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1550811

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Supply Chains: Unfair Practices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure brands supplying the UK market engage in fair purchasing practices in order that their suppliers can provide (a) a fair wage and (b) good working conditions.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	108301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>It is vital that increased trade is not based on the exploitation and abuse of workers.</p><p>The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires businesses with a turnover of £36m or more to publish modern slavery statements annually to report on the steps they are taking to ensure modern slavery is not taking place in their operations and supply chains. Additionally, the Procurement Bill includes provisions to disregard bids from suppliers who use modern slavery in their operations or supply chains.</p><p>The UK complies with its international obligations, including International Labour Organization conventions, and we encourage other countries to do the same.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/12/2022 11:00:03 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1485331

registered interest
date	01/07/2022
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: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement will permit the import to the UK of food produced with pesticides banned in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	28902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) does not create any new permissions for imports from Australia. All products imported into the UK will, as they do now, have to comply with our high import requirements and standards.</p><p>The government has a comprehensive programme for monitoring pesticides residues in food to determine whether food available to UK consumers complies with the statutory residue levels and is safe.</p><p>The independent Trade and Agriculture Commission recently concluded that the UK-Australia FTA does not affect the UK’s statutory protections in relation to animal or plant life or health, animal welfare, and the environment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 13:47:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1485332

registered interest
date	01/07/2022
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: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that food imported from Australia under the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement will meet domestic environmental standards.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	28903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>All food imported from Australia will continue to have to meet our current and future food safety standards and import requirements.</p><p>Moreover, under the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) we have agreed ambitious provisions on the environment which go further than Australia has gone before. This includes commitments to not derogate from environmental laws and to deepen cooperation in areas such as forests, fisheries, and biodiversity.</p><p>The independent Trade and Agriculture Commission recently concluded that the UK-Australia FTA does not affect the UK’s statutory protections in relation to animal or plant life or health, animal welfare, and the environment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/07/2022 12:38:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1416946

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	China: Lithuania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the compatibility of steps taken by the government of the People’s Republic of China to block Lithuanian imports with (a) the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 and (b) other World Trade Organization agreements.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	112650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade notes with concern the actions taken by China against Lithuanian goods and EU products with Lithuanian content. It also notes the request for consultations that the EU has made at the World Trade Organization (WTO) with respect to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other WTO agreements on this issue. We stand with all WTO members in rejecting economic coercion.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/02/2022 15:35:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1365570

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Gold: Brazil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what checks and safeguards are in place to ensure that UK gold imports from Brazil are (a) environmental sustainable and (b) free from human exploitation of indigenous people and their communities.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	68389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>London is the global hub for the gold trade through the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA). The LBMA has 146 members in twenty countries, including in Brazil.</p><p> </p><p>All refineries on the LBMA’s ‘Good Delivery List’ are required to submit annual reports; they must demonstrate their efforts to combat violations of rights and responsibilities, and to respect the environment, in line with OECD guidance.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/11/2021 16:00:00 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1339018

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agricultural Products: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the potential (a) environmental and (b) carbon impact of agricultural products entering the UK food market as a result of the proposed future UK-Australia trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	20474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>HM Government has always been clear that any free trade agreement it signs will not threaten the UK’s ability to meet its environmental commitments or its membership of international environmental agreements. HM Government is seeking a deal with Australia that will further environmental and climate policy priorities and the UK will not compromise on high environmental protection.</p><p>HM Government carried out a public consultation and scoping assessment for its free trade agreement negotiation with Australia, which can be found on HM Government’s website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uks-approach-to-negotiating-a-free-trade-agreement-with-australia/uk-australia-free-trade-agreement-the-uks-strategic-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uks-approach-to-negotiating-a-free-trade-agreement-with-australia/uk-australia-free-trade-agreement-the-uks-strategic-approach</a>. This preliminary scoping assessment considered illustrative scenarios and served as a point of reference when concluding the agreement in principle. Following the conclusion of negotiations, a full impact assessment will be published prior to implementation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/06/2021 13:27:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1331331

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
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: Musicians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the new trade deal agreed with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein includes Mode 4 provisions that allow musicians and other performing artists and their crews to undertake professional work on a reciprocal basis.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	13157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The new trade deal agreed in principle with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein includes provisions for British musicians and performers, who will be able to perform in all three countries, and tour in Norway for up to 90 days every six months without a permit.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 14/06/2021 13:04:53 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1181748

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Stock Market: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many British companies use the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect to invest in mainland China.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	23443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>We do not hold information on the number of British companies using the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/03/2020 15:18:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1181887

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of British nationals working in financial services in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	23442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>We have not made any estimate of the number of British national currently working in financial services in Hong Kong.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/03/2020 15:15:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1177692

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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: International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the UK arms licensing system is compliant with international law.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. Our assessment of each export licence against the Consolidated Criteria takes into account our obligations under the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty and other relevant rules of international law.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/02/2020 17:20:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West