Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1087714

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what sectors he has identified as most at risk in the event that the UK does not replicate existing EU trade agreements before the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	909807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is keenly aware of the importance of our existing trade agreements to individual businesses and sectors across the UK. For example, the trade continuity agreement with the Faroe Islands is of particular interest to UK processing sector, with almost £200 million worth of fish and crustaceans brought into the UK from the Faroe Islands in 2017. The agreement will allow imports to continue tariff-free and enable businesses to trade as freely as they do now. Similarly, the UK-Swiss trade continuity agreement means the British vehicles sector could avoid up to £8 million a year in tariff charges on their exports that would apply if the agreement wasn’t in place.</p><p> </p><p>This is why we are committed to replicating the effects of these agreements as far as possible so that businesses have certainty and stability as we leave the European Union. We are preparing for all eventualities.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 19/03/2019 17:20:07 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1087764

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer , what support his Department provides to UK businesses preparing and completing (a) import and (b) export declarations.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	909800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority. However in the event of a ‘no deal’ businesses who trade with the EU will be subject to customs controls in the same way as businesses who are trading with the rest of the world. To help businesses make this transition, a number of temporary easements have been put in place which will help businesses make this transition.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to proactively support businesses to meet their customs obligations engaging with a broad range of UK businesses and associations. Extensive guidance is available on gov.uk. HMRC has already written to 145,000 VAT registered EU businesses and 77,000 traders who trade with non-EU countries, to explain the steps they need to take to ahead of making import/export declarations. In addition, HMRC are actively engaged with a range of associations, small business trade bodies and intermediaries to help them prepare their members for any new customs obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Further support is available from customs intermediaries. HMRC wrote to businesses in February to explain what steps businesses should take, including how to make customs declarations themselves or via an intermediary. An £8 million investment has been made available to support intermediary training and increased automation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/03/2019 15:54:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1088604

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Employment: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to promote the creation of skilled green jobs.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	909869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>There are around 400,000 people already working in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the UK. Our recently launched Offshore Wind Sector Deal highlights our commitment to grow this green sector from 7,200 jobs to 27,000 jobs by 2030.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/03/2019 18:01:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1088608

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to mark the centenary of UK Export Finance.
tabling member constituency	Hertford and Stortford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Prisk
uin	909804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>We will celebrate UK Export Finance’s centenary throughout the year, notably at the UK Trade &amp; Export Finance Forum in June. I am delighted that in its centenary year UK Export Finance was awarded ‘Best Export Credit Agency’ at the 2019 International Trade Finance Awards. As the world’s first export credit agency, UK Export Finance will continue to innovate as it has done for the past 100 years.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/03/2019 14:47:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1424 label Biography information for Mr Mark Prisk

1088609

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of inward foreign direct investment.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	909808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>With your permission Mr Speaker I will answer question 10 together with questions 13. The UK remains the top destination in Europe, and third in the world for foreign direct investment.  By the end of 2017, UK inward FDI stock levels reached <strong>£1,337bn</strong>, a record for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to publishing annual analysis of DIT’s FDI performance as Official Statistics, we recently published one of the most comprehensive analyses of the economic impact of FDI in the world, highlighting the benefits of FDI to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/03/2019 14:48:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1088610

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	What progress his Department has made on proposals for the scrutiny of future free trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	909811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <ul><li>On 28 February we published further proposals on transparency and scrutiny of FTAs. We confirmed we will publish our approach to negotiations, including objectives and initial economic analysis, and progress reports after each negotiating round.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We announced our intention to work closely with a parliamentary committee to put in place measures to ensure effective parliamentary scrutiny throughout the process.</li></ul> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 14/03/2019 14:51:03 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

1088611

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of inward foreign direct investment.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	909812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>With your permission Mr Speaker I will answer question 10 together with questions 13. The UK remains the top destination in Europe, and third in the world for foreign direct investment.  By the end of 2017, UK inward FDI stock levels reached <strong>£1,337bn</strong>, a record for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to publishing annual analysis of DIT’s FDI performance as Official Statistics, we recently published one of the most comprehensive analyses of the economic impact of FDI in the world, highlighting the benefits of FDI to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/03/2019 14:49:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1088613

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to help ensure that companies report accurate gender pay gap figures before the 4 April 2019 deadline.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	909791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Organisations with 250 or more employees are required to report their gender pay gap data by 30<sup>th</sup> March, for those in the public sector, or 4<sup>th</sup> April, in the private sector.</p><p>It is an employer’s legal responsibility to ensure that they report on time and that their figures are accurate. Detailed guidance is available on the Acas website and GOV.UK to help employers with their calculations.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission has the power to take enforcement action against employers that breach the regulations.</p><p>In 2018, the EHRC commenced enforcement action against 100 employers suspected of publishing inaccurate figures. The EHRC enforcement found that they were a result of errors, rather than a deliberate attempt to mislead. They have worked closely with employers to identify and correct errors; all of whom have now either verified their figures or identified and corrected calculation errors.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/03/2019 17:54:01 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1088614

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to maintain equalities protections in law after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	909792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has some of the strongest anti-discrimination laws in Europe; not only will leaving the EU not change this, but we are committed to ensuring workers’ rights – including anti-discrimination rights - keep pace with the changing needs of the labour market.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/03/2019 17:57:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1088680

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the opening statement to the seventy-second session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women by Elysia McCaffrey on 26 February 2019 on women in Northern Ireland, what political structures are required to (a) authorise and (b) approve the UK's response; and what the timescale is for that response to be published.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	232565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK was examined by the UN CEDAW Committee on 26 February. The UK was praised for its positive engagement with the Committee. On 11 March the Committee published its Concluding Observations and Recommendations. The UK response is due in our 9<sup>th</sup> Periodic Report in 2023, other than on four areas where the Committee has requested a response by 2021.</p><p> </p><p>On the recommendations relating to changes to criminal law on abortion in Northern Ireland, it is the Government's preference that the issues are addressed by a restored Executive and Assembly with requisite competence over these issues. A substantive response to the Committee’s 2018 Inquiry on these points will be provided once there is a restored Executive in Northern Ireland to consider and prepare a response, as appropriate. In the meantime, the Minister for Women and Equalities has recently written to the Chair of the Select Committee on Women &amp; Equalities with suggestions for more immediate actions that the Select Committee may wish to consider as they finalise their inquiry report on this issue, and she will place a copy in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/03/2019 16:02:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy