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750911

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Balance of Trade: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, What the overall trade surplus was in (a) strawberries, (b) cream, (c) cheddar cheese and (d) gin in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	4180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>In the 12 months to 1st June 2017, the UK reported a trade surpluses of £175m in milk and cream, £30m in Cheddar cheese and £471m in Gin, and a trade deficit of £168m in fresh strawberries (Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx</a>).</p><p>The Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) nomenclature, an internationally standardised system used to classify traded products, does not provide a unique code for cream. Rather, milk and cream are grouped together.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 17/07/2017 16:24:04 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

678787

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many companies in the (a) West Midlands and (b) UK have made export enquiries to his Department since it was created; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	61661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>There have been 2,769 interactions with West Midlands businesses since July 2016. This includes a mixture of incoming enquiries and contact with existing clients.</p><p>Further data is not held centrally and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 30/01/2017 17:56:21 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

654543

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Business: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many representatives of businesses in the West Midlands he has met since his Department was created; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	56636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>Ministers constantly meet with businesses and representatives from across the UK, including the West Midlands, and will continue to do so.</p><p>The export of goods increased last quarter in the West Midlands by 17.8% compared to the same quarter the previous year, which was the second highest increase across all English regions. The count of exporters also rose by 3.4% to 11, 801 in the same period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 16/12/2016 14:29:36 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606859

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2016
	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, whether his Department has begun the formal negotiation process for any new trade deals; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for International Trade (Greg Hands), gave on 21 October to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Diana Johnson), UIN 49161.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/10/2016 13:55:05 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

621074

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many civil servants working in his Department have opted out of the EU Working Time Directive.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	50225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>Following her appointment on 13 July 2016 the Prime Minister established the Department for International Trade (DIT). The DIT aggregates UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), UK Export and Finance (UKEF) and Trade Policy Units from the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS).</p><p>Until such time as a transfer of functions order establishes my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade as a corporation sole, DIT remains a unified Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS) department for accounting purposes. The transfer of functions order (No 2016/ 992) laid on 19 October 2016 will come into effect on 9 November 2016.</p><p>As DIT is currently being formed, details of the staff that the Department employs is being finalised, whilst employee transfers and recruitment are taking place.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/10/2016 13:57:08 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

584208

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2016 to Question 46072, what plans he has to replace the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	46675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Coventry South to the answer I gave on 19 September 2016 to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Diana Johnson), UIN 46058.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 10/10/2016 15:46:50 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

582145

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what his policy is on the export of UK arms to Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	46073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s policy has always been to rigorously assess all licence applications on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Export Licensing Criteria. A licence would not be granted if to do so would be a breach of the Criteria, including if there was a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law.</p><p> </p><p>The framework for arms export licensing remains as set out in the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 15/09/2016 10:03:17 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

582146

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	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 conduct a review into the export of UK arms to Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	46072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government is satisfied that we are not in breach of our international obligations. A licence will not be issued, to Saudi Arabia or any other destination, if to do so would be inconsistent with any provision of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. The position is kept under constant review as each licence application is considered carefully on a case-by-case basis but there are no plans to commission a further review of the export of UK arms to Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 15/09/2016 10:01:56 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

576966

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings have been held between Ministers of his Department and their international counterparts on future trade deals since his Department was created; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	45148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister made clear earlier this week, as we leave the EU, Britain will seek to become the global leader in free trade. This is why my team of Ministers and officials at the Department for International Trade are actively engaging with our international partners. Through these discussions, we are working to best promote British trade, and to ensure we take advantage of the great opportunities available to us – including through our future trading relationships.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 13/09/2016 16:15:54 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier previous answer version 11183 answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

540126

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the time that will be required for the UK to reach a trade deal with the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	43352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>It is in the interests of all parties to secure an agreement that provides the basis for the fullest possible market access. The timescale will partly be determined by the discussions held prior to Brexit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 25/07/2016 14:26:09 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham