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746291

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Treasury: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when the Government plans to cease to put new EU directives into UK law.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	1629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Government policy and legal assessment are in place to ensure full compliance with EU legal requirements until the UK leaves the EU. This includes transposition of EU directives.</p><p>Once we have left the EU the process of transposing directives will cease. The Repeal Bill will repeal the European Communities Act 1972, ending the supremacy of EU law in the UK, and will preserve the domestic law we have made to transpose directives before the day we leave the EU.</p><p>ATTACHMENT: Round Robin guidance on EU Directives</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/07/2017 07:16:17 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker attachment 1 file name DExEU EU Directives Round Robin guidance (3).docx title EU Directives guidance
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

746335

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new EU directives relating to his Department's responsibilities are in negotiation in the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	1642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is responsible for measures relating to the Economic and Financial Affairs Council. This includes economic policy, taxation issues, financial markets and capital movements, the EU budget, economic relations with countries outside the EU, and coordination of EU positions for international meetings such as the G20, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.</p><p> </p><p>The Department provides Explanatory Memoranda to Parliament on any proposals defined by the terms of reference of the parliamentary EU scrutiny committees, which can be found online.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/07/2017 14:23:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

746426

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to prevent the blacklisting of (a) workers and (b) sub-contracted workers employed on major construction contracts managed by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	1881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>We would expect all companies regardless of whether they are working for Government or not to abide by the law including compliance with the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 03/07/2017 16:52:40 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

746414

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Traffic Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33760, on Highways England: staff, how many Highways England Traffic Officers were employed on 15 March 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	1876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of traffic officers employed by Highways England on 15 March 2017 was 1395.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/07/2017 14:16:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

746484

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade delegations (a) to and (b) from the North East his Department has organised since his appointment as Secretary of State for International Trade; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	1894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>There have been 18 trade missions since July 2016 that the North East has been involved in organising either as stand-alone North East missions or as part of the wider Northern Powerhouse. We encourage North East businesses to take part in all trade missions that the Department organises.</p><p>North East region led missions (1)</p><p>Boston, USA (Digital focus) - 29th Nov to 2nd Dec 2016</p><p>Northern Powerhouse missions led by the North East region (4)</p><p>Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune, India (Chemicals sector focus) - 7th to 15th Feb 2017</p><p>Seoul, South Korea (Creative focus) - 19th to 24th Feb 2017</p><p>Copenhagen, Denmark (Taster visit) - 20th to 22nd Mar 2017</p><p>Dusseldorf, Germany (Taster visit) - 21st to 23rd Mar 2017</p><p>Northern Powerhouse missions led by either the North West or Yorkshire and the Humber regions (13), open to North East businesses and with promotion and support from North East International Trade Advisers (ITAs)</p><p>Los Angeles, USA (Creative focus) - 2nd to 9th Nov 2016</p><p>San Francisco, USA (Winter Fancy Foods) - 20th to 24th Jan 2017</p><p>Dubai, UAE (Arab Health) - 29th Jan to 2nd Feb 2017</p><p>Frankfurt, Germany (Ambiente 2017 Consumer Goods) - 10th to 14th Feb 2017</p><p>Dubai, UAE (Gulfoods) - 26th Feb to 2nd Mar 2017</p><p>Boston, USA (Life sciences focus) - 7th to 10th Mar 2017</p><p>Texas, USA (South by South West SXSW) - 10th to 19th Mar 17</p><p>Stockholm, Sweden (Nordics Financial &amp; Professional Services) - 20th to 22nd Mar 2017</p><p>Dubai, UAE (Dihad Dubai) - 21st to 23rd Mar 2017</p><p>Le Havre, France (Seaenergy 2017) - 21st to 23rd Mar 2017</p><p>Dublin, Ireland (Taster visit) - 8th to 9th Feb 2017</p><p>Den Haag, Netherlands (Taster visit) - 14th to 17th Mar 2017</p><p>Tallin, Estonia (Taster visit) - 21st to 23rd Mar 2017</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 03/07/2017 15:27:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

746171

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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: United Arab Emirates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which industries are to be included under the agreement between the UK and the UAE on increased bilateral trade; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	1889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has a strong trade relationship with the UAE, in 2015 the UAE was the UK's 4th largest export market outside of Europe and bilateral trade was £12.4bn.</p><p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has identified high value campaigns for the UAE in infrastructure, healthcare, education, creative industries, financial services, aerospace, nuclear and defence and security. DIT also provides considerable support to British companies operating in the UAE in other sectors like oil and gas, life sciences, food and drink and retail.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 03/07/2017 15:21:40 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

746451

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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: Developing Countries
	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 for the form of any future trading relationship between Britain and developing countries to replace the Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and ACP countries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	1666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>On 25 June the Government announced that as we leave the EU, we will secure existing duty-free access for the world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs), but also that we are exploring options to maintain existing trading agreements with other non-LDC developing countries . We recognise the need for a smooth transition which minimises disruption to our trading relationships, including with developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 03/07/2017 15:34:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

746153

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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, if he will make it Government policy that future trade deals concluded after the UK leaves the EU include provisions to (a) assess the effect of trade liberalisation on the environment and (b) enforce the highest standards on (i) environmental protections, (ii) workers' rights, (iii) animal welfare and (iv) health and safety standards.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	1902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has long supported the promotion of our values globally and this will continue as we leave the EU. We will explore all options in the design of future bilateral trade and investment agreements, including, where relevant, social, labour, animal welfare and environmental provisions within these. We want to ensure economic growth, development and environmental protection go hand-in-hand.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 03/07/2017 15:44:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

746437

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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, which countries he has opened a dialogue with on trade deals after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	1633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>We have established a series of working groups and high-level dialogues with key trading partners, to explore the best ways to progress our trade and investment relationships. We have already announced ten working groups with the United States, Australia, China, Israel, India, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/07/2017 13:51:09 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

746226

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission Public Health England to review heat-not-burn tobacco products in the same way that it has reviewed vaping products.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	1730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has asked the Committee on Toxicology to look at the data submitted by companies and to give an opinion based on this research on the absolute and relative risk of the products concerned, and to indicate the strength of the evidence on which their opinion is based. Public Health England has been commissioned to review this opinion and the available evidence on novel tobacco products, and to provide advice to the Government on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/07/2017 11:20:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson