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595709

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	USA: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he next plans to meet his US counterpart to discuss Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership proposals.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	47268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK continues to support an ambitious Transatlantic Trade &amp; Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement between the EU and US. As such, Department for International Trade ministers and officials meet with US counterparts on an on-going basis to discuss matters relating to TTIP.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 14:47:43 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

596171

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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: Liverpool City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what levels of investment have been received into the Liverpool City Region in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	46863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) does not publish figures below the UK regional level. However, DIT has published regional figures for 2011/12 to 2015/16 which can be located via the link below to the relevant section on the Gov.UK website.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-ukti-regions-201011-to-201415/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-uk-region-201011-to-201415" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-ukti-regions-201011-to-201415/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-uk-region-201011-to-201415</a></p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier grouped question UIN 46862 question first answered 14/10/2016 13:47:03 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

596207

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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 he has had with representatives of the 53 countries with which Britain holds free trade agreements (FTAs) through its membership of the EU on the timetable for replacing those agreements with bilateral FTAs.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	47468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear, we are not going to provide a running commentary on every twist and turn of these negotiations. We recognise the need for a smooth transition as the UK leaves the EU which minimises disruption to our trading relationships. Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are working closely with counterparts across a wide range of markets in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade. We are taking advantage of all the opportunities available to us to ensure that Britain becomes the global leader in free trade once we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 11:35:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

596208

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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 7 June 2016 to Question 38925, what the planned opening date is for a reading room for hon. Members to scrutinise classified documents relating to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	47444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to supporting an ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment deal which cuts regulatory and bureaucratic barriers without lowering standards, removes the remaining tariffs between the EU and US, and opens up opportunities for businesses.</p><p>As hon. Members will have read in a letter from my noble Friend the Minister of State (Lord Price CVO) for Trade Policy on 11 October, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership reading room will be open from 19 October. This will allow all hon. Members and Peers to view documents that the European Commission and US have agreed can be shared with national parliamentarians on a confidential basis.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 11:38:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

596209

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
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 29 June 2016 to Question 41468, when he plans to lay the draft text of the EU-Canada Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement before Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	47434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 October to the hon. Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Jonathan Edwards), UIN 46479.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 11:37:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

596213

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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, what proportion of staff on the payroll of his Department who work in Westminster are (a) British nationals and (b) nationals of another country.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Southport to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on 13 October, UIN 47419, 47396.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 47567 question first answered 17/10/2016 11:28:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

596214

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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, approximately how many (a) British and (b) non-British nationals are employed cleaning the Westminster estate of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Southport to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on 13 October, UIN 47419, 47396.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 47589 question first answered 17/10/2016 11:28:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

596215

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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 in Services Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will publish the latest proposals on the Trade in Services Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	46798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Information on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) can be found on the European Commission’s dedicated TiSA website. In a bid to encourage transparency, the European Commission has published a large number of documents including its revised TiSA offer from May 2016, the EU proposals for institutional provisions and state-to-state dispute settlement, position papers and factsheets.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 11:40:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

596216

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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 in Services Agreement: Climate Change Convention
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 ensure that the Trade in Services Agreement supports the targets set at the COP21 climate change conference.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	46800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Negotiations of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) are ongoing. A trade sustainability impact assessment is being conducted on the TiSA. The terms of reference of the report include analysis of the impact of the TiSA on climate change. The final inception report can be found on the European Commission’s DG Trade website.</p><p>The Department for International Trade works closely with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and other departments to ensure the TiSA aligns with the UK’s wider policy objectives. Irrespective of what is agreed in TiSA, all signatories to the Paris agreement will have to meet their climate change commitments under that agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 16:52:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

596217

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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 trade negotiators he has hired since 23 June 2016; and what the aggregate cost is of their contracts.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	46932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade already has a strong and capable trade policy team which has more than doubled in size since 23 June. Over the coming months we will be developing that team to build the world class negotiating strengths needed to deliver the best outcomes for the UK. They will have the depth and breadth of expertise to handle the full range of sectoral and cross-cutting issues that arise in trade agreements, supported by analysts and lawyers. We will continue to hire the brightest and best talent from within the UK civil service and in time, will look to enhance our team by drawing on expertise from elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 11:41:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman