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	registered interest
	date	17/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal incentives his Department plans to put in place to stimulate growth in the science and technology industry to support British agriculture.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
	uin	2874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>Government recognises the importance of science investment in boosting agricultural productivity and growth, which in turn affects competitiveness and real food prices. For firms undertaking research and development (R&amp;D), the Government already has R&amp;D tax credits in place to incentivise this investment. In 2012/13 R&amp;D tax credits provided support to over 15,000 companies, supporting around £13.2bn of innovative investment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, the Government’s Agri-Tech Strategy (published July 2013) aims to make the UK a world leader in agricultural technology, innovation and sustainability. This includes allocation of over £320m to further build the pipeline of innovation from the laboratory to the farm; including £70m to support commercialisation projects through the Agri-Tech Catalyst, which the Government continues to invite bids for.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced a further £400m Research Partnership Investment Fund competition at Budget 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/06/2015 13:30:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

424214

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Suffolk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal support his Department is giving to infrastructure initiatives in East Suffolk.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
	uin	13662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government has committed to invest £100bn in infrastructure over the course of this Parliament. There are 31 projects and programmes in the East of England in the National Infrastructure Pipeline, which include the energy, transport and waste sectors. The Pipeline is a strategic overview of the level of public and private infrastructure investment planned over the rest of this decade and beyond. These projects and programmes have a total capital value of more than £6 billion, of which more than £2.5 billion is public spending.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 03/11/2015 12:33:39 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

862138

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Trade Agreements
	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 work with the devolved administrations on future trade deals for UK agriculture.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	132557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The devolved administrations will have a direct interest in our future trade policy and we will continue to work closely with them to deliver an approach that works for the whole of the UK.</p><p>Working in close collaboration with Defra, DIT engages the devolved administrations regularly to discuss trade and agriculture.</p><p>Through the White Paper - 'Preparing for our future UK trade policy' - DIT committed to a transparent and inclusive approach, whereby Parliament, the devolved administrations, the devolved legislatures, local government, business, trade unions, civil society, and the public from every part of the UK has the opportunity to engage with and contribute to future trade policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/03/2018 17:28:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1199696

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	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 steps her Department will take to ensure that high standards of animal welfare are maintained in any prospective UK-USA trade deal.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	53387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is clear that it will not compromise on its high standards of food safety and animal welfare.</p><p>The UK’s food regulators will continue to provide independent advice to ensure that all food imports into the UK comply with those high standards.</p><p>Our analysis shows that agricultural sectors are set to gain from a US deal. We have been clear that any future deal with the US must work for UK consumers, farmers and companies.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 53388 53389 question first answered 08/06/2020 10:24:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1199697

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	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 steps her Department will take to ensure that food production and food hygiene standards are maintained in any prospective UK-USA trade deal.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	53388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is clear that it will not compromise on its high standards of food safety and animal welfare.</p><p>The UK’s food regulators will continue to provide independent advice to ensure that all food imports into the UK comply with those high standards.</p><p>Our analysis shows that agricultural sectors are set to gain from a US deal. We have been clear that any future deal with the US must work for UK consumers, farmers and companies.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 53387 53389 question first answered 08/06/2020 10:24:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1199698

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	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 steps her Department will take to ensure there is a level playing field for UK farmers and food producers against US farmers and producers in any prospective UK-USA trade deal.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	53389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is clear that it will not compromise on its high standards of food safety and animal welfare.</p><p>The UK’s food regulators will continue to provide independent advice to ensure that all food imports into the UK comply with those high standards.</p><p>Our analysis shows that agricultural sectors are set to gain from a US deal. We have been clear that any future deal with the US must work for UK consumers, farmers and companies.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 53387 53388 question first answered 08/06/2020 10:24:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1230588

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	A14: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to Answer of 1 September 2020 to Question 78611, if he will make an assessment of the strategic importance of upgrading the A14 in Suffolk to (a) enhance the route for transport between the port of Felixstowe and the areas incorporating the Midlands Engine and Northern Powerhouse schemes and (b) contribute to the delivery of the UK's (i) economic and (ii) trade strategies after the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	84188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade does not currently have any plans to undertake any such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/09/2020 15:58:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1316241

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2021
	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 Agreements: Australia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what protections there will be for British farmers under a trade deal with Australia.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	3839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>HM Government wants to secure an ambitious free trade deal with Australia that benefits businesses across the UK.</p><p>Any deal the UK signs with Australia will include protections for the agriculture industry and will not undercut UK farmers or compromise our high standards.</p><p>Tariff liberalisation is often staged over time, with safeguards built in. The government’s aim in negotiations is to secure a balanced and mutually beneficial liberalisation of tariffs, taking into account specific UK product sensitivities.</p><p>HM Government will continue to work with the industry, keeping them involved throughout the process and helping it capture the full benefits of trade.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/05/2021 10:12:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1351447

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Animals: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her Department’s policy is on live animal exports in respect of future trade deals.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	40832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>Maintaining high environmental, animal welfare and food standards is a red line in the Government’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. FTAs do not create new permissions for imports from partner countries. Imports will continue to meet the same UK food safety and biosecurity import standards as they did before.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the UK’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare, the Government has introduced the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill to Parliament, which includes measures to ban live animal exports for slaughter and fattening. The Bill will make the UK the first European country to ban this practice.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/09/2021 13:48:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1351449

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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 and Agriculture Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when the Trade and Agriculture Commission will be formally constituted; and when the Trade and Agriculture Commission will hold its first meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	40833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) invited Expressions of Interest for independent advisors to sit on the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) in July, and DIT will announce the membership in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The TAC will be composed of independent experts in their fields, in line with the provisions of the Trade Act 2021. This will include expertise in UK animal welfare standards, UK animal and plant health standards, UK environmental standards relating to agricultural products, and international trade law and policy.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 40834 question first answered 07/09/2021 16:18:52 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter