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1010636

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Cameroon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department plans to review arms sales to the Government of Cameroon.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	193544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes its export control responsibilities extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The UK operates one of the most<del class="ministerial"> thorough and</del> robust export control<ins class="ministerial"> regimes</ins> <del class="ministerial">systems</del> in the world. The Government will not grant export licences where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Exports Licensing Criteria, which include<ins class="ministerial"> the respect for</ins> <del class="ministerial">an assessment of</del> human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination.<ins class="ministerial"> The Government will not grant a licence where there is a clear risk that the items to exported might be used for internal repression.</ins></p><p>Extant<del class="ministerial"> licenses</del> <ins class="ministerial">licences</ins> can be revoked at any time if the situation changes in Cameroon<ins class="ministerial"> and those licences are no longer assessed as being consistent with the licensing criteria</ins>.</p><p><br /> The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#140325660000</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/11/2018 14:58:43 question first ministerially corrected 26/11/2018 11:00:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 86882 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1061252

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of UK Export Finance support was allocated to the fossil fuels sector in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	221560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The share of support UK Export Finance (UKEF) provided for exports relating to fossil fuels can be found in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Share of Maximum Liability which went to fossil fuel projects, %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26%</del><ins class="ministerial">30%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>UKEF publishes details of the support it provides in its Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF’s mission is to ensure that no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance from the private sector. UKEF supports exports in all sectors, including renewables. Its aim is only to provide support where there is a lack of private finance and its provision of support is demand-led and often counter-cyclical. The UK’s oil and gas sector is a significant contributor to the economy, but has seen low investment in recent years due to volatility in oil prices and the lack of financing needed to develop projects. UKEF has provided support for projects in developing markets, helping to improve energy affordability and accessibility.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/02/2019 10:32:38 question first ministerially corrected 25/03/2019 10:44:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 103827 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1082542

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Export Controls: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many applications for (a) Standard Individual Export Licences, (b) Open Individual Export Licences and (c) Open Individual Trade Control Export Licences for exports to Saudi Arabia were referred to Ministers by the Export Control Joint Unit and its predecessor the Export Control Organisation in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	229204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The following are the number of applications to Saudi Arabia that have been referred to Ministers since 2015:</p><p> </p><p>2015:</p><p>a) 2 Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>b) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>c) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2016:</p><p>d) <del class="ministerial">2</del><ins class="ministerial">13</ins> Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>e) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>f) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2017:</p><p>g) <del class="ministerial">18</del><ins class="ministerial">23</ins> Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>h) <del class="ministerial">1</del><ins class="ministerial">2</ins> Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>i) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p><p>2018:</p><p>j) 13 Standard Individual Export Licences;</p><p>k) 0 Open Individual Export Licence;</p><p>l) 0 Open Individual Trade Control Licences;</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2019 17:50:58 question first ministerially corrected 28/03/2019 16:37:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 106910 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

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

1105896

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	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 Promotion: Brunei
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK Trade Envoy to Brunei made representations to the Government of Brunei on the whipping and stoning to death of LGBT+ people during his visit to that country in November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	238403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Brunei, Paul Scully, has the responsibility to promote trade and investment links between our two countries. On his first visit he was hosted by the Minister of Finance and Economy and focused on opportunities in: oil and gas; financial services; and technical / professional education. Human rights issues are the responsibility of the FCO. The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during a visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently he raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally, the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Brunei, Paul Scully, did not make representations to the Government of Brunei on their internal laws when he visited in 2018 to promote the trade links between our countries.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This was the Trade Envoy’s first visit to Brunei in this capacity and as such was introduced to key stakeholders. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">He was hosted by the Minister of Finance and Economy and focused on opportunities in: oil and gas; financial services; and technical / professional education. Human rights issues are the responsibility of the FCO.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during a visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently he raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally, the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.</ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/04/2019 14:24:29 question first ministerially corrected 02/04/2019 15:54:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 111545 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1005644

	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	Overseas Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the levels of (1) exports to countries outside the EU, and (2) imports from EU countries for the last two quarters for which figures are available; and what assessment they have made of any changes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL11415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest figures reported by the ONS show that:</p><p>1: The value of UK exports of goods and services to countries outside the EU was £86.6bn and £86.1bn in Q1 2018 and Q2 of 2018 respectively. There has been an increase of 3.7% in UK exports to non-EU countries in the year to June 2018, compared to the previous 12 months.</p><p>The 3.7% growth in non-EU exports in the year to June 2018 was driven mainly by goods, which increased by £7.0bn (4.2%) over this period. Services exports also increased by £5.4bn (3.3%) in the year to June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>2: The value of UK imports of goods and services from EU countries was £86.4bn and £88.9bn in Q1 2018 and Q2 of 2018 respectively. There has been an increase of 4.9% in UK imports from the EU in the year to June 2018, compared to the previous 12 months.</p><p>The 4.9% growth in imports from the EU in the year to June 2018 was driven mainly by goods, which increased by £12.3bn (4.9%) over this period. Services imports to the EU also increased by £4.0bn (5.0%) in the year to June 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 23/11/2018 12:19:55 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead attachment 1 file name HL 11415 - supporting table.docx title UK Trade in Goods/Services (EU & non-EU)
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1005841

	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	Design: Exports
	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 economic contribution of (a) design and (b) design skills to UK exports.
	tabling member constituency	Wantage
	tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
	uin	190417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises and champions the significant contribution that design and design skills play within the UK economy, particularly as a key factor in the production of services and goods across a wide range of sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The Design Council produced a report into the Design Economy in 2018 which estimated that in 2015 the total value of exports where design had made a key contribution was £48.4 billion. The report also found that gross value added generated by the design economy increased by 52% between 2009 and 2016, with over 1.69 million people employed in the design economy and over 78,000 design intensive firms operating in the UK in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS estimates that the wider creative sector was worth £92bn in 2016 and is growing twice the rate of the economy as a whole. This was up from £85bn the previous year.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/11/2018 16:44:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

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

1007040

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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 Fairs
	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 to ensure his Department's trade show stands represents the whole of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	191411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) delivers a global programme of events including UK stands and groups at the world’s leading trade shows. In every instance the whole of the UK’s strengths are displayed and promoted notably through the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Campaign.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure that the whole of the UK is represented, DIT continues to engage with all parts of the UK, in both the public and private sectors, to ensure that the full breadth of our talent and messaging is a part of the single UK offer.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/11/2018 16:24:14 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 85877 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1008470

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the governments of non-EU countries on (a) the draft withdrawal agreement for the UK leaving the EU and (b) the effect of that draft agreement on future trading relationships between the UK and such countries since that draft agreement was agreed by Cabinet.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	192097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is talking to a number of countries on a variety of future trading options, exploring the best ways of progressing our trade and investment relationships, which could include new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has been clear that after we leave the European Union, we will establish an independent trade policy. Upon leaving the EU, the UK will be able to negotiate, sign and ratify FTAs with rest of world partners.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/11/2018 12:08:24 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery previous answer version 86451 answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham