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1037867

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on future trade agreements between the UK and non-EU countries of the UK remaining within a WTO-defined customs union with the EU (a) after 29 March 2019, (b) during the transition period and (c) after the transition period ends.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	206313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, the UK will be free to negotiate, sign, and ratify FTAs during the Implementation Period.</p><p> </p><p>During the Backstop, if it were ever to come into effect, we would be free to operate our own independent trade policy, including by negotiating our own FTAs, and implementing the areas that don’t affect the functioning of the backstop - including services and investment.</p><p> </p><p>As agreed in the Political Declaration, the UK’s future relationship with the EU must recognise the development of an independent UK trade policy. The government has been clear that we will not be in the Single Market or the Customs Union as part of this.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/01/2019 13:29:24 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1037988

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on future trade agreements and negotiations between the UK and non-EU countries caused by the UK remaining bound by the requirements of the EU's common commercial policy.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	206328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>EU law (including the Common Commercial Policy) will apply in the UK during the Implementation Period. We have agreed with the EU that we will be able to negotiate, sign and ratify new trade deals during the Implementation Period.</p><p> </p><p>As recognised in the Political Declaration, the UK’s future relationship with the EU will need to recognise the development of an independent UK trade policy.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/01/2019 13:45:33 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1037952

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Asia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support UK companies to export to Asia.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	206359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government, through our overseas network, HM Trade Commissioners, and through Ministerial and Trade Envoy visits, works actively to support trade and reduce barriers for UK companies looking to export to Asia by engaging with the region’s governments and business sectors. Recently we’ve secured market access for UK dairy products to China, worth £240m over five years, and beef and lamb to Japan, worth £127m over five years. We are also lobbying multilaterally, establishing a UK Mission to ASEAN in 2019, and are considering the possibility of the CPTPP as a priority FTA once we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2019 17:19:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1037912

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will publish the visits undertaken by each Trade Envoy since October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	206422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>TRADE ENVOY- MARKETS COVERED</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DATE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ANDREW PERCY MP - Canada</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>4-11 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ANDREW SELOUS MP - South Africa</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>29-31 October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BARONESS MORRIS - Jordan, Kuwait, Palestinian Territories </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>12-14 December 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BARONESS NICHOLSON - Iraq, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>27-29 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BARONESS NORTHOVER - Angola, Zambia</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p>6-10 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ED VAIZEY MP - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos</p></td><td><p>29 September-3 October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SIR JEFFREY DONALDSON - Egypt</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>1-5 December 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LORD ASTOR - Oman</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>30 October-4 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LORD JANVRIN - Turkey</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>15-18 October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LORD POPAT - Uganda, Rwanda</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>25 October-2 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LORD RISBY - Algeria</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>28-31 October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MARK PRISK MP - Brazil, Nordics, Baltics</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>13 December 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PAUL SCULLY MP - Thailand, Burma, Brunei</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei</p></td><td><p>5-9 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PAULINE LATHAM MP - Kenya</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>22-23 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>14 Visits</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2019 16:39:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1037980

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Fairs: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of the cost of the visit by the Secretary of State and UK delegation to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was borne by the (a) public purse and (b) private sector; and how many members of the delegation had their visit fully funded by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	206312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State led a delegation of over 100 UK companies to the Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the world in support of fantastic, innovative UK business. The full costs of the Secretary of State’s visit was paid for by the department.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Tradeshow Access Programme provides grants to eligible businesses to attend overseas trade shows. This Programme supported 16 businesses to attend the Consumer Electronics Show, at a cost of approximately £2,000 per business. None of these businesses had their visit fully funded by the department.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not hold information on private costs incurred by members of the delegation to attend the Consumer Electronics Show.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/01/2019 15:23:46 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1037625

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential trading opportunities with the United States sports sector post-Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL12678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works to raise the profile of the UK’s world leading sports industries, organisations and leagues across the globe. The announcement of Los Angeles as host of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the successful ‘United’ bid of the United States, Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup present opportunities for UK expertise in major sporting events. DIT will actively promote relevant opportunities arising from these events to UK businesses and organisations as they pursue opportunities in the sports economy sector internationally.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 23/01/2019 11:49:04 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick