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824750

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Tradeshow Access Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade of 11 January 2018 official report, column 452, when he plans to publish the budget for 2017-18 for the Trade Access Partnership.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	123551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade does not have a programme called the Trade Access Partnership. This question is being answered in response to the Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP).</p><p>We plan to publish the 2018-19 programme of TAP supported events at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tradeshow-access-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tradeshow-access-programme</a> shortly.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/01/2018 17:24:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

927062

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	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 promotion: Central America
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade promotion officers (a) are currently active and (b) have been active in each of the last five years in (i) Panama and (ii) Central America.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	155276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade in Central America and Panama.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently appointed Jo Crellin as Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean as part of efforts to enhance the support available to British business overseas. DIT offers support to companies in Central America through our teams in Costa Rica and Panama working closely with the FCO across the region in enhancing British trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since the department’s formation in July 2016 there have been 21 staff members posted to Panama and Central America focusing on trade promotion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DIT has recently appointed Simon Hart, MP, as Trade Envoy for Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) support is available across Central America; in Panama, specifically we have doubled UKEF’s capacity to £3.5bn and introduced local currency financing.</p><p> </p><p>This work was also supported by 37 trade missions to Central America and Panama in the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Great.gov.uk</a> is a platform designed by the Department for International Trade to help UK businesses secure their place on the global stage while presenting to overseas companies, including those in Central America, the breadth of industries and investment opportunities in the UK. Since the site was launched in November 2016 it has been visited by over 3 million users, helping overseas businesses connect with UK suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 155275 155277 155278 question first answered 25/06/2018 16:55:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

837942

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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 Remedies Authority: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 126038 on Trade Remedies Authority: Public Appointments, if he will make it his policy that appointments to the Trade Remedies Authority are subject to pre-appointment hearings by the International Trade Select Committee.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	126972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy on 5 February 2018, UIN 126038.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/02/2018 15:32:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

837941

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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 Remedies Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2015 to Question 126039 on Trade Remedies Authority, what his Department's definition is of a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	126971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>At the conclusion of an investigation where the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) recommends measures to my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade, it is important that there is no undue delay in the decision to apply measures to protect UK industry from unfair trade or unforeseen surges in imports. However in some cases, this decision may involve complex considerations, and it is important that a strict time pressure does not compromise such considerations, such as national security.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/02/2018 14:57:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

927061

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	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 Promotion: Panama
	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 promote trade and exports between the UK and Panama.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	155275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade in Central America and Panama.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently appointed Jo Crellin as Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean as part of efforts to enhance the support available to British business overseas. DIT offers support to companies in Central America through our teams in Costa Rica and Panama working closely with the FCO across the region in enhancing British trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since the department’s formation in July 2016 there have been 21 staff members posted to Panama and Central America focusing on trade promotion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DIT has recently appointed Simon Hart, MP, as Trade Envoy for Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) support is available across Central America; in Panama, specifically we have doubled UKEF’s capacity to £3.5bn and introduced local currency financing.</p><p> </p><p>This work was also supported by 37 trade missions to Central America and Panama in the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Great.gov.uk</a> is a platform designed by the Department for International Trade to help UK businesses secure their place on the global stage while presenting to overseas companies, including those in Central America, the breadth of industries and investment opportunities in the UK. Since the site was launched in November 2016 it has been visited by over 3 million users, helping overseas businesses connect with UK suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 155276 155277 155278 question first answered 25/06/2018 16:55:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

927064

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	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 Promotion: Central America
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade missions have taken place to (a) Central America and (b) Panama in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	155278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade in Central America and Panama.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently appointed Jo Crellin as Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean as part of efforts to enhance the support available to British business overseas. DIT offers support to companies in Central America through our teams in Costa Rica and Panama working closely with the FCO across the region in enhancing British trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since the department’s formation in July 2016 there have been 21 staff members posted to Panama and Central America focusing on trade promotion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DIT has recently appointed Simon Hart, MP, as Trade Envoy for Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) support is available across Central America; in Panama, specifically we have doubled UKEF’s capacity to £3.5bn and introduced local currency financing.</p><p> </p><p>This work was also supported by 37 trade missions to Central America and Panama in the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Great.gov.uk</a> is a platform designed by the Department for International Trade to help UK businesses secure their place on the global stage while presenting to overseas companies, including those in Central America, the breadth of industries and investment opportunities in the UK. Since the site was launched in November 2016 it has been visited by over 3 million users, helping overseas businesses connect with UK suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 155275 155276 155277 question first answered 25/06/2018 16:55:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

837846

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 126040 on Revenue and Customs: Disclosure of Information, for what reason a request for information from HMRC must be defined in legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	126877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Information held by HMRC is subject to strict statutory control under the Commissioners of Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (CRCA). This restricts sharing of information by HMRC to specified purposes. Any request for information from HMRC not already specified in the CRCA 2005 must therefore have a statutory gateway in order to allow HMRC to share that information.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/02/2018 15:00:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

837938

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Members' Interests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 126037 on Members' interests, what the evidential basis is for his assessment that the hon. Member for Corby was impugned.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	126968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>As highlighted in my answer to the hon. Member for Sefton Central on 5 February, UIN 126037, I refer to the oral contribution of the Member for Sefton Central of 30 January 2018, Official Report, column 233.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/02/2018 14:51:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

927063

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Central America
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote regional exports to (a) Central America and (b) Panama.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	155277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade in Central America and Panama.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently appointed Jo Crellin as Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean as part of efforts to enhance the support available to British business overseas. DIT offers support to companies in Central America through our teams in Costa Rica and Panama working closely with the FCO across the region in enhancing British trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since the department’s formation in July 2016 there have been 21 staff members posted to Panama and Central America focusing on trade promotion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DIT has recently appointed Simon Hart, MP, as Trade Envoy for Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) support is available across Central America; in Panama, specifically we have doubled UKEF’s capacity to £3.5bn and introduced local currency financing.</p><p> </p><p>This work was also supported by 37 trade missions to Central America and Panama in the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Great.gov.uk</a> is a platform designed by the Department for International Trade to help UK businesses secure their place on the global stage while presenting to overseas companies, including those in Central America, the breadth of industries and investment opportunities in the UK. Since the site was launched in November 2016 it has been visited by over 3 million users, helping overseas businesses connect with UK suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 155275 155276 155278 question first answered 25/06/2018 16:55:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson