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600805

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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: Civil Servants
	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 who work for his Department work in each EU member state other than the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	48301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on 13 October, UIN 47419 and 47396.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2016 11:34:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

598368

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	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: World Trade Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings he has had with officials from the World Trade Organisation since the creation of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	47650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>In addition to speaking on the phone and an exchange of letters, my Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and my noble Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy have each had one face-to-face meeting with the Director General of the WTO since the creation of the Department.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/10/2016 13:34:30 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

600808

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2016
	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: Civil Servants
	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 work for his Department in EU member states excluding the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	48340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on 13 October, UIN 47419 and 47396.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/10/2016 13:08:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606860

	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, what assessment he has made of the capacity of his Department to negotiate future trade deals with multiple countries and trading blocks at the same time; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has already established a strong and capable trade policy team with significant negotiating experience. The team has more than doubled in size since 23 June and is still growing. We will continue to hire the brightest and best talent from within the UK civil service and from elsewhere in order to deliver the best outcomes for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/10/2016 14:44:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606861

	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, if he will make it his policy only to begin the formal negotiation process on trade deals with non-EU countries once the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We are taking advantage of all the opportunities available to us to ensure that Britain becomes the global leader in free trade once we leave the EU, including discussing our future trade relationships with third countries. While we remain a member of the EU, the UK will continue to support the EU’s free trade negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/10/2016 16:39:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606862

	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 plans to begin the formal negotiation process for trade deals with (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries after the (i) initiation and (ii) conclusion of the Article 50 process; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear, we are not going to provide a running commentary on the negotiations. We recognise the need for a smooth transition as the UK leaves the EU, which minimises disruption to our trading relationships. Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are working closely with counterparts across a wide range of markets, in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade. We are taking advantage of all the opportunities available to us to ensure that Britain becomes the global leader in free trade once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/10/2016 16:46:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	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

637249

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings he has had with representatives from Commonwealth countries since his Department was created; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	53083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy as the UK prepares to leave the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate and design, in time, our own trade arrangements, including with our 52 Commonwealth partners. We recognise the need for a smooth transition which minimises disruption to our trading relationships.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend has held meetings with representatives of a wide range of Commonwealth countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2016 17:40:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

655731

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	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, what estimate he has made of the average number of hours worked by civil servants in 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	56892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>Since the formal creation of the Department for International Trade (DIT) on 9<sup>th</sup> November 2016, approximately 440,000 hours have been worked by Civil Servants in this department. This calculation is based upon the number of full time equivalent officials working for DIT at home and abroad working a 37 hours week on average, up to and including the 9 December.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/12/2016 16:19:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham