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date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Argentina
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on what date representatives of UK Export Finance last met renewable energy developers in Argentina.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	4243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Over the past year, UK Export Finance (UKEF) has had frequent and ongoing engagement with multiple stakeholders on renewable energy in Argentina. Most recently, in September 2019, a UKEF official participated in a panel on renewable energy organised by the British Argentine Chamber of Commerce at the EIC Connect Energy event in Manchester.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF officials last visited Argentina in February 2018 where they met representatives from the renewable energy sector.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/10/2019 11:01:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1148353

registered interest
date	04/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	European Free Trade Association: Trade Agreements
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 issue guidance to businesses on the extent of the continuity of EU Free Trade Agreements with EFTA countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	294671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that businesses are prepared for the UK to leave the EU on 31 October. This includes accurate, up-to-date information on how the trading environment will change and guidance on actions they need to take.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance for business on the trade continuity agreements signed with EFTA states is available on GOV.UK. This includes the text of the agreement, a summary document and a Parliamentary Reports, which explains any significant changes from existing terms.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-trade-agreements-with-non-eu-countries-in-a-no-deal-brexit#trade-agreements-that-have-been-signed" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-trade-agreements-with-non-eu-countries-in-a-no-deal-brexit#trade-agreements-that-have-been-signed</a></p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, No Deal export guides in a No Deal scenario are also available for Switzerland, Norway and Iceland:</p><ul><li>Exporting to Switzerland: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fexporting-to-switzerland-after-eu-exit&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHashim.Khalid%40trade.gov.uk%7Cc508f5c873cd4d29846208d74b1ffc46%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637060473057890577&amp;sdata=r9wJaZXTgBgDwI7b5ONrpA19MTHbGS9ZbUkqk20QiCQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exporting-to-switzerland-after-eu-exit</a></li></ul><ul><li>Exporting to Norway: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fexporting-to-norway-after-eu-exit&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHashim.Khalid%40trade.gov.uk%7Cc508f5c873cd4d29846208d74b1ffc46%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637060473057900584&amp;sdata=no3WhMEKNz2jjY4uf6IU1am4bKK%2BjYY9VKU5tIKfLKE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exporting-to-norway-after-eu-exit</a></li><li>Exporting to Iceland: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fexporting-to-iceland-after-eu-exit&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHashim.Khalid%40trade.gov.uk%7Cc508f5c873cd4d29846208d74b1ffc46%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637060473057900584&amp;sdata=k20W3q%2Fe2PQK536pm3bkFTVzjvwIEtLfoZsJ6LFPbC4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exporting-to-iceland-after-eu-exit</a></li></ul><p> </p><p>A summary of the UK-Switzerland-Liechtenstein Trade Agreement can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/summary-of-the-uk-switzerland-liechtenstein-trade-agreement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/summary-of-the-uk-switzerland-liechtenstein-trade-agreement</a></p><p> </p><p>This guidance is regularly reviewed to ensure that it is up-to-date and provides businesses with relevant advice.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 08/10/2019 13:45:41 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1136263

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what preparations his Department is making for the UK leaving the EU without an agreement; and how much funding has been allocated to those preparations.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	272114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Like all government departments, we have been preparing to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal for nearly three years. The Department for International Trade is putting in place a range of mitigations, which include signing trade continuity agreements with partner countries, developing a temporary tariff policy that will apply in the event of no deal and communicating relevant information to businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as £412m over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office (Autumn Statement 2016); £286m of additional funding for 2017/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 2017/18); over £1.5 billion for 2018/19 (Supplementary Estimates 2018/19); and over £2 billion for 2019/20 (Main Estimates 2019/20).</p><p> </p><p>This funding is to cover all exit scenarios and is in addition to departmental efforts to reprioritise from business as usual toward preparations for the UK’s departure from the EU. Work on no-deal exit preparations cannot be readily separated from other EU exit work, given the significant overlap in plans in many cases.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 09/07/2019 10:37:15 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1134109

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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: Bahrain and United Arab Emirates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the recent Court of Appeal ruling on arms exports to Saudi Arabia and criterion 2c of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria which states that licences should not be granted if there is a clear risk the equipment to be exported might be used in a serious violation of international humanitarian law, if he will suspend arms sales to (a) Bahrain and (b) the United Arab Emirates.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	268343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the implications of the Court of Appeal judgment of 20 June for decision making under Criterion 2c of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export licensing Criteria. While we do we will not grant any new licences for exports to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners (UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Egypt) for possible use in the conflict in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/06/2019 11:47:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake