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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

1537476

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support fishing exports.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	74566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is working closely with Defra to deliver the £1m seafood exports package launched in May 2022. The 3-year package aims to grow overseas markets and provide new export opportunities for the UK fishing industry.</p><p> </p><p>The package will identify new overseas buyers for UK seafood companies, promote UK seafood at international events and increase expertise on British seafood in our Embassies overseas.</p><p> </p><p>In April we delivered a UK pavilion showcasing the best of British seafood at Seafood Expo Global and we are bringing a number of inward missions of buyers to the UK later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 07/11/2022 12:20:54 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150497

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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 Missions
	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 her Department has led to each country in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Whilst my Department does not hold a central list of all historic missions from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) as well as DIT, on reviewing available data, we estimate that over the last five years DIT and its predecessor UKTI have delivered in excess of 500 formal overseas trade missions to more than 80 countries. The figure may well be higher, as my Department operates in 108 countries globally, and not all facilitated visits are formally recorded as trade missions.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 28/10/2019 16:44:57 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1166928

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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: China and Hong Kong
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of inserting human-rights related clauses into future trade deals with China or Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	6267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a strong history of protecting human rights and has long supported the promotion of our values globally. We are committed to upholding the UK’s high standards and this will continue as we leave the EU. The Government’s priorities for free trade agreements are currently the United States, Australia and New Zealand.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 04/11/2019 15:16:59 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1171150

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	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 recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the publication of the negotiation objectives for a US trade deal.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	3700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>A Free Trade Agreement between the US and the UK would represent an important opportunity to deepen the bilateral trade and investment relationship, and set a global benchmark for how two leading, open and mature economies trade with each other.</p><p> </p><p>There are regular conversations with Cabinet colleagues about the UK’s future trading relations once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our commitment to an open and transparent approach, before negotiations start we will publish our negotiating objectives.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 21/01/2020 12:22:44 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1173716

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: British Overseas Territories
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential advantages that the British Overseas Territories could provide when negotiating new free trade agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	8182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The Overseas Territories are valued constitutional partners, and the UK Government is committed to supporting and representing their interests in future trade policy, including free trade agreements (FTAs). We are engaging with the Overseas Territories to understand how this works in practice and what the possible opportunities may be. I look forward to future discussions with the Overseas Territories regarding their interests and priorities. We are determined that the new FTA’s will work for the whole UK family.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 30/01/2020 15:18:02 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1173721

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Japan and South Korea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the publication of the negotiation objectives for trade deals with (a) Japan and (b) South Korea.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	8187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade continues to carry out internal processes to prepare for future negotiations with Japan. Both countries have agreed that they will work quickly to build a new economic partnership.</p><p>On 22 August 2019, the UK signed a continuity Free Trade Agreement with South Korea. Information about the terms of the agreement is outlined in the Parliamentary report, published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 30/01/2020 15:13:14 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1175780

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the publication of negotiation objectives for trade deals with China.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	11483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We are not currently negotiating a free trade agreement with China. China is an important trading partner for the UK, and we are pursuing increased bilateral trade.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 11/02/2020 12:21:15 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1177863

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Tanzania
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Government of Tanzania on a bilateral trade deal.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act enables the UK to put in place a UK trade preferences scheme for developing countries. This will grant duty-free quota-free access to UK markets for Least Developed Countries, including Tanzania.</p><p> </p><p>The UK hopes to discuss the possibility of a trade agreement in East Africa with Tanzanian partners in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 18/02/2020 15:31:26 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1177864

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Mexico
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the publication of negotiation objectives for trade deals with Mexico.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to seeking to ensure trade continuity with Mexico after the Transition Period ends on 31 December 2020. We continue to discuss with Mexico how to transition the EU-Mexico Global Agreement so that it functions in a bilateral context from 1 January 2021. In August 2019 my Rt Hon Friend the Foreign Secretary (Dominic Raab) visited Mexico to sign the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-to-sign-landmark-agreement-to-boost-economic-growth-in-uk-and-mexico" target="_blank">UK-Mexico Partnership for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth</a>. This Partnership Agreement underlines an intention on behalf of the UK and Mexico to seek an even more ambitious trading relationship in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 18/02/2020 15:35:04 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell