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1714103

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with her counterpart in New Zealand on the potential impact of the proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill on that country's obligations under the chapter of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement on the environment.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	23950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>On March 13<sup>th</sup>, the UK and New Zealand highlighted the importance of our environment commitments at the first ever Environment and Climate Change Sub-Committee under the FTA. The Department for Business and Trade will continue discussions with New Zealand on implementing the Environment Chapter and will monitor the proposed Bill as it develops in New Zealand’s Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23951 question first answered 07/05/2024 15:50:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1714104

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with her New Zealand counterpart on the compatibility of the proposed Fast-Track Approvals Bill with the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	23951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>On March 13<sup>th</sup>, the UK and New Zealand highlighted the importance of our environment commitments at the first ever Environment and Climate Change Sub-Committee under the FTA. The Department for Business and Trade will continue discussions with New Zealand on implementing the Environment Chapter and will monitor the proposed Bill as it develops in New Zealand’s Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 23950 question first answered 07/05/2024 15:50:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1664223

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the economic impact of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement from 31 May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	202076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s impact assessments of the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) were published on 16<sup>th</sup> December 2021 and 28<sup>th</sup> February 2022 respectively. These impact assessments set out the potential long-run incremental economic impact of these FTAs and are available on gov.uk. As the agreements only entered in force since 31st May 2023 it would not be credible or proportionate to assess the economic impact to date.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 202075 question first answered 23/10/2023 15:27:58 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1604203

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the terms of the Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand will commence.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	165514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Our ground-breaking free trade agreement with New Zealand is one of our first two ‘from scratch’ agreements since we left the EU, and is set to benefit every nation and region of the UK. We are working hard to bring the FTA into force at the earliest opportunity so businesses and consumers can reap the benefits. This includes working to pass the necessary legislation and to coordinate with New Zealand. We expect to be able to bring the agreement into force this spring.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 27/03/2023 16:05:15 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1544438

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
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: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement on annual (a) gross value added to, (b) exports made by, (c) tariffs paid by and (d) changes to levels of employment for small and medium sized enterprises in the next (i) three and (ii) ten years.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	93591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>Our published impact assessments for the Australia and New Zealand free trade agreements (FTAs) set out the potential long-run impacts of these FTAs on UK GDP, sectors, and employment. They also make an assessment of the potential implications for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).</p><p> </p><p>These assessments show the proportion of UK SMEs that are present in sectors most likely to be affected by the FTAs. Estimating the impacts of UK FTAs on gross value added (GVA), tariffs and employment specifically for SMEs is not possible using the currently available trade data and modelling methodology.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 93590 question first answered 25/11/2022 14:32:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1454782

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits for Northern Ireland of the New Zealand trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	148195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s impact assessment of the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement was published on 28<sup>th</sup> February 2022 and includes impacts on the UK’s nations and regions, including Northern Ireland. The impact assessment can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-new-zealand-fta-impact-assessment&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMordaunt%40trade.gov.uk%7Cfaa0d90dbb284449e8f008da13c5258d%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637844034694051069%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=65EqML48nniMxCU1fY5V02T2IG7GYVghl7UCqNIWHOE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-new-zealand-fta-impact-assessment</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/04/2022 13:54:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1452253

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) animal welfare and (b) environmental management protections in the comprehensive trade deal between the UK and New Zealand.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	142068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2022 answer text <p>The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and New Zealand includes ground-breaking provisions on both animal welfare and environmental protection</p><p> </p><p>The forward-looking provisions in the animal welfare chapter are largely unprecedented in other FTAs. We have secured non-regression and non-derogation clauses on animal welfare. This means both countries are committed to not lowering their animal welfare standards or make exceptions for their producers in a manner that materially affects trade. The chapter includes strong commitments to work with New Zealand bilaterally and in international fora to progress animal welfare standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment chapter demonstrates our global leadership on climate and environmental protection. It will liberalise tariffs on the largest list of environmental goods in any FTA to date and encourage trade and investment in low carbon services and technology. It includes commitments to tackle environmental challenges such as illegal wildlife trade, air pollution, marine pollution and litter, and promote biodiversity, sustainable agriculture, and the transition to a circular economy. The chapter also affirms our commitments to implement multilateral environmental agreements, including the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and Paris Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 25/03/2022 11:46:18 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1441609

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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: New Zealand
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the projected impact of the UK–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement on the UK economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL6963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>Our published impact assessment shows that the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could increase UK gross domestic product (GDP) 0.03% or the equivalent of £0.8 billion by 2035. The impact assessment also shows that bilateral trade could increase by almost 60% and that take home pay for UK workers could increase by around £200 million in the long run, when compared to 2019 estimates of wages without the agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The full impact assessment, which also includes impacts on sectors, regions, the environment and more, is available here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-new-zealand-fta-impact-assessment</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 05/04/2022 10:49:05 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1438333

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions her Department has had with (a) the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and (b) the Ulster Farmers Union on the provisions of the UK trade deal with New Zealand.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	135607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) engages closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure the agricultural sector is consulted extensively on our trade policy, including the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs working closely with the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. As members of DIT’s Trade Advisory Groups, senior representatives of the Ulster Farmers Union were regularly consulted throughout the negotiations with New Zealand and at key milestones: before agreement in principle was reached in August 2021; at the point of agreement in principle in October 2021; and at signature in February 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/03/2022 10:50:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1437751

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions her Department has had with the (a) Farmers Union of Wales and (b) National Union of Farmers in Wales about the contents of the UK trade deal with New Zealand.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	134083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>As members of the Department for International Trade’s Trade Advisory Groups, senior representatives of the Farmers Union of Wales and the National Union of Farmers in Wales were regularly consulted throughout the negotiations with New Zealand and at key milestones: before agreement in principle was reached in August 2021; at the point of agreement in principle in October 2021; and at signature in February 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/03/2022 13:51:53 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones