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1365023

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Metals: USA
	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 US-EU agreement on steel and aluminium announced on 30 October 2021, what (a) assessment she has made of the implications of that agreement for British steel producers and (b) steps she is taking to ensure UK manufacturers have the same access to the US market as their European competitors.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	67137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>The US-EU deal on the application of Section 232 tariffs comes into effect from 1 January. Following their announcement, the US issued a statement reflecting our ongoing discussions with each other on this issue and committing to resume talks with the UK. In preparation, we continue to work closely with the steel and aluminium industries to understand the implications of the US-EU deal. Any deal that the UK secures with the US must work for the steel and aluminium sectors.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/11/2021 14:41:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1231492

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Palm Oil: Imports
	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 UK's potential membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, what representations she has received from her international counterparts on the import of palm oil into the UK after the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	85036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>HM Government continues to engage with all Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) members on the United Kingdom’s potential accession – and my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade recently met High Commissioners, Ambassadors and senior officials from all CPTPP countries.</p><p>We are in discussion with the Malaysian and Indonesian Governments in relation to the very important issue of palm oil supply chains separately, and are interested in the responses from the public consultation on due diligence requirements for commodities that risk our world’s rainforests, to help protect forests being illegally converted into agricultural land.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 85037 question first answered 10/09/2020 10:01:23 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 46021 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1316759

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2021
	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: Iron and Steel
	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 Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate's Statement of Intended Final Determination published 19 May 2021, when she plans to respond to the recommendations of the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate on the UK steel industry; and what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of that analysis by representative bodies and trade unions in the UK steel industry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	4581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The independent Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) will be formally established in June and will operate at arms-length from the Department for International Trade. Through its temporary precursor, the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate, it has been engaging with interested parties and others throughout its review of the steel safeguard measure. The review began in October 2020.</p><p>The publication of their Statement of Intended Preliminary Decision on 19<sup>th</sup> May provides an opportunity for domestic producers and others to comment on their findings before they make a recommendation to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade.</p><p>When a recommendation is received, the Secretary of State may only accept or reject it, and cannot amend the details of the TRA’s recommendation. Under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, the Secretary of State does not have powers to impose measures unless the TRA provides a recommendation to do so, which she may then accept.</p><p>We still expect that the review will conclude before the safeguard measure is due to expire at the end of June. The Secretary of State, fellow Ministers and I continue to engage with the industry and others.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 25/05/2021 16:48:23 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1459310

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trades Union Congress
	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 Minister for Trade policy's oral contribution of 21 April, to Question 23, if she will publish a copy of any written offer to the TUC to join the Trade Advisory Board.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	157345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>It is not practice to publish such correspondence but the Hon. Gentleman is mistaken as to the meeting and offer in question.</p><p> </p><p>It is a matter of public record that the General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have seats on the Department’s Trade Union Advisory Group and Strategic Trade Advisory Group respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Following the TUC’s request, the Department has offered a number of seats on Trade Advisory Groups (TAGs) for representatives of trades unions, but the TUC have not taken up these seats yet.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 26/04/2022 15:52:54 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1190278

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2020
	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 Remedies Investigations Directorate: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who the (a) executive and (b) non-executive members of the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate are; whether any of those members have (a) recently given notice of resignation or (b) had their appointments terminated.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	39661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The Chief Executive Officer Designate of the shadow Trade Remedies Authority, and Director of the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate, is Claire Bassett. As announced on Gov.uk website on 28<sup>th</sup> April, Claire Bassett has given notice of resignation and is stepping down from her role on 31 August 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Chair Designate of the Trade Remedies Authority is Simon Walker.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade has started a recruitment process for a new Chief Executive Officer Designate, and five Non-Executive Directors.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 29/04/2020 12:31:04 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1260246

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Data Protection: Japan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the exemptions for public procurement in (a) Article 8.84 3(a), (b) Article 8.85 3(a), (c) Article 8.73 3(a), (d) Article 8.73 3(b) and (e) footnote [2] in the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Japan for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership include the processing of (i) data, (ii) data flows, (iii) data transfer, (iv) access to data, (v) source code and (vi) algorithms in (A) present and (B) future forms of public data created by (I) artificial intelligence, (II) automated decision-making and (III) digital technology; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	128149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>Articles 8.73 (Source Code), 8.84 (Cross-border transfer of information by electronic means) and 8.85 (Location of computing facilities) of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) contain exemptions for government procurement. These exemptions create a derogation from some or all the obligations contained in Articles 8.73, 8.84 and 8.85 for government procurement activities falling within the scope of these Articles. This derogation would apply to government procurement activities regarding artificial intelligence, automated decision-making and digital technologies to the extent such activities would otherwise be prohibited by these Articles.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/12/2020 11:08:29 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1451929

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government plans to prohibit imports of Russian-made steel in the context of Russia's actions in Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	141184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>In lockstep with our allies, we are introducing the largest and most severe economic sanctions that Russia has ever faced, to help cripple Putin’s war machine. Following the G7 statement of Friday 11 March, the UK will deny Russia’s entitlement to Most Favoured Nation tariff access on key products, including steel.</p><p>As you know, we do not speculate on future sanctions. However, we have made clear that will continue to apply pressure on Putin’s regime.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 21/03/2022 17:11:08 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1192817

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	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 estimate of the changes in UK imports and exports resulting from the covid-19 pandemic in this financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	42994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not produce UK trade forecasts. The latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (year to end February 2020) reports UK exports at £702.4bn (up 6.1% on the previous year) and imports at £714.2bn (up 1.5%). The impact of COVID-19 on UK trade would not yet have been apparent in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) produce the official UK Economic and Fiscal Outlook forecasts. Although the OBR published a COVID19 reference scenario in April, this scenario did not include trade forecasts – the OBR’s latest trade forecasts (March 2020) do not include the impact of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2020 10:01:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 20348 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1237206

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	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 implications for her policies of the recommendations on the scrutiny of international trade negotiations in the report report of the Global Economic Governance Programme entitled UK scrutiny of international trade agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	94401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>Parliament will be able to conduct scrutiny at every stage of the process in a way that is appropriate and proportionate to the British constitutional context.</p><p> </p><p>In the United Kingdom, the power to negotiate and enter into treaties are prerogative powers held by HM Government. That said, we have gone well beyond the statutory framework for the scrutiny of treaties set out in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.</p><p>Our approach strikes the right balance between allowing Parliament to scrutinise our trade policy effectively, and maintaining the ability of HM Government to negotiate with agility in the best interests of the United Kingdom. We have, of course, considered the approach of other international systems, including the United States, but comparisons must focus on countries that use the Westminster model to draw meaningful best practice that is appropriate to our constitutional arrangements.</p><p>When similar parliamentary democracies are compared to the United Kingdom, it is clear our practice is very strong and entirely appropriate to our constitutional arrangements. For example, as the report the Hon. Gentlemen refers to states, the United Kingdom is one of the few jurisdictions to publish impact assessments at the outset of negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/09/2020 16:07:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1194640

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is her policy to include the cancellation of section 232 tariffs as a condition for an international trade agreement with the United States.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	45158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK has consistently opposed US section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium. The UK is a close national security ally of the US and our steel and aluminium products are important for US businesses and defence, and we continue to reject any claim that they harm US national security.</p><p>The Government published its strategic and outline approach to negotiations with the United States for a UK-US Free Trade Agreement on 2 March. As set out in that paper, we will be pressing the US for the swift removal of these unjustified tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/05/2020 10:49:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson