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1010218

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date	19/11/2018
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress he has made on securing a trade agreement with the US.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom cannot sign or negotiate trade agreements whilst still a member of the European Union, which we are until 29 March 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In July 2017 my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade launched the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group which has since met on five occasions on the following dates: 24-25 July 2017, 13-14 November 2017, 21-22 March 2018, 10-11 July 2018 and 2-7 November 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The working group’s aim is to provide commercial continuity for US and UK businesses, workers, and consumers as the UK leaves the EU and explore ways to strengthen trade and investment ties ahead of the exit. The group is also laying the groundwork to ensure that both sides are well prepared to open trade negotiations after the UK leaves the EU in 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our 14-week long public consultations on potential future trade agreements with the United States, Australia and New Zealand and on the UK’s potential accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) closed on 26 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery grouped question UIN 192777 192778 question first answered 22/11/2018 13:49:24 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1010219

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what his timetable is for agreeing a trade deal with the US.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom cannot sign or negotiate trade agreements whilst still a member of the European Union, which we are until 29 March 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In July 2017 my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade launched the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group which has since met on five occasions on the following dates: 24-25 July 2017, 13-14 November 2017, 21-22 March 2018, 10-11 July 2018 and 2-7 November 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The working group’s aim is to provide commercial continuity for US and UK businesses, workers, and consumers as the UK leaves the EU and explore ways to strengthen trade and investment ties ahead of the exit. The group is also laying the groundwork to ensure that both sides are well prepared to open trade negotiations after the UK leaves the EU in 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our 14-week long public consultations on potential future trade agreements with the United States, Australia and New Zealand and on the UK’s potential accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) closed on 26 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery grouped question UIN 192776 192778 question first answered 22/11/2018 13:49:24 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1010220

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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-US Trade and Investment Working Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on what dates the UK-US trade and investment working group has met.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom cannot sign or negotiate trade agreements whilst still a member of the European Union, which we are until 29 March 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In July 2017 my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade launched the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group which has since met on five occasions on the following dates: 24-25 July 2017, 13-14 November 2017, 21-22 March 2018, 10-11 July 2018 and 2-7 November 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The working group’s aim is to provide commercial continuity for US and UK businesses, workers, and consumers as the UK leaves the EU and explore ways to strengthen trade and investment ties ahead of the exit. The group is also laying the groundwork to ensure that both sides are well prepared to open trade negotiations after the UK leaves the EU in 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our 14-week long public consultations on potential future trade agreements with the United States, Australia and New Zealand and on the UK’s potential accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) closed on 26 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery grouped question UIN 192776 192777 question first answered 22/11/2018 13:49:24 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1010221

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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-US Trade and Investment Working Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who the members are of the UK-US trade and investment working group.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>In July 2017 my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and the United States Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, jointly launched the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group which has since met on five occasions.</p><p> </p><p>The Trade and Investment Working Group delegations have been led by officials from the Department for International Trade and the Office of the United States Trade Representative. They have also included representatives from a wide range of UK and US Government departments and agencies.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/11/2018 13:36:42 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1007821

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	EU Nationals: Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of hate crime have been reported by European citizens living in the UK since the EU referendum 2016.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	191873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on the citizenship of the victims of hate crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime, including that directed at EU citizens because of their nationality or race. The Hate Crime Action Plan refresh published in October 2018 sets out a comprehensive plan for doing so.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 191875 191876 question first answered 23/11/2018 12:06:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1007823

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Community Relations: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the treatment of EU citizens living in the UK since the EU referendum 2016.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	191875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data on the citizenship of the victims of hate crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime, including that directed at EU citizens because of their nationality or race. The Hate Crime Action Plan refresh published in October 2018 sets out a comprehensive plan for doing so.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 191873 191876 question first answered 23/11/2018 12:06:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1007826

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing EU citizens living in the UK to retain dual nationality after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	191878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>In UK law a British citizen is not prevented from having another nationality. The Government has no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/11/2018 17:23:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams