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1178694

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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 Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what criteria she plans to use to guide negotiations on future free trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	15042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government intends to publish its objectives for future free trade agreements before commencing negotiations. These will be used to guide negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>Our approach to trade policy is focussed on developing an economy that delivers good, skilled, well-paid jobs for individuals and creates the conditions for competitive, world-leading businesses to prosper and grow across the UK, and greater choice and value for our consumers. As we made clear in our manifesto, we will not compromise on our high environmental protection, animal welfare or food standards, and the NHS is not on the table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 24/02/2020 14:12:14 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1178739

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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 Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February to Question 11626 on Trade Agreements, whether she has had discussions with her Canadian counterpart on gender-based impact assessments in addition to those on economic empowerment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	15088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>We are aware that Canada has published online their gender-based impact assessment for the possible trade agreement between Canada and Mercusor. The UK has not had any discussion with Canada on this.</p><p>The Department of International Trade is committed to exploring the best domestic and international approaches for promoting women’s economic empowerment through trade.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 24/02/2020 17:27:10 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1175626

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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 Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for International Development on including civil servants from that Department in negotiations on free trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	11606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Trade negotiations will be a cross-Government effort. Negotiating teams will be led by a Department for International Trade (DIT) chief negotiator and will include experts from other departments and arm’s length bodies. Typically, a trade negotiation will involve teams of differing sizes and expertise depending on their complexity and the interests of the UK and our partners.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Development’s Trade for Development Team are co-located within DIT and the two departments have worked closely together to deliver continuity agreements over the past year. This arrangement will continue now that the UK has left the EU, ensuring that international development is a priority for the UK’s independent trade policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 06/02/2020 15:32:12 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1175658

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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 Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with her Canadian counterpart on gender-based impact assessments of free trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	11626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to pursuing trade agreements which are not only free but fair, and which advance women’s economic empowerment.  We are exploring the best domestic and international approaches and seeking to cooperate with our international partners on how to increase women’s ability to access the benefits of trade.</p><p> </p><p>A strategic partnership was established between the UK and Canada in 2017, which includes a working group on gender equality. The Department for International Trade has participated in the trade and women’s economic empowerment workstream which focuses on sharing best practice.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 11/02/2020 12:13:07 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1175661

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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 Agreements
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 the potential merits of undertaking gender-based impact assessments (a) prior to and (b) after the enforcement of free trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	11629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to promoting gender equality in the UK and around the world.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade has set out its intention to publish scoping assessments for new free trade agreements, prior to negotiations commencing. The scoping assessment will provide preliminary assessments of the potential implications for different groups of the labour market. Specifically it will assess whether there are any disproportionate impacts on groups with protected characteristics. Such assessments will continue to inform the implementation of agreements.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 11/02/2020 16:24:40 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1172820

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	For what reasons her Department is prioritising trade deals with the US, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
tabling member constituency	Guildford
tabling member printed	Angela Richardson
uin	900358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>As we prepare to leave the EU our priority has been the roll over of existing EU trade agreements.</p><p>As we prepare to have our own independent trade policy for the first time in over four decades our ambition for our country is to secure free trade agreements (FTA) with countries covering 80% of UK trade within three years of leaving the EU.</p><p>The United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan are highly developed and likeminded economies. They are free market democracies and allies. Each has made clear they welcome the prospect of reaching a FTA with us making them natural lead partners in this endeavour.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 23/01/2020 17:41:03 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4840 label Biography information for Angela Richardson

1172911

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many bilateral trade deals the Government will be able to sign on 1 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	7105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>We have an ambitious programme to maximise the opportunities of leaving the EU on the 31 January, including Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), championing the WTO and rules-based system, and securing market access wins. The government has a manifesto commitment to have free trade agreements with countries covering 80% of UK trade within 3 years of leaving the EU. This includes negotiating FTAs with the US, Australia, New Zealand and Japan in parallel to negotiations with the EU. We are planning to launch rest of world trade negotiations as soon as possible after we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 29/01/2020 10:42:16 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1170358

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with which countries the UK has (a) trade working groups, (b) trade policy dialogues and (c) trade and investment working groups that (i) are currently operating and (ii) have concluded since the finalisation of a continuity trade agreement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	2470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>We are working with countries across the world to develop our current trade relationships and ensure that Britain becomes a global free trade leader once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK regularly engages with partners through dialogues, visits and events. These are led by ministerial discussions and visits, our network of Posts, HM Trade Commissioners, discussions with embassies in London, and the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the ongoing engagement in the Trade Agreement Continuity Programme, we have established Working Groups with the USA, Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Japan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 16/01/2020 09:52:33 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1169504

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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether there are trade working groups or equivalents with all the countries that his Department is or has been negotiating trade continuity agreements; and with which other countries there are trade working groups or equivalents.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	1320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>We are working with countries across the world to develop our current trade relationships and ensure that Britain becomes a global free trade leader once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Working groups are one means of engagement with our trading partners. Others include informal contact through our network of Posts, discussions with embassies in London, ministerial discussions and visits, the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys, and HM Trade Commissioners.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the ongoing engagement in the Trade Agreement Continuity Programme, we have established Working Groups with the USA, Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Japan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 13/01/2020 17:27:58 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1169170

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	Trade Agreements
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 undertaken regional impact assessments of the effect of potential (a) free trade agreements and (b) trade negotiation mandates with (i) Australia, (ii) New Zealand, (iii) Japan and (iv) the United States.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>At the start of new free trade agreement negotiations, the Government will publish its Outline Approach which will include our negotiating objectives. This will be accompanied by a scoping assessment which will set out the potential economic results of any agreement and will provide preliminary assessments of the potential implications for the UK nations and English regions.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 15/01/2020 15:58:44 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy