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1436601

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many new export projects have been supported by UK Export Finance in the Russian Federation since the start of 2021-22; and what the total maximum liability for UK Export Finance is arising from that support.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	131129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>During the current financial year to date up to 28 February 2022 (the latest date for which complete figures are currently available), UK Export Finance provided short term trade finance support to three UK companies in support of exports to three buyers in the Russian Federation. The total current exposure for these transactions is £145,000.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 03/03/2022 17:56:09 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1436602

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much of the £171,099,381.84 maximum liability for UK Export Finance arising between 2014-15 and 2020-21 from the underwriting of credit for buyers located in the Russian Federation is still at stake as of the end of February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	131130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>UK Export Finance’s remaining exposure from the underwriting of credit for buyers located in the Russian Federation between 2014-15 and 2020-21 as at 31 January 2022 (the latest date for which complete figures are available) was £49,970,667.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 03/03/2022 17:59:03 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1436608

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the names of institutions headquartered in the Russian Federation that were approved to provide credit underwritten by UK Export Finance for exports to the Russian Federation as of the end of 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	131135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) has not approved any financial institutions in the Russian Federation to provide credit underwritten by UKEF.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 03/03/2022 17:57:25 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1435217

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Australia
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 impact assessment of the new free trade agreement between the UK and Australia, published on 16 December 2021, if she will make a subsequent assessment of the impact of that agreement on (a) air pollution, (b) water quality, (c) forests, (d) biodiversity and (e) waste management as a result of the estimated increased economic activity and sectoral changes set out in that original impact assessment.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	129207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ongoing monitoring and evaluation of its Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). It is currently developing the tools and approaches to undertake monitoring and evaluation activities. This includes consideration of approaches to assess the environmental impacts of FTAs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade will publish an ex-post evaluation for the UK-Australia agreement within 5 years of entry into force of the agreement.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/03/2022 17:03:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1434591

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	RCV Engines: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when a decision will be given on the licence application to The Export Control Joint Unit dated 8 November 2021 from RCV Engines Limited; and for what reason the target of concluding 99 per cent of applications within 60 working days, set out in her letter of 18 February 2022 to the hon Member for Christchurch, has not been met in this case.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	128156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>A decision on the application will be given as soon as the cross-government assessment has concluded. Maintaining our robust export control regime means that assessing applications for some destinations is more challenging and will take longer than our target times to assess.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 28/02/2022 17:23:08 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1434600

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Israel
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 is taking to increase trade with Israel.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	128240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>Israel is an important trading partner, with bilateral trade worth £4.8 billion a year. My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has committed to enhancing the trading relationship through an upgraded trade deal, building on the trade agreement we have in place today.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade travelled to Israel in early February to meet her counterpart, Orna Barbivai, and discussed the mutual benefit of an upgraded deal focusing on services, digital and innovation. We have launched our consultation on such a deal; formal negotiations cannot begin until the consultation has concluded and the responses fully analysed.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 01/03/2022 14:25:37 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1434601

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Gulf States
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 is taking to increase trade with countries in the Persian Gulf.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	128241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Gulf includes many nations that are long-standing friends and important trading partners for the United Kingdom. Bilateral engagement continues to remove trade barriers and boost trade even further.</p><p> </p><p>With an overall trade relationship worth £32.4 billion in 2020, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) some of our largest trading partners globally. HM Government has recently completed a fourteen-week public consultation to help make sure we pursue the best trade deal possible for British businesses and the British people. We will start negotiations on a free trade deal with the GCC soon.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 01/03/2022 16:27:30 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1434707

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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, what assessment she has made of the environmental impact of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions in trade agreements; and whether her Department plans to seek to include ISDS provisions in any UK-India trade agreement.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	128451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>Where the United Kingdom and her treaty partners agree deals containing investment protections and Investor-State Dispute Settlement, they retain the right to regulate in the public interest, including for environmental purposes. The right to regulate is recognised in international law.</p><p> </p><p>An agreement with India will aim to tackle and reduce the barriers and difficulties faced by British investors. HM Government’s approach to negotiations with India is publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-approach-to-negotiating-a-free-trade-agreement-with-india" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 28/02/2022 17:18:34 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1434183

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Pottery: India
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 of the potential impact of its proposed free trade agreement with Indian on the ceramics industry in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	127257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade launched trade negotiations between the United Kingdom and India on 13<sup>th</sup> January, which could create huge benefits for both countries. HM Government is seeking to secure a beneficial and balanced outcome, offering new export opportunities for British businesses in one of the world’s biggest and fastest-growing economies.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 02/03/2022 17:35:13 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1422879

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Elbit Systems UK: Standard Individual Export Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value of the SIEL export licence granted to Elbit Systems was for (a) components for military communications equipment, (b) military communications equipment and (c) software for military communications equipment that was completed on 25 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	125585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The licence granted to Elbit Systems UK Limited on 25<sup>th</sup> January 2021 licensed the following items to the values shown:</p><p> </p><p>a) components for military communications equipment: £4,065.00;</p><p>b) military communications equipment: £4,400.00; and</p><p>c) software for military communications equipment: £1,200.00</p><p> </p><p>No licence was granted for Elbit Systems UK Limited on 13<sup>th</sup> October 2021.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 125586 question first answered 28/02/2022 17:47:05 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe