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638043

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	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: Swindon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value of exports emanating from Swindon was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	53280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>Data relating to the geographical area including Swindon are published as per below:</p><p> </p><p>a) <strong>Swindon Growth Hub</strong> - These figures cover trade in goods only for 2015. The Swindon Growth Hub is defined as an area that incorporates all of SN and BA postcodes – see attached spreadsheet, taken from the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/FreedomofInformation.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/FreedomofInformation.aspx</a></p><p>Source: HM Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p><p>b) <strong>HMRC Regional Trade Statistics database</strong> – These figures cover trade in goods only since 1996. Data are available for the Government Region South West and all other Government Regions:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/Pages/default.aspx</a></p><p>Source: HM Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p><p>c) <strong>ONS Regionalised Estimates of UK Services Exports</strong> – These are experimental statistics covering trade in services during 2011-2014. These data are on a different basis than the HMRC data in (a) and (b) above. Data are available for the Government Region South West and all other Government Regions – see attached spreadsheet, taken from the link below:</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2014/relateddata" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2014/relateddata</a></p><p>Source: Office for National Statistics</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier attachment 1 file name 31006 - Copy of HMRC Swindon Growth Hub.xlsx title Swindon Growth Hub 2 file name 31006 - Copy of ONS Regionalised Estimates of UK Services Exports.xls title ONS Regionalised Estimates of UK Services Exports question first answered 21/11/2016 17:53:24 question first ministerially corrected 22/11/2016 15:41:15 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier previous answer version 21671 answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

541140

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if his Department will look at examples of best practice in attracting foreign direct investment (a) in Swindon and (b) across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	43670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department is continuously seeking to identify and share best practice from across the UK.</p><p>The Department works in partnership with Swindon &amp; Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Swindon Borough Council to deliver foreign direct investment to Swindon. My officials will continue to work with them to look at further examples of best practice.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/09/2016 12:10:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

622734

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	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, with which governments of non-EU countries he has discussed future trade agreements since his Department was created.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	50688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>We will take advantage of all the opportunities available to us to ensure that Britain becomes the global leader in free trade once we leave the EU. As the Prime Minister has recently said, countries including Canada, China, India, Mexico, Singapore and South Korea have already told us they would welcome talks on future free trade agreements. And we have already agreed to start scoping discussions on trade agreements with Australia. More recently, my Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade announced the establishment of a UK-New Zealand trade policy dialogue that will cover market access and trade policy issues of mutual interest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 04/11/2016 13:40:24 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

746437

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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, which countries he has opened a dialogue with on trade deals after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	1633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>We have established a series of working groups and high-level dialogues with key trading partners, to explore the best ways to progress our trade and investment relationships. We have already announced ten working groups with the United States, Australia, China, Israel, India, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 07/07/2017 13:51:09 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

778138

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of trends in the level of foreign direct investment into the licensed hospitality industry in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	109818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Neither the Department for International Trade (DIT) nor the Office for National Statistics (ONS) breaks down the level of foreign direct investment into the licensed hospitality industry.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 03/11/2017 12:23:57 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

846259

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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 steps he is taking to retain existing trade agreements with non-EU countries after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	128933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>As a priority, we are currently working with the EU and partner countries to ensure continuity of the effects of EU trade agreements with non-EU countries during the Implementation Period.</p><p>Alongside these discussions, we have engaged with over 70 countries to ensure continuity of trading arrangements beyond the Implementation Period and all partner countries have agreed to work with us to ensure continuity. This is a technical exercise to replicate the effects of current trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/03/2018 17:28:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

890468

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	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 attract foreign direct investment to the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	137539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s Foreign Direct Investment strategy will ensure Government support is focused where it is most valued by investors and in a way that will maximise wealth creation across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We have changed our measure of performance from simply measuring project volumes to measuring economic impact.</p><p> </p><p>Our growing portfolio of ‘High Potential Opportunities’ will promote emerging sector clusters, supply chain gaps and other investment opportunities with high potential to deliver economic benefits across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work closely with Government colleagues strengthening the attractiveness of the UK business environment for foreign investment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/05/2018 10:09:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson