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1082541

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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 Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will commit to excluding the NHS and other public services from future trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	229137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Friend for Clwyd South to the answer I gave to the Member for Midlothian on 26 February 2019, UIN 224362.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/03/2019 14:18:46 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

1082542

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
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 Controls: 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 applications for (a) Standard Individual Export Licences, (b) Open Individual Export Licences and (c) Open Individual Trade Control Export Licences for exports to Saudi Arabia were referred to Ministers by the Export Control Joint Unit and its predecessor the Export Control Organisation in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	229204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The following are the number of applications to Saudi Arabia that have been referred to Ministers since 2015:</p><p> </p><p>2015:</p><p>a) 2 Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>b) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>c) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2016:</p><p>d) <del class="ministerial">2</del><ins class="ministerial">13</ins> Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>e) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>f) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2017:</p><p>g) <del class="ministerial">18</del><ins class="ministerial">23</ins> Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>h) <del class="ministerial">1</del><ins class="ministerial">2</ins> Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>i) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2018:</p><p>j) 13 Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>k) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>l) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2019 17:50:58 question first ministerially corrected 28/03/2019 16:37:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 106910 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1082695

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Advertising
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 6 March 2019 to Question 226741 on Exports: Advertising, how much of the £1.90 million spent on advertising on online digital formats was spent on (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook, (c) Instagram, (d) Google, (e) LinkedIn and (f) other sites.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	229255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>From 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019, the £1.90 million spent on digital advertising by the Exporting is GREAT campaign was broken down as below.</p><p> </p><p>A) Spending on Twitter was £0.</p><p>B) Spending on Facebook was £233,000.</p><p>C) Spending on Instagram was £47,000.</p><p>D) Spending on Google was £89,000.</p><p>E) Spending on LinkedIn was £69,000.</p><p>F) The remaining costs of our advertising on digital formats and other sites was £1.46 million</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 11/03/2019 16:30:17 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1082715

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Advertising
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 6 March 2019 to Question 226741 on Exports: Advertising, how much of the £0.72 million spent on advertising in physical formats was spent on (a) billboards, (b) leaflets and (c) other forms of physical advertising.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	229268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>From 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019, the £0.72 million spent on physical advertising by the Exporting is GREAT campaign was broken down as below.</p><p> </p><p>A) Spending on billboards or digital screens was £722,000.</p><p>B) Spending on leaflets was £0.</p><p>C) Spending on other forms of physical advertising was £2,500.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2019 16:34:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1082716

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Advertising
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 6 March 2019 to Question 226741 on Exports: Advertising, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of exports as a result of the Exporting is Great publicity campaign.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	229269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>DIT regularly assesses the impact of the Exporting is GREAT campaign. This is done via the National Survey of Registered Businesses. The latest results of which are published on gov.uk and can be found here:</p><p><em><a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F714998%2FDIT_National_Survey_main_report__08062018.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7Csasan.izadpanah%40trade.gov.uk%7Cb924cb8973534885b26208d6a2e5de30%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C636875505599838501&amp;sdata=BM5nxb1OFBYxJDLnDarPl7Cj%2FNOzcxJQ486T5d3NE70%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/714998/DIT_National_Survey_main_report__08062018.pdf</a> </em></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/03/2019 16:39:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1082717

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what initiatives, in addition to the Local to Global podcast, his Department has introduced for the Exporting is Great campaign.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	229270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Exporting is GREAT campaign, which launched in 2015, aims to spark a UK wide movement of companies selling their products and services overseas. It focuses on raising awareness of the benefits of exporting, communicating where to go for support, and inspiring more companies to start trading internationally.</p><p> </p><p>As an integrated marketing campaign, Exporting is GREAT runs several initiatives which together encourage and inform businesses to start exporting or export more. In addition to the Local to Global podcast, the campaign encourages and informs businesses through channels including regional PR, advertising and participation at major UK and regional events. Furthermore, the campaign works with private sector partners as well as a network of exporters to promote exporting.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign also funds the Music Exporting Growth Scheme and gathers insights into businesses' exporting behaviours, attitudes, intentions, barriers and support needs via the National Survey of Registered Businesses.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2019 14:24:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1083428

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties
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 of business uncertainty regarding possible Government plans to cut import tariffs in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL14311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has announced that if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the UK will implement a temporary tariff. This is a balanced tariff policy which aims to minimise costs to business and mitigate price impacts on consumers. The Government has set out extensive information through the gov.uk website about what this policy will mean for businesses and the public.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 20/03/2019 16:58:45 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1082278

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Biofuels: Import Duties
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 28 February 2019 to Question 225546 on Biofuels: Import Duties, when she plans to make a public announcement on biofuel tariffs ahead of the UK leaving the EU on the 29 March 2019; (a) when and (b) how she plans to inform representatives of the UK bioethanol industry of the decision on those tariffs; and if she will make it her policy that there will be at least 15 working days between informing representatives of the UK bioethanol industry and making that public announcement.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	228727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>It is the job of a responsible government to prepare for all scenarios. No deal preparations are continuing at pace, including on secondary legislation. We will communicate a decision on what is a market sensitive information to stakeholders and the public as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 03/04/2019 13:55:16 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1082325

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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 steps he is taking to increase the level of foreign direct investment into (a) Belfast and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>DIT is leading on Government’s shared intent to safeguard the UK’s position as a world-leading destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).</p><p> </p><p>The UK has many strengths that attract investors: an open, liberal economy, world-class talent and a business-friendly environment. The most recent data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ranked the UK as third globally for FDI in 2017—and the number one destination in Europe, ahead of Germany.</p><p> </p><p>DIT is supporting investment into local communities by targeting promotional support towards projects with the greatest potential to maximise national wealth and value for money. As part of this approach, DIT is working with local partners to systematically identify emerging clusters, sub-sectors, supply chain gaps or other ‘High Potential Opportunities’ where lack of market information is leading to structural under-investment. This programme includes opportunities to strengthen the aerospace and advanced engineering sector in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/03/2019 11:38:43 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1082373

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value has been of UK arms export licences to Turkey issued in each of the last five calendar years.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	228768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>All export licences are issued in strict accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) about export licences granted, refused and revoked on GOV.UK. 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. These can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a></p><p>The data currently provides details of licences up to 30 September 2018. Information about the period 1 October to 31 December 2018 will be published on 16 April 2019 and data covering the period 1 January 2019 to 31 March 2019 will be published in July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2019 15:52:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law