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1142475

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish their Regional Trade Plans.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL17549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/08/2019 answer text <p>Regional Trade Plans (RTPs), set out an overseas region’s overarching strategy, key objectives and priorities, which will drive the delivery of Her Majesty’s Government’s trade objectives overseas. Currently, the RTPs are internal documents, but the Department for International Trade intends to publish executive summaries of the RTPs in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 16/08/2019 10:52:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1137408

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Fairhead on 23 January (HL12726) and Viscount Younger of Leckie on 4 July (HL16484), whether the Department for International Trade's Regional Trade Plans include recommendations for implementation which reflect the views of the private sector; whether equal consideration is given to the recommendations of small and medium-sized enterprises in addition to those of large organisations; and why they do not currently intend to publish Regional Trade Plans in full.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL17015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>To achieve a forward-looking Global Britain the Department for International Trade works with both UK and overseas businesses of all sizes to drive an increase in trade. Regional Trade Plans are strategic documents which drive the delivery of our Departmental objectives overseas and have been developed by teams who work regularly with businesses in their regions and in the UK. These views are reflected in regional priorities in the Plans.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to publish a summary of Regional Trade Plans, which will consolidate more detailed internal plans.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/07/2019 14:06:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1133827

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
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: Saudi Arabia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they approve export licences for the supply of arms to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL16578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is responsible for licensing the export of arms and military equipment. All export licence applications for arms exports to Saudi Arabia are approved where they are assessed to be consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria which were announced to Parliament by the then Business Secretary on 25 March 2014. All relevant information, from a wide range of sources, is taken into account when assessing export licence applications, including the capability of the equipment to be exported, the end-user and stated end-use, and the risk of misuse or diversion to undesirable end-users.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/07/2019 16:32:20 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1133066

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Fairhead on 9 January (HL 12726), whether the Trade Commission Regional Trade Plans include recommendations for implementation; if so, how any such recommendations are being implemented; whether they will now publish the Regional Trade Plans; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL16484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Regional trade plans (RTPs) are internal departmental documents which set out a region’s overarching strategy, objectives and priorities. They are developed in collaboration between overseas and UK based officials, and are assessed yearly. Where the Department for International Trade operates, UK overseas posts also have a plan to deliver our vision for a Global Britain, which provides the detail of how an RTP will be implemented in each market.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Department’s intention to publish a public version of the plans in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 04/07/2019 12:58:04 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1132203

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for support were approved by UK Export Finance in each of the last five years; and for each such application what was its (1) value, (2) destination country, and (3) sector.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL16364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) publishes details of its support including value, destination country and sector on an annual basis. For 2014-15 this information was published in UKEF’s Annual Report and Accounts. From 2015-16 onwards this information has been published alongside Annual Report and Accounts as transparency data. This information is available on UKEF’s website.</p><p> </p><p>The table is taken from UKEF’s 2017-18 Annual Report and Accounts and shows a five-year summary of facilities issued.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Facilities issued</strong></p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>593</p></td><td><p>588</p></td><td><p>613</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Details of UKEF’s support for the last year will be published once its 2018-19 Annual Report and Accounts is laid before Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017-18 data can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/718494/uk_export_finance_businesses_supported_in_2017_to_2018.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/718494/uk_export_finance_businesses_supported_in_2017_to_2018.csv/preview</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2016-17 data can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630876/uk-export-finance-businesses-supported-list-2016-2017-1.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630876/uk-export-finance-businesses-supported-list-2016-2017-1.csv/preview</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2015-16 data can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-business-supported-2015-16/uk-export-finance-business-supported-2015-16" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-export-finance-business-supported-2015-16/uk-export-finance-business-supported-2015-16</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2014-15 data can be accessed here on page 70-83: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/436270/10417-TSO-UKEF_-Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2014-15-ACCESSIBLE07__2_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/436270/10417-TSO-UKEF_-Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2014-15-ACCESSIBLE07__2_.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/06/2019 15:33:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1109590

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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: Saudi Arabia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports in the Channel 4 Dispatches programme Yemen—Britain's Hidden War that UK contractors have supplied arms that were used in the war in Yemen; what reasons were stated in export licence applications submitted by Saudi Arabia, BAE Systems plc, or any intermediary, for the supply and use of weaponry; and what criteria they use to assess and approve each application.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL15059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>All arms supplied by UK companies to Saudi Arabia require an export licence. We assess each export licence application very carefully against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the Consolidated Criteria).</p><p>The Consolidated Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to think hard about the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. These are not decisions we take lightly, and we will not license the export of items where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p>The key test for assessing military exports to Saudi Arabia is Criterion 2(c) of the Consolidated Criteria – whether there is a clear risk that the exports might be used in the commission of a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL).</p><p>When considering export licence applications, we take into account a wide range of sources and analyses, including reports from non-governmental organisations and the United Nations, as well as those of a sensitive nature to which these parties do not have access. This provides a comprehensive basis on which Government can take informed decisions about export licence applications.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 17/04/2019 12:16:02 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1038763

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Fairhead on 20 September 2018 (HL10343), whether they have now received the regional trade plan of each of Her Majesty's Trade Commissioners; and if so, whether they will publish those plans.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL12726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>All of Her Majesty’s nine Trade Commissioners have completed their first Regional Trade Plans, which set out how each region will meet the Department’s objectives overseas. These have all been discussed at the Departmental Board. Over the coming months, Trade Commissioners will be refreshing their plans to ensure they remain fully updated.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade does not intend to publish Regional Trade Plans at present, as they are internal documents. However, for the future, we are considering what information may be appropriate to publish and when.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL12727 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:18:01 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1038764

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Fairhead on 20 September 2018 (HL10343), which Trade Commissioners, if any, have not yet submitted their regional trade plan.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL12727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>All of Her Majesty’s nine Trade Commissioners have completed their first Regional Trade Plans, which set out how each region will meet the Department’s objectives overseas. These have all been discussed at the Departmental Board. Over the coming months, Trade Commissioners will be refreshing their plans to ensure they remain fully updated.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade does not intend to publish Regional Trade Plans at present, as they are internal documents. However, for the future, we are considering what information may be appropriate to publish and when.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL12726 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:18:02 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

988510

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Kazakhstan: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the outcome of the UK–Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation meeting held in Astana on 8 October.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL10705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend, the Minister of State for Trade Policy, attended the UK-Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission. The IGC highlighted UK companies’ collaboration in the oil and gas sector and promoted opportunities for UK companies in the mining, agriculture, financial services and infrastructure sectors.</p><p>TheCityUK offered the Astana International Financial Centre expertise to develop its corporate governance, and training to develop its staff in the UK; Kazakhstan confirmed that Kazatomprom will be the first major state-owned company to be part privatised, with a dual listing on the London Stock Exchange and the new Astana exchange.</p><p>A Memorandum of Understanding between UK Export Finance (UKEF) and Kazakh Invest was signed, affirming UKEF appetite to support Kazakh projects and the ambition to increase procurement from the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 29/10/2018 17:27:04 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

988511

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Financial Services: Kazakhstan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional support they intend to offer the Astana International Financial Centre following the UK–Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation held in Astana on 8 October.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL10706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend, the Minister of State for Trade Policy, attended the UK-Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission in Astana where he held a bilateral meeting with Governor Kelimbetov of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC).</p><p>TheCityUK were in attendance and offered the AIFC assistance to develop its corporate governance, and training to build its capabilities; learning from UK financial expertise.</p><p>HMG in collaboration with City of London representatives are pleased to offer support to Kazatomprom, which will be the first major state-owned company to be part privatised, with a dual listing on the London Stock Exchange and the new Astana exchange; part of an ambitious privatisation programme set by Kazakhstan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 29/10/2018 16:58:13 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley