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date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a suspension of arms sales to Turkey as a result of Turkish operations in northern Syria; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	2890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to monitor the situation in Syria very closely and is considering the licensing position in the light of recent developments. No further export licences to Turkey for items which might be used in military operations in Syria will be granted while we do so.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2019 10:17:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1035344

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the additional staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	205312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department of International Trade was created as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Individual roles are not classified according to particular EU Exit scenarios, including leaving without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>Since the department’s establishment in July 2016, DIT has grown from 2,504 to 3,925 at the end of December 2018. These figures includes staff working at UK Export Finance (UKEF).</p><p> </p><p>The DIT workforce is ready to respond to a range of EU Exit scenarios. The numbers of additional staff needed will depend on the nature and timing of those scenarios and on the Government’s policy priorities.</p><p> </p><p>The figures above include all people engaged in DIT and UKEF business activities. This includes employees (including those working overseas), contractors and those on loan from other government departments or seconded from organisations external to the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/01/2019 11:29:19 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1029338

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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: 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 were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	204536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>When the Department for International Trade (DIT) was formed in July 2016, the number of staff was 2,504. This figure includes staff working at UK Export Finance (UKEF).</p><p> </p><p>The number of staff working for the Department for International Trade and UKEF as at 31 December 2018 is 3,925.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people working for the department is calculated at the end of each month. Therefore, the closest dataset available has been shown.</p><p> </p><p>The figures above include all people engaged in DIT and UKEF business activities. This includes employees (including those working overseas), contractors and those on loan from other government departments or seconded from organisations external to the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/01/2019 15:30:34 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens