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1130447

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of recent trends of the level of foreign direct investment into the UK FinTech industry in the (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2016-17 financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	261177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The information regarding FDI is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Last year British FinTech’s attracted more venture capital funding than any other European country once again totalling $1.73 billion across 261 deals.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/06/2019 13:15:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1219308

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Scotland
	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 29 June 2020 to Question 63402, how many renewable energy export projects from Scotland her Department has supported; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	66912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade supports businesses from across the UK to grow internationally. DIT has a dedicated renewable energy team that supports renewable energy businesses to export from all four nations but does not record data or projects on a devolved country basis. In 2018, across the UK, renewable energy exports reached £5.3 billion.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/07/2020 13:43:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1219307

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Scotland
	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 29 June 2020 to Question 63402 on Renewable Energy: Exports, how much funding his Department has provided to support renewable energy exports from Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	66911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has supported exports from the renewable energy sector across the UK since its inception, including in the UK’s strengths in offshore wind, smart energy systems, low-carbon advisory services and energy from waste.</p><p> </p><p>DIT’s remit spans across the entirety of the UK and the department does not directly fund additional trade promotion activity by the Devolved Administrations. The Department works closely with the Scottish enterprise agencies, who are funded by the Scottish Government, to support their energy export ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/07/2020 13:39:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1216831

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the proposals by Scottish Renewables to export Scotland’s renewable energy skills to countries which are seeking to undertake green economic recoveries from the covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	63402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>I welcome Scottish Renewables commitment to supporting Scottish businesses to export their knowledge, goods, and services to markets around the world. Trade will play an important role in delivering an economy that is stronger, cleaner, more sustainable, and more resilient across the UK after this crisis.</p><p>My Department has a team dedicated to supporting renewable energy exports and works closely with the Scottish enterprise agencies, for whom energy is a key sector. To support an international low carbon recovery, the UK Government recently announced the Green Recovery Challenge Fund to disburse £12 million, over two years, to projects that will help countries accelerate their low-carbon transition.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/06/2020 15:12:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1005720

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress the Government has made on its export strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
	tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
	uin	190521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Export Strategy, launched in August this year, sets out a new offer to business that provides the support and finance to help UK businesses export. This was created in consultation with business and business organisations to help maximise our exports across the whole of the UK.</p><p><br>Much has already been achieved, like the expansion of finance-led Supplier Fairs delivered by UK Export Finance and an enhanced digital service linking businesses with thousands of export opportunities on great.gov.uk. Preparations to implement further commitments are also well developed, with a view to these being rolled out over coming months.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 21/11/2018 14:27:15 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

1251081

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support her Department provides to UK companies seeking to develop international renewable energy projects to provide energy to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	114310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) undertakes a range of promotional activities to help UK companies to access international opportunities. DIT has an established renewable energy team, an international network of trade and investment advisors, and a network of UK-based regional trade advisors who support UK-based companies to find export opportunities in renewables, including any that would supply energy to the UK. In addition, DIT works to encourage investments into the low carbon economy and support international ambitions to accelerate the global transition to net-zero.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/11/2020 14:38:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1104825

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Sodium Thiopental: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK ban on exports of sodium thiopental to the US will be maintained after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	236532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>If the UK leaves without a deal, Sodium Thiopental will be controlled by the proposed regulation retaining the relevant EU regulation, (EU) 2019/125, under the EU (Withdrawal) Act. This will be subject to both houses agreeing to the proposed retaining regulation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/03/2019 08:26:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1251083

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Energy: Morocco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to support UK businesses to develop energy projects in Morocco.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	114311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>Department for International Trade teams work closely with UK companies to identify and highlight opportunities in the Moroccan energy sector, and with our Moroccan partners to showcase the expertise and value UK businesses can bring to energy projects.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/11/2020 14:30:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1192219

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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: Israel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to increase trade co-operation between the UK and Israel in the agricultural technology sector.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	42245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>UK and Israel have a strong and important trading relationship and we are committed to strengthening that relationship. A dedicated DIT team in Tel Aviv British Embassy promotes trade cooperation between UK and Israeli companies.</p><p> </p><p>A UK-Israel Tech Hub, working alongside DIT, creates partnerships between British companies and world class Israeli innovators across tech sectors, including agriculture.</p><p> </p><p>Following the signature of the UK- Israel trade continuity agreement, Israel and UK expressed support for a future summit to be hosted in London aimed at increasing bilateral trade, including Agri-Tech. Planned for 2020, the event is on hold due to current corona circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/05/2020 16:48:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1254924

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	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: Horn of Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value is to the UK economy of trade with (a) Somalia and (b) Somaliland.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	120191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>The value of UK Trade with Somalia in 2019 was £81 million. This comprised £48 million UK exports to Somalia and £33 million UK imports from Somalia.</p><p> </p><p>UK trade with Somaliland is captured within the figures for Somalia and cannot be separately identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/11/2020 11:59:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford