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1136721

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Overtime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the amount of unpaid overtime worked by staff in his Department in the last 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	272754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held.</p><p> </p><p>Line managers have a responsibility for ensuring that staff are not working excessive hours, and the department is compliant with the requirements of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in respect of civil servants' working hours.</p><p> </p><p>DIT is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all its members of staff<ins class="ministerial"> and has appropriate policies to support this alongside a Departmental Health and Wellbeing Plan implemented in January 2019</ins><del class="ministerial">.</del><ins class="ministerial">,</ins> <del class="ministerial">The department has a Stress Policy that introduced the provision of Mental Health First Aiders who can provide a range of support to both employees and managers, including access to our Employee Counselling Service. In January 2019, the department launched the Health &amp; Wellbeing Plan, which includes activity to train senior leaders in Wellbeing Confidence.</del><ins class="ministerial">which includes activity to train senior leaders in Wellbeing Confidence.</ins></p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 08/07/2019 09:24:58 question first ministerially corrected 15/07/2019 09:18:36 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery previous answer version 127349 answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1105032

	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	Trade Agreements: Caribbean
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement, what steps he is taken to increase trade links with those countries.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	236353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK signed the CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Friday 22 March 2019 with nine CARIFORUM states. The remaining <del class="ministerial">5</del><ins class="ministerial">4</ins> states will sign as their domestic processes allow. This will provide continuity in our trading arrangements after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently designing a package of funding to help businesses in the Caribbean to take full advantage of the market access granted by the EPA, recognising that even in the absence of tariffs, a number of barriers remain which may prevent firms from being able to export to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 29/03/2019 14:11:48 question first ministerially corrected 01/04/2019 17:27:24 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery previous answer version 110930 answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

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

1050277

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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: USA
	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 the potential effect on a future trade deal with the US of maintaining the (a) common rulebook and (b) common external tariff with the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	213270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>“Negotiating a free trade deal with the US is a high priority for the Government after we have left the EU. Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration the UK would have scope to negotiate an ambitious agreement with the US. We would have an independent trade policy covering goods and services and we would be able to set our own tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to publishing a scoping assessment prior to launching negotiations – presenting the potential economic impacts of a trade deal with the US.”</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/02/2019 10:25:29 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1088485

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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: Israel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason (a) article 4 of the Trade and Partnership Agreement between the UK Government and the Government of Israel describes the territoriality of only the UK and (b) the territoriality of Israel is referred to only in the explanatory memorandum; what legal force the explanatory memorandum has; and what assurances the Government has given to the state of Israel on accepting the territorial limitation of that UK-Israel agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	231955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>With regard to Israel, the EU-Israel Trade Agreements apply to the State of Israel and this same territorial application is incorporated into the UK-Israel agreement, without change. The UK has been clear that it does not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), including the settlements, as part of the State of Israel and that the OPTs are not covered by the UK-Israel Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The incorporated territorial application of the EU-Israel agreements has had to change with regard to the UK, to reflect our departure from the EU. The UK-Israel agreement, therefore, makes clear that it applies to the UK and the territories for whose international relations it is responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The Explanatory Memorandum is laid before Parliament to assist parliamentary scrutiny of the UK-Israel agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 18/03/2019 13:25:35 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1017225

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Mercosur
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has held with his counterparts in Mercosur on future trade agreements with those countries after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	197326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Whilst an EU member state we have strongly supported EU-Mercosur trade negotiations. It is essential to maintain momentum with these discussions and we hope to see political agreement as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2018, my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade co-chaired the tenth UK-Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee with the Brazilian Minister for Industry, Foreign Trade and Services, Marcos Jorge de Lima. The Ministers reiterated their commitment to facilitating increased trade, creating opportunities and enhancing bilateral economic relations.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Secretary of State met with his Argentinian counterparts while at the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/12/2018 17:43:17 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1134107

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	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 17 June 2019 to Question 265577 on UK Export Finance, how many hon. Members attended each of those briefings.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	268551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>While some MPs notify the Department of their intention to attend in advance (for example with dietary requirements), no formal record of attendees is held.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 27/06/2019 12:25:07 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1046088

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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 Remedies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act 2018 whether there will be a presumption that the Trade Remedies Authority will impose a trade remedy unless it can be demonstrated that the negative economic effect determined under the economic interest test outweighs the economic benefits of imposing that remedy.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	211068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>Where the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) finds that there has been injury to a domestic industry caused by the import of dumped or subsidised goods, it is required to conduct an Economic Interest Test, as set out in the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, before recommending measures to the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>In applying that test, the Act makes clear in respect of anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties that there is a presumption in favour of measures being imposed. That presumption applies to the TRA, and to the Secretary of State, and means that measures will be imposed unless it can be demonstrated that the negative economic effects of doing so outweigh the positive.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 28/01/2019 10:30:22 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1127534

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Poultry Meat: USA
	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 the compatibility with the rules of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of a restriction in a trade agreement with the US on the import into the UK of poultry washed with (i) chlorine and (ii) other disinfectants.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	256265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>Where a measure conforms with the provisions of the Agreement to the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) it is presumed to also conform with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade under Article 2.4 of the SPS Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The existing food safety provisions regarding chlorine and other pathogen reduction treatments for poultry will be transferred into UK law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 28/05/2019 08:37:11 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1087245

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is the Government's policy to support future trade agreement which will reduce existing (a) consumer, (b) environmental and (c) animal welfare protections.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	231461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>When we leave the EU, we will maintain our current domestic levels of protection for consumers, the environment and animal welfare. We will keep our existing UK legislation, and the EU Withdrawal Act will convert EU law into UK law as it applies at the moment of exit.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear that more trade should not come at the expense of the high levels of protection we enjoy in the UK. The UK’s outstanding reputation for quality is what drives demand for UK goods and is key to our long-term prosperity. The government has no intention of harming this reputation.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/03/2019 11:46:13 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell