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982846

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Scotch whisky industry on increasing exports of Scotch whisky; if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of recent steps taken by that industry to increase such exports; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	176409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Scotch Whisky is an important part of the UK’s overall exports, representing 20% of UK food and drink exports.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials from this department have regular discussions with the Scotch Whisky Association and other representatives from the industry and actively work with them to help increase whisky exports. Representatives of the Scotch Whisky Association recently joined business delegations to Africa and India led by the Prime Minister. The industry is supported in a similar way to other food and drink producers; we help them take advantage of a wide range of overseas opportunities. The importance of the industry to the UK economy cannot be overstated, being the largest export within the sector with international sales valued at over £4 billion in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 176410 176411 question first answered 16/10/2018 13:04:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

982847

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans the Government has to support companies exporting Scotch whisky; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	176410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Scotch Whisky is an important part of the UK’s overall exports, representing 20% of UK food and drink exports.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials from this department have regular discussions with the Scotch Whisky Association and other representatives from the industry and actively work with them to help increase whisky exports. Representatives of the Scotch Whisky Association recently joined business delegations to Africa and India led by the Prime Minister. The industry is supported in a similar way to other food and drink producers; we help them take advantage of a wide range of overseas opportunities. The importance of the industry to the UK economy cannot be overstated, being the largest export within the sector with international sales valued at over £4 billion in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 176409 176411 question first answered 16/10/2018 13:04:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

982848

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: Exports
	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 an assessment of the contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the international reputation of the UK food and drink industry; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	176411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Scotch Whisky is an important part of the UK’s overall exports, representing 20% of UK food and drink exports.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials from this department have regular discussions with the Scotch Whisky Association and other representatives from the industry and actively work with them to help increase whisky exports. Representatives of the Scotch Whisky Association recently joined business delegations to Africa and India led by the Prime Minister. The industry is supported in a similar way to other food and drink producers; we help them take advantage of a wide range of overseas opportunities. The importance of the industry to the UK economy cannot be overstated, being the largest export within the sector with international sales valued at over £4 billion in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 176409 176410 question first answered 16/10/2018 13:04:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

983258

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	BRICS Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether representatives of his Department attended the 2017 BRICS summit in Xiamen.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	176060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The BRICS summit is an annual meeting for the five member countries aimed at facilitating global political and economic transformation. These countries are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. No G7 nations attend this summit.</p><p> </p><p>No representatives of the Department for International Trade attended the 2017 BRICS summit in Xiamen.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/10/2018 12:51:21 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

982716

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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: Burma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what official advice his Department provides to firms on doing business with Burmese military-owned and controlled companies.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	176345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) helps businesses export, drives investment and champions free trade. DIT’s team in Burma supports UK companies in doing business with Burma.</p><p> </p><p>On informing any British business of the challenges of operating in Burma, DIT staff explain that the export of goods or services to the Burmese military is governed by the EU arms embargo with Burma. The UK was instrumental in the tightening of these regulations. The British government supports the <a href="http://myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/" target="_blank">Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business</a> which provides practical advice to UK companies seeking to do responsible, sustainable and transparent business in Burma.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/10/2018 11:15:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 77744 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

983366

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments: China
	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 his Chinese counterpart on ending unnecessary ad hoc cosmetics testing on animals by Chinese authorities on shipments of cosmetic products imported into China.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	176055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade discussed the issue of the mandatory requirement for animal testing for imported non-special use cosmetics products into China, with the Chinese government, during the Joint Economic and Trade Commission (JETCO) in August 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HM Ambassador to China has also discussed the matter with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR).</p><p> </p><p>In the JETCO the two governments agreed to work towards ensuring British cosmetics companies receive equal treatment to domestic manufacturers, specifically concerning the requirement to test on animals.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/10/2018 12:27:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

982936

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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: Israel
	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 risk of nuclear proliferation arsing from the approval of the export of submarine components to Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	176570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Export licence applications for all countries, including Israel, are rigorously assessed on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking account of all prevailing circumstances at the time of application.</p><p> </p><p>In these cases we assessed that the components in question did not have utility in a nuclear weapons programme and therefore there was no potential risk of nuclear proliferation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/10/2018 16:39:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

982938

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of UK jobs that depend (a) directly and (b) indirectly on arms exports.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	176572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/10/2018 16:43:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

982943

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason the Government does not audit end user certificates used for the exporting of controlled goods.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	176574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Auditing end-user certificates would necessitate the introduction of post-licensing end-use checks in foreign jurisdictions. Permission from each country would be required on each occasion, negating any possibility of unannounced visits. We do not believe that auditing end-user certificates through an end-use monitoring programme would result in proportionally better, more informed export licensing decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Our current approach is to focus on a rigorous risk assessment before a licence is issued to consider whether goods might be used in a way which is inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, while retaining powers to revoke extant licences if circumstances dictate. This assessment looks at the information picture in the round, taking into account information from a range of information sources, including overseas diplomatic Posts. An end-user undertaking is only one part of the application assessment process and does not guarantee that a licence would be granted.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/10/2018 15:20:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle