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1626691

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2023 to Question 183602 on Overseas Trade: India, if he will make an estimate of the number of jobs that have been created in Greater Manchester as a result of the UK-India investment relationship.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	184528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Official Statistics on inward investment at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/department-for-international-trade-inward-investment-results-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/department-for-international-trade-inward-investment-results-2021-to-2022</a> contain details on the number of jobs created from Foreign Direct Investment from India in to the UK, and jobs created from all FDI in to Greater Manchester. However it is not possible to publish figures at a more granular detail due to the risk of disclosing company level details. More information is available in the technical annex.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/05/2023 16:35:12 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1625430

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance her Department issues on access to UK markets for Indian businesses.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	183602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade supports Indian businesses to invest in the UK by providing end-to-end project management; help with understanding the commercial opportunities through bespoke proposals and inward visits; a strategic account management offer and links with local and national partners, including Chambers of Commerce, Local Enterprise Partnerships and Mayoral Combined Authorities.</p><p>Making the UK the top investment destination in Europe from India, attracting new investment into communities and helping to level-up the country including in the north-west remains one of the Department for Business and Trade’s top priorities. Together, the UK-India investment relationship supports over half a million jobs across both economies.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/05/2023 13:35:59 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1289738

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to strengthen the UK’s trade relationship with India.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	912444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Earlier this month I visited India to deepen trade ties and agree a pathway towards a future FTA with the world’s biggest democracy. A closer partnership with India will help us lead the world in areas like science, tech and the green economy, driving jobs and growth across the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 25/02/2021 14:10:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1232017

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: India
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the level of (1) imports, and (2) exports, between the UK and India in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL7882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p>Dear Lord Risby,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking about imports and exports between the UK and South Africa, and the UK and India, in each of the last five years <strong>(HL7881; </strong><strong>HL7882)</strong>.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on goods and services exports for the UK with South Africa and India[1], which can be found in table 1 below. Please note that data are in current prices and, as such, include the effect of inflation. We do not have total trade data, split by country, on a volume basis (with the effect of inflation removed) at present.</p><p><strong>Table 1: UK total trade (goods and services) with South Africa and India, in </strong><strong>£ million, non-seasonally adjusted</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>South Africa</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exports</strong></p></td><td><p>4853</p></td><td><p>4558</p></td><td><p>4686</p></td><td><p>4570</p></td><td><p>4487</p></td><td><p>4758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Imports</strong></p></td><td><p>3344</p></td><td><p>3896</p></td><td><p>4161</p></td><td><p>4192</p></td><td><p>5036</p></td><td><p>6270</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exports</strong></p></td><td><p>7872</p></td><td><p>6909</p></td><td><p>5771</p></td><td><p>6630</p></td><td><p>9226</p></td><td><p>7958</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Imports</strong></p></td><td><p>11225</p></td><td><p>9555</p></td><td><p>10076</p></td><td><p>12052</p></td><td><p>12654</p></td><td><p>16171</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source: <em>ONS</em></p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountriesnonseasonallyadjusted" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/datasets/uktotaltradeallcountriesnonseasonallyadjusted</a></strong></p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7881 question first answered 15/09/2020 16:40:20 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby

1148266

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to increase trade with the Indian state of Gujarat; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	294091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK enjoys a strong trade relationship with India. Total trade in goods and services between the UK and India reached over £20bn in the period July 2018 to March 2019. The Department for International Trade promotes UK trade interests through our overseas network. This includes Gujarat State where we have a team based at the Deputy High Commission in Ahmedabad. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade also leads a Joint Economic &amp; Trade Committee in which ministers discuss the removal of market access barriers and means to increasing bilateral trade.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 294092 question first answered 08/10/2019 13:34:31 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1148267

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to increase trade with India; and if she will she make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	294092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK enjoys a strong trade relationship with India. Total trade in goods and services between the UK and India reached over £20bn in the period July 2018 to March 2019. The Department for International Trade promotes UK trade interests through our overseas network. This includes Gujarat State where we have a team based at the Deputy High Commission in Ahmedabad. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade also leads a Joint Economic &amp; Trade Committee in which ministers discuss the removal of market access barriers and means to increasing bilateral trade.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 294091 question first answered 08/10/2019 13:34:31 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1134329

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	Overseas Trade: India
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to advance UK trading relations with India post-Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL16614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>India and the UK already enjoy a strong bilateral trading relationship. Last year overall trade grew by 14% to £20.5bn in comparison to 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The UK-India Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) allows for Ministerial discussion on our trade interests with the Indian Government. In 2016, both sides agreed to set up a Joint Working Group on Trade reporting to the JETCO with a specific aim of addressing non-tariff trade barriers. Excellent progress is being made in unlocking barriers in specific sectors. We are exploring the expansion of this work, laying the groundwork for an ambitious trading relationship with India in the future.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/07/2019 16:32:40 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1122955

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase the UK's proportion of global trade with India.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	910520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>Exports to India were up nearly 20% in 2018 on the previous year, totalling over £7.9 billion.</p><p> </p><p>We have a number of initiatives to strengthen our bilateral trade relationship with India, including the Joint Working Group on Trade, which recently met in March.</p><p> </p><p>Only last night I was at the Grant Thornton tracker event with the Confederation of Indian Industry, to celebrate the success of some of the top Indian companies in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/04/2019 10:37:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1110274

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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: India
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 increase trade between the UK and India.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	242104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is already working to increase trade between the UK and India and strengthen our trade partnership. Our productive collaboration with the Government of India through ministerial JETCO meetings and the official-led Joint Working Group on Trade is continuing to make progress in unblocking market access barriers, building on the UK-India Joint Trade Review. The appointment of Crispin Simon, Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner, provides a joined-up and coordinated government effort, with increased focus on tackling market access barriers to grow bilateral trade. Trade continues to grow, in 2018 UK-India overall trade increased by 14% to £20.5bn in comparison to 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/04/2019 14:31:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter