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672228

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
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: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which EU directives relating to his Department's responsibilities are awaiting transposition into UK law.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	59843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains a member of the EU until we leave, with full rights and obligations of membership. This includes transposing EU legislation into UK law. The only Directive that is awaiting transposition by the Department for International Trade is Directive (EU) 2016/970, amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence related products (OJ L 163, 21.6.2016, p.1). This is due to be implemented by the Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/01/2017 16:18:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

671738

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
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: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many export licences for the sale of guided missile kits to Saudi Arabia have been granted in the last five years; and when the last such licence was granted.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	59675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Guided missile kits are not standard descriptors used on strategic export licence statistics. Information on arms export licences including higher assembly platforms, are published as Official Statistics in the Annual and Quarterly Reports on Strategic Export Controls. These reports contain detailed information on export licences issued, refused or revoked, by destination, including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. They are available to view at GOV.UK.</p><p>All export licences are issued in strict accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 16/01/2017 17:54:54 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

671856

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the level of inward investment in the UK in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	59679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member for Ochil and South Perthshire to the answer I gave to the hon Member for East Ham today, UIN: 59624.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/01/2017 15:55:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

671857

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
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 his international counterparts on whether the UK will remain party to bilateral trade deals the EU currently has with other countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	59640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are working closely with counterparts across a wide range of countries and markets, in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade. The UK remains committed to pursuing free trade. That includes seeking to achieve continuity in our trade and investment relationships with third countries, including those covered by EU free trade agreements or other EU preferential arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/01/2017 15:42:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

671858

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
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
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 9 January 2017 to Question 58220, how many Foreign Direct Investment projects there have been into the UK since 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	59624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade collects and validates information on known foreign direct investment (FDI) projects that materialise in the UK during a financial year. The results are published annually to allow for full quality control of the results, and can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p>The latest set of FDI results can be found using the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-inward-investment-results-for-the-tax-year-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-inward-investment-results-for-the-tax-year-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>An overview of the last five years worth of FDI into the UK regions can be accessed on:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-ukti-regions-201011-to-201415" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-direct-investment-projects-by-ukti-regions-201011-to-201415</a></p><p>For any FDI and Export related publications, please consult:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/exports-and-inward-investment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/exports-and-inward-investment</a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/01/2017 15:48:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

671859

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what inward investment levels have been in the UK in the last six months by (a) region and (b) sector.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
uin	59537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member for Ochil and South Perthshire to the answer I gave to the hon Member for East Ham on 16 January 2017, UIN: 59624.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/01/2017 16:20:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4427 label Biography information for Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

670915

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU External Trade: Solar Power
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 effect on the UK solar sector of the EU Minimum Import Price for Chinese solar module imports; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	59318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made by the Department for International Trade.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/01/2017 15:22:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

670916

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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 EU Life Sciences Transition Programme Steering Group
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 December 2016 to Question 55459, whether the UK/EU working group on life sciences was established by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	59320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Although the UK/EU Steering Group is industry led and chaired by the Chief Executives of GSK and AstraZeneca, it was established after the referendum by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences (George Freeman).</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 18/01/2017 11:43:36 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

670919

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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, whether he has made a request to the Government's business managers for a (a) debate and (b) vote on ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; and if he will publish the full text of that agreement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	59272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade is committed to holding a full parliamentary debate on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. Department for International Trade officials have made a request to Government business managers to identify a date. As is normal practice, decisions on the timing of a vote on ratification will be made following the European Parliament’s vote. The full text of the agreement is publicly available.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/01/2017 11:31:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

670920

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU External Trade: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to include representatives of the solar industry in trade discussions with China.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	59436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>China is a key market for international trade discussions in renewable energy and is the world’s largest market for both photovoltaics and solar thermal. We have a toolbox of services and a network of experts available to support the UK solar industry to access this market.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/01/2017 11:22:15 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner