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874454

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Board of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What the work programme of the Board of Trade is.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	904665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Not only has the Board of Trade met for the first time in 150 years, delivered its first overseas mission, and been out across the country meeting businesses, but later today, I will be travelling to Preston for the second meeting of the Board of Trade where I will be announcing a new National Trade Academy programme and the winners of the inaugural Board of Trade Awards - the BOFTAS.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 29/03/2018 10:52:49 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

874455

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the decision by the US Administration to impose tariffs on steel on securing an early trade deal with the US.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	904666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The decision by the US to impose tariffs under Section 232 relates to national security concerns, and therefore does not impact on any potential free trade agreement with the United States.</p><p>I had constructive discussions with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer when I was in the United States earlier this month on liberalising the UK-US trading relationship.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 29/03/2018 11:04:12 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

872614

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
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: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much money his Department has spent on hospitality in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	134428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to fully separate the individual costs of hospitality from wider events management costs and venue hire fees. Department policy states that expenditure should be kept as low as possible, compatible with the occasion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/04/2018 15:39:15 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

870191

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries: 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 he has made of the potential effect of UK trade agreements with developing countries on the economies of those countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	134061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Britain is an international leader on development, and the Department for International Trade is working with Department for International Development to ensure global prosperity is at the heart of our future trade policy.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring developing countries can use trade as an engine of poverty reduction, and trade agreements play an important role in this.</p><p>In 2016, the UK's total bilateral trade with countries that receive preferential access through unilateral preferences or Economic Partnership Agreements was £58bn.</p><p>Our first priority is to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements on leaving the EU.</p><p>In the future, the Government will also explore options to expand our relationships with developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/03/2018 15:59:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

869334

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he made to the US administration on the process for UK manufacturers securing an exemption from steel tariffs in the time period after the announcement of the US section 232 investigation and up until that administration's announcement of such tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	133848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Brent North on 27 March 2018, UIN: 133574.</p><p> </p><p>The US has granted a temporary exemption to the UK as part of the EU until 1 May. The EU will continue to make representations to the US on extending any exemption, and the UK is working with UK businesses to continue to understand the impacts that this may have.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/03/2018 16:19:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

869441

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses: North East
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 12 March 2018 to Question 131181 on small businesses: overseas trade, when the Export Strategy review will be completed; and whether that review will consider how the Government can best support businesses in the North East after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	133955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Export Strategy will be published in the coming months and will set out measures to support businesses throughout the UK both before and after the UK leaves the EU. The terms of reference were published on 20 March, alongside a final call for business input into the strategy, to supplement evidence already gathered through a series of engagement events, including roundtables, which have taken place across the country.</p><p>We have already met representatives from the North East England Chamber of Commerce and will hold a roundtable event in the North East next month with local businesses which will identify any specific issues faced by them.</p><p>The strategy will be a strategy for the whole of the UK, and as set out in the terms of reference, covers working with other providers, including those relevant to the North East.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/03/2018 10:00:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 50234 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

868354

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what information he has received from the US Administration on the criteria by which requests for exemptions from the tariffs on steel and aluminium imports will be evaluated.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	133574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has spoken on several occasions to the Commerce Secretary and to the US Trade Representative about the investigation, including when he travelled to Washington last week for face-to-face meetings with both to make the case for the UK as part of the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/03/2018 16:09:43 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 49843 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

868359

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: EU Countries
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 his counterparts in EU Member States on the potential merits of introducing safeguarding tariffs against cheap steel and aluminium imports redirected from the United States.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	133579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The decision to initiate a safeguards investigation is the responsibility of the European Commission. We are working closely with the European Commission and EU Member States on a response to the proposed US actions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 133705 question first answered 27/03/2018 10:29:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 49850 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

868391

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
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 legal mechanisms are in place to ensure that third countries, with whom the UK has a trading arrangement through EU membership, will continue to provide the same terms of trade during the implementation period; and whether the UK will be able to retaliate to changes such as increased tariffs on British goods during transition if the UK is part of the Customs Union.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	133611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The agreement reached between the EU and the UK, on the terms of the implementation period sets out that the UK is to be treated as a Member State, for the purposes of international agreements during the Implementation Period.</p><p> </p><p>The agreed Implementation Period will give businesses and citizens certainty, that common rules will remain in place until the end of the period, meaning businesses will be able to trade on the same terms and have the same protections as now, up until the end of 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/03/2018 11:15:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 49858 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

868395

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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 pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2018 to Question 12507 on Department for International trade: staff, if his Department will publish data on the (a) qualifications that staff of his Department hold at Grade 7 or above, (b) number of years' experience in each area of responsibility each member of staff had prior to taking up their post within his Department and (c) length of time each member of staff has been in post.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	133615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade plans to publish its organisational chart in May 2018, in accordance with the guidelines set by the Cabinet Office for the transparency agenda. Data on the qualifications, experience, and post length will not be published as part of this, and DIT has no further plans to publish this data.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/03/2018 15:16:59 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies