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1308921

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date	14/04/2021
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: Ethiopia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many (a) standard individual export licences and (b) open individual export licences have been granted for the shipment of arms to Ethiopia in the last (i) six and (ii) 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	181102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>HM Government publishes Official Statistics on GOV.UK on a quarterly and annual basis on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations. These reports contain detailed information including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. This information is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a> and the most recent publication was on 13<sup>th</sup> April 2021, covering the period 1<sup>st</sup> October to 31<sup>st</sup> December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Two Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) were granted for military rated items to Ethiopia between July and December 2020 and no other licences were granted in the six months prior to this period.</p><p> </p><p>Information on licences granted between 1<sup>st</sup> January to 31<sup>st</sup> March 2021 will be published as Official Statistics on 13th July 2021; and for licences granted from 1<sup>st</sup> April to 30<sup>th</sup> June 2021, information will be published in October 2021.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the ‘Consolidated Criteria’). HM Government will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 19/04/2021 14:43:02 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1308731

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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 whether they intend to appoint trade envoys for (1) Mongolia, (2) Uzbekistan, (3) Kazakhstan, (4) Kyrgyzstan, (5) Tajikistan, and (6) Afghanistan; if so, when those envoys will be appointed; and what is the process by which they (a) select, and (b) appoint, such envoys.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL14864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>My noble Friend Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne was appointed Trade Envoy in July 2017 to Kazakhstan and in October 2020 the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham, Daniel Kawczynski, was appointed Trade Envoy to Mongolia. There are no plans to appoint a Trade Envoy to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys are drawn from both Houses and across the political spectrum. They are chosen based on relevant skills and experience required to undertake the role. This experience can be related to their assigned market or UK industry knowledge, or their Government-to-Government experience, as well as willingness and an ability to undertake some international travel. Trade Envoys are appointed by the Prime Minister, usually following a recommendation by my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 20/04/2021 15:07:25 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1307298

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Cairn Energy: India
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 implications for her policies of the international arbitration tribunal decision in favour of Cairn Energy plc in its dispute with the Indian Government; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	179021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>HM Government respects the rights of both parties to pursue the legal options available to them and we note the award made by the arbitral tribunal in the case brought by Cairn Energy under the United Kingdom-India Bilateral Investment Treaty. HM Government is not a party to these legal proceedings, so it would be inappropriate to comment.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade continues to provide support to any British investor seeking investment opportunities in India.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 15/04/2021 10:21:10 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1307355

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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 and Agriculture Commission
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 ensure that the members nominated for the Trade and Agriculture Commission have (a) science-led animal welfare expertise and (b) practical commercial experience in farming to high welfare standards.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	179267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Trade and Agriculture Commission will be composed of independent experts in their field, whose expertise will be driven by the scope of the provisions of the amendment to the Trade Bill. This includes UK animal welfare standards, as well as UK animal and plant health standards, UK environmental standards relating to agricultural products, and international trade law and policy.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/04/2021 09:11:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1307361

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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: Productivity
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 foreign investment in UK industry in order to raise productivity.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	179271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK is a leading foreign investment destination; second in the world for inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stocks with $2.1 trillion, behind the USA in 2019. DIT analysis of Office for National Statistics data shows that in 2018 foreign owned firms were on average 72% more productive than domestic only firms.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019/20 the Department for International Trade provided support for 1,449 FDI projects, creating almost 45,000 new jobs and safeguarding a further 8,000. In November 2020, the Prime Minister announced a new Office for Investment within the Department but under the sponsorship of Downing Street to support strategic investment. We are also prioritising regional investment and growth through our High Potential Opportunities Programme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/04/2021 15:20:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1307739

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	GREAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when and for what reason her responsibilities for chairing the Ministerial Committee on the Government’s GREAT campaign were transferred to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	178918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Policy responsibility for the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland campaign (GREAT) transferred from the Department for International Trade (DIT) to the Cabinet Office via a Written Ministerial Statement laid in Parliament on 20 April. The Prime Minister requested that GREAT was moved to the Cabinet Office. GREAT can play an enhanced role at the heart of government rather than within a specific department.</p><p> </p><p>The headcount of 13.5 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees has been transferred from DIT to the Cabinet Office. The total GREAT campaign budget agreed at the 2020 Spending Review for FY21/22 is £60 million. £30 million of this budget was transferred from DIT to Cabinet Office in Main Supply Estimates. The remaining £30 million will remain with the other contributing government departments until Supplementary Estimates. At this point, the necessary transfers to other government departments for the funding allocations agreed by the GREAT Programme Board will be made. No other resources are being transferred.</p><p> </p><p>The GREAT team’s line management structures have transferred over to the Cabinet Office, and all of the team continue to report into the Director of the GREAT Britain campaign. No commercial contracts are being transferred.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 178919 178920 question first answered 19/04/2021 10:43:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1307742

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	GREAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what (a) staff, (b) budget and (c) other resources have been transferred from her Department to the Cabinet Office alongside the transfer of Ministerial responsibility for the Government’s GREAT campaign.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	178919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Policy responsibility for the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland campaign (GREAT) transferred from the Department for International Trade (DIT) to the Cabinet Office via a Written Ministerial Statement laid in Parliament on 20 April. The Prime Minister requested that GREAT was moved to the Cabinet Office. GREAT can play an enhanced role at the heart of government rather than within a specific department.</p><p> </p><p>The headcount of 13.5 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees has been transferred from DIT to the Cabinet Office. The total GREAT campaign budget agreed at the 2020 Spending Review for FY21/22 is £60 million. £30 million of this budget was transferred from DIT to Cabinet Office in Main Supply Estimates. The remaining £30 million will remain with the other contributing government departments until Supplementary Estimates. At this point, the necessary transfers to other government departments for the funding allocations agreed by the GREAT Programme Board will be made. No other resources are being transferred.</p><p> </p><p>The GREAT team’s line management structures have transferred over to the Cabinet Office, and all of the team continue to report into the Director of the GREAT Britain campaign. No commercial contracts are being transferred.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 178918 178920 question first answered 19/04/2021 10:43:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1307745

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	GREAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what (a) line management and (b) contract management responsibilities have been transferred from her Department to the Cabinet Office alongside the transfer of Ministerial responsibility for the Government’s GREAT campaign.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	178920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Policy responsibility for the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland campaign (GREAT) transferred from the Department for International Trade (DIT) to the Cabinet Office via a Written Ministerial Statement laid in Parliament on 20 April. The Prime Minister requested that GREAT was moved to the Cabinet Office. GREAT can play an enhanced role at the heart of government rather than within a specific department.</p><p> </p><p>The headcount of 13.5 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees has been transferred from DIT to the Cabinet Office. The total GREAT campaign budget agreed at the 2020 Spending Review for FY21/22 is £60 million. £30 million of this budget was transferred from DIT to Cabinet Office in Main Supply Estimates. The remaining £30 million will remain with the other contributing government departments until Supplementary Estimates. At this point, the necessary transfers to other government departments for the funding allocations agreed by the GREAT Programme Board will be made. No other resources are being transferred.</p><p> </p><p>The GREAT team’s line management structures have transferred over to the Cabinet Office, and all of the team continue to report into the Director of the GREAT Britain campaign. No commercial contracts are being transferred.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 178918 178919 question first answered 19/04/2021 10:43:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1307748

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	GREAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who in Government has responsibility for consulting business and other external stakeholders on the effective promotion of the UK’s exports and export industries through the Government’s GREAT campaign.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	178921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance hold this responsibility. We work together to build strong relationships with business-representative organisations, trade associations and other strategic partners such as the major banks.</p><p>The GREAT Private Sector Council meets three times a year and is attended by industry leaders from across the private sector. The primary role of this group is to act as a business advisory panel, providing valuable advice, guidance and insights into improving the GREAT programme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/04/2021 15:25:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1307772

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: Serbia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the cost to the UK frozen food industry of tariffs applied to frozen fruit imported from Serbia as a result of the UK not yet having a trade deal with that country.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	179574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has been trading on Most Favoured Nation (MNF) terms with Serbia since the 1<sup>st</sup> January 2021. Prior to this imports of frozen fruit from Serbia had been eligible for tariff free access to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Overseas trade data is only available for the first two months of 2021, but the UK has imported approximately £350,000 of frozen fruits from Serbia in this period. Estimated additional duties paid on these imports are approximately £40,000.</p><p> </p><p>Signature of the UK-Serbia continuity agreement is expected imminently, which would remove future MFN duties on imports of frozen fruit from Serbia.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/04/2021 09:19:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper