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790243

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	World Trade Organization
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 November 2017 to Question 111584, on World Trade Organisation (WTO), what his planned timetable is for the (a) preparation and (b) agreement with the WTO of the amended schedules.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	113264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>In order to replicate as far as possible current obligations under the WTO as we leave the European Union, the Government is preparing full UK-specific schedules under the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade – goods) and the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services – services). The Government is also preparing a UK-specific Annex on Article II (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment) exemptions under the GATS. The Government plans to submit these schedules and list of exemptions to the WTO ahead of the UK’s leaving the EU, and to assert them after leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 113269 question first answered 21/11/2017 12:37:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 23818 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

790244

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2017 to Question 111399, on trade agreements: USA, whether the Trade and Investment Working Group involves discussions between US and Commonwealth nations.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	113267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>There have been two meetings of the bilateral UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group to date, both involving discussions between representatives of the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States only.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/11/2017 11:08:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 23820 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

790245

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	World Trade Organization
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 November 2017 to Question 111584, on World Trade Organisation, which schedules need to be updated in order to minimise disruption.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	113269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>In order to replicate as far as possible current obligations under the WTO as we leave the European Union, the Government is preparing full UK-specific schedules under the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade – goods) and the GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services – services). The Government is also preparing a UK-specific Annex on Article II (Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment) exemptions under the GATS. The Government plans to submit these schedules and list of exemptions to the WTO ahead of the UK’s leaving the EU, and to assert them after leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 113264 question first answered 21/11/2017 12:37:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 23817 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

788900

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings have been held as part of the comprehensive stakeholder engagement programme being undertaken on future trade relations, as set out in the Department for International Trade’s document, Preparing for our future trade policy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL3209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s Ministerial team and officials have engaged widely with business and civil society on our future UK trade policy since the referendum.</p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade hosted seminars with stakeholders and in October 2017 held a roundtable with representatives from trade associations including the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Engineering Employers’ Federation (EEF). Officials have also organised townhall meetings, roundtable discussions and held bilateral meetings with business and civil society representatives.</p><p>This department will continue to engage with stakeholders from across the whole of the UK as we develop our policy on future trade relations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 23/11/2017 12:23:59 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

789208

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with which countries the EU has trade deals; and how many of those countries he has visited since taking office.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	112931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>A list of countries with which the European Union has trade agreements in place is available on the European Commission website: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place</a></p><p>Through a combination of ministerial and official engagements, the Department for International Trade is currently engaging with all countries with which the EU has trade agreements to discuss continuity of current trading arrangements as the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/11/2017 10:57:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

789209

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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
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 countries that the EU has trade deals with about the operation of free trade agreements after March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	112804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>As the Government has set out in both the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) White Paper – ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’ – and the recently published Trade Bill , DIT is engaging with all countries with which the European Union currently has free trade agreements, with a view to replicating as far as possible the effects of existing agreements as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/11/2017 11:23:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

789210

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to maintain elements of existing free trade agreements between the EU and other countries when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	112805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>As the Government has set out in both the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) White Paper – ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’ – and the recently published Trade Bill. DIT is engaging with all countries with which the European Union currently has free trade agreements, with a view to replicating as far as possible the effects of existing agreements as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 112804 question first answered 20/11/2017 11:23:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

788297

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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 Promotion: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timetable for appointing the new network of Trade Commissioners, as described on page 29 of the Department for International Trade’s October document, Preparing for our future trade policy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL3089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>The nine new Her Britannic Majesty’s Trade Commissioners will form a cadre of senior leaders for the Department for International Trade, who will lead and drive our future commercial and trading relationships with our overseas partners. We anticipate that all appointments will be made in 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 22/11/2017 11:24:33 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

788298

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	World Trade Organization: Conferences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their objectives for the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference, taking place in December; and who will be the UK participants.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL3090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is the home of the rules-based international system for global trade. As a founding member of the WTO, the United Kingdom is committed to the multilateral trading system. The UK wants to see a successful outcome at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference, and looks forward to discussing a range of important trade issues, including fisheries subsidies, digital trade, agricultural domestic support and public stockholding, domestic regulation in services and investment facilitation.</p><p>The United Kingdom’s official delegation will be headed by my Rt Hon Friends the Secretary of State for International Trade and the Minister of State for Trade Policy. They will be supported by officials from the Department for International Trade, the Department for International Development, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 22/11/2017 11:23:43 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

788338

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Tradeshow Access Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many companies have received (1) 1, (2) 2, (3), 3, (4) 4, (5) 5, (6) 6, (7) 7, (8) 8, (9) 9, (10) 10, (11) 11, and (12) 12, grants from the Tradeshow Access Programme since its launch.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>In the period 1 April 2009 to present, the number of companies who have received Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) grants are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>TAP Lives/Grants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Companies</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>921</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total number of companies </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,168</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Lives: Eligible businesses are entitled to exhibit overseas with TAP grant support. Each time they exhibit they use one TAP grant life, therefore TAP lives equates to the numbers of grants a business has claimed.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Source: DIT CDMS</strong></p><p><strong>Footnote: From 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2012 Participants could apply for only six grants. From 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2017 Participants can apply could apply for six grants in the majority of markets and for an additional six grants in High Growth markets. The number of grants Participants can apply for was reduced from twelve to six on 1 October 2017, but Participants can go to any market. </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 22/11/2017 11:42:41 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn