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1693419

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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
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 it her policy to include protections for (a) public health and safety, (b) environment, (c) public morals and (d) cultural diversity in future trade deals.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	16835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The criteria listed are protected in UK FTAs by provisions in the General Exceptions chapter, most notably via the incorporation of GATT XX and GATS XIV and environmental clarifications related to them. These exceptions protect domestic policy space and allow the UK to introduce and maintain measures necessary to govern; for example, in order to protect public morals or protect human, animal or plant life and health. These Exceptions are included in all of the UK’s existing free trade agreements and will continue to be included in all future deals.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/03/2024 16:39:41 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1676332

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
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
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 set out (a) the free trade agreements her Department is currently actively negotiating and (b) the number of FTE officials engaged in this work.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	5786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>This Government is currently in negotiations with eight partners – India, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Canada, Mexico, Israel, Switzerland, Greenland and the Republic of Korea. We also have plans to start negotiations with Turkey and the Maldives.</p><p> </p><p>With the Machine of Government, Trade Negotiation Group increased its responsibility to cover wider trade policy and FTA implementation. In October 2023, DBT had 722 staff in the Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations Group.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/12/2023 10:57:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1674189

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the UK’s post-Brexit trade deals with key international partners and the economic benefits that are expected to flow from these agreements.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>We have secured trade deals with 73 countries plus the EU since Brexit, partners that accounted for £1.1 trillion of UK bilateral trade in 2022.</p><p>The government publishes analysis to assess the potential impacts of new Free Trade Agreements in advance of negotiations and publishes final impact assessments once the negotiations have concluded. These assessments set out the potential economic impact of the Free Trade Agreements and are available on Gov.UK.</p><p>The government publishes analysis that is proportionate to the scope of negotiations and the agreement’s likely impact.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 13/12/2023 12:35:00 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1664914

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants in her Department are currently working on negotiations for (a) free trade agreements with (i) India, (ii) Canada, (iii) Mexico, (iv) Israel, (v) the Gulf Cooperation Council and (b) memoranda of understanding with US states.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	202608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade operates a flexible resourcing model to maximise efficiency across negotiations. The Department is currently delivering seven trade negotiations, alongside work on the US. The number of staff working on these will change depending on the stage and scale of the deal. Staff work across multiple negotiations so it is not possible to quantify the number for each workstream.</p><p> </p><p>With the Machine of Government, Trade Negotiation Group increased its responsibility to cover wider trade policy and FTA implementation. In September 2023, DBT had 724 staff in the newly named Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations Group.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 24/10/2023 13:42:34 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1653781

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in her Department worked in the trade negotiations group as of 18 July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	194770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text <p>As of 30/06/23 the Department for Business and Trade (ex-DIT only) had 527 members of staff working on free trade negotiations. Due to the recent Machinery of Government changes, this figure does not include staff from the former Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) who have transferred to the Department of Business and Trade. In addition, our headcount figures are updated monthly, and therefore the most recent headcount figure is accurate as of 30/06/23.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/07/2023 15:49:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1653783

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the then Department for International Trade spent (a) negotiating and (b) implementing free trade agreements in financial year 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	194772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2023 answer text <p>The then Department for International Trade spent £46.2m in 2022-23 on the negotiation and implementation of Free Trade Agreements.</p><p>This enabled the Government to ratify new trade deals with Australia and New Zealand, which could lead to a £10.4 billion and £1.7 billion long run increase in bilateral trade respectively, conclude negotiations with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and progress negotiations with India, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Canada, Mexico, Israel, and Switzerland.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/08/2023 14:06:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1649965

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials in her Department are working on free trade negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	192332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>As of 31/05/23 the Department for Business and Trade (ex-DIT only) had 522 members of staff working on free trade negotiations.</p><p>Due to the ongoing Machine of Government changes, this figure does not include staff from ex-BEIS who will transfer over to the Department of Business and Trade, to join the Trade Negotiations group.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 12/07/2023 15:49:41 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1645735

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to publish the first biennial free trade agreement monitoring report.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	190202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The department has previously set out its intention to publish a biennial FTA monitoring report. The department is currently considering the approach to these reports to ensure they are robust, useful, and proportionate.</p><p>Ongoing monitoring of our FTAs helps to deliver benefits to business and inform the approach to governments future trade policies.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/06/2023 13:33:38 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1641576

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the most recent meetings of her Department's (a) thematic working groups and (b) strategic trade advisory group took place; and when the next meetings of these groups are expected to take place.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	187536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The most recent meeting of the Strategic Trade Advisory Group was 13 June 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent meeting dates of the Thematic Working Groups are listed below.</p><p> </p><p>29/06/2022 – Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises</p><p>30/06/2022 – Trade for Development</p><p>21/07/2022 – Customs</p><p>28/07/2022 – Procurement</p><p>08/09/2022 – Intellectual Property</p><p>13/10/2022 – Sustainability</p><p>17/01/2023 – Technical Barriers to Trade</p><p>18/01/2023 – Implementation and Market Access</p><p>26/01/2023 – Cross-Cutting Services</p><p>21/04/2023 – Financial Services (led by HMT)</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business and Trade is reforming its approach to external engagement, to meets the needs of industry and match the priorities of the new Department. A new approach will be set out in due course, but in the meantime the Department continues to engage with a full range of interested parties on key issues.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/06/2023 15:34:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1612090

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made (1) of the UK's ability to govern the safety of toys entering the UK marketplace, and (2) the upholding of UK consumer protections, during trade agreement negotiations.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL7203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s product safety regulatory framework, as regulated by the Office for Product Safety and Standards, provides a high level of protection to consumers. Any trade negotiations seek to achieve growth in the economy while also ensuring the safety of UK consumers.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 10/05/2023 14:17:46 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones