement or other preferential terms was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	130803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the volume of trade in goods and services between the UK and (a) WTO and (b) Free Trade Agreement or other preferential terms countries are not available.</p><p>Her Majesty Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publish trade statistics by partner country in volume (kgs) terms (1996-2017) but these cover trade in goods only. These are available from HMRC's Build Your Own Tables tool at:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx</a></p><p>Estimates in value terms, covering trade in both goods and services, are available from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/007716additionalcountrydatafortradeingoodsandservicesbetween1999and2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/007716additionalcountrydatafortradeingoodsandservicesbetween1999and2016</a></p><p>Data for 2017 will be published by the ONS on 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/03/2018 15:16:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

855554

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance: Honduras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Intentional Trade, with reference to the statement from the Honduran office in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning the use of force of force by the Honduras Government against protesters, if he will suspend the license for the unsent order of surveillance equipment to Honduras.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	130861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The goods on this licence were presented to UK Customs for export on 22 February 2018. This licence is now exhausted.</p><p>United Nations reports are considered as part of the application process. The issue of the licence was consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and remained so at the time of export.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/03/2018 17:40:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

855634

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much foreign direct investment there was into the UK from the Republic of Ireland in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	130941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>In 2016/17 the Department for International Trade recorded a total of 56 foreign direct investments into the UK from the Republic of Ireland with the creation of 2,914 new and 751 safeguarded jobs.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2018 15:27:05 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

855657

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	130964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of apprentices in the Department for International Trade (DIT), has been increasing since it was formed in July 2016. DIT currently employs 39 apprentices, which equates to 2.2% of current UK employees. The Secretary of State recently celebrated National Apprenticeship Week, with the Department's apprentices, where they shared their experiences of working in Government.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/03/2018 16:49:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

851512

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	China: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value was of trade deals agreed by Scottish-based businesses which took part in the January 2018 trade visit to China by the Prime Minister.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	130275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>During the Prime Minister’s visit to China over £9 billion in deals were announced including three Scottish-Chinese commercial agreements:</p><ul><li>Highland Spring agreed a new import agreement helping to facilitate a successful product launch;</li><li>Fettes College secured a deal to establish a British-style bilingual school in a collaboration with their Chinese partners; and</li><li>Merchiston Castle School Edinburgh has entered into a partnership to establish schools in China.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Details of these deals are commercially confidential.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/03/2018 13:27:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

851542

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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: Business Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which members of his Department's board are responsible for ensuring the proper application of the business appointment rules for former Ministers and senior civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	130305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Applications by former Ministers are considered by the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments directly.</p><p>For applications from former Senior Civil Servants, the Department for International Trade Audit and Risk Committee, which is chaired by a Departmental Non-Executive Director, will monitor compliance issues relating to the Business Appointment Rules at regular intervals. For UK Export Finance this function is carried out by the UKEF Audit Committee, chaired by a Non-Executive Board Director.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/03/2018 16:52:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

850649

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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 Mission: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many Scottish based small and medium sized enterprises were invited to take part in the Prime Minister's trade visit to China in January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	129901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department of International Trade worked alongside colleagues from across the UK and its devolved administrations to identify companies to join the Prime Minister’s business delegation. This process included wide consultation with our counterpart, Scottish Development International.</p><p> </p><p>Each of the nine English regions and the three devolved administrations were represented in the 50-strong delegation, including two Scottish based small and medium-sized enterprises – the Scotch Whisky Association and NPL Group. One large Scottish company, Standard Life Aberdeen, was also represented on the delegation.</p><p> </p><p>In total, three small and medium-sized companies and two large Scottish companies were invited to participate in the visit.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/03/2018 17:56:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman