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1147596

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date	01/10/2019
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: Jainism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will invite representatives of the Jain community to national events organised by her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	292800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade hosts a number of national events throughout the year in order to support business to grow internationally, ensure the UK remains the leading destination for international investment, and to promote open markets and a free and fair trade policy. The Department invites attendees on the basis of their relevance to these objectives, and focuses primarily on business, diplomatic, and policy representatives as well as organisations that represent civil society, particularly those that reflect interests across consumer, trade union, academia, regional and devolved areas.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 08/10/2019 13:51:34 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1148266

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to increase trade with the Indian state of Gujarat; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	294091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK enjoys a strong trade relationship with India. Total trade in goods and services between the UK and India reached over £20bn in the period July 2018 to March 2019. The Department for International Trade promotes UK trade interests through our overseas network. This includes Gujarat State where we have a team based at the Deputy High Commission in Ahmedabad. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade also leads a Joint Economic &amp; Trade Committee in which ministers discuss the removal of market access barriers and means to increasing bilateral trade.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 294092 question first answered 08/10/2019 13:34:31 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1148267

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to increase trade with India; and if she will she make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	294092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK enjoys a strong trade relationship with India. Total trade in goods and services between the UK and India reached over £20bn in the period July 2018 to March 2019. The Department for International Trade promotes UK trade interests through our overseas network. This includes Gujarat State where we have a team based at the Deputy High Commission in Ahmedabad. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade also leads a Joint Economic &amp; Trade Committee in which ministers discuss the removal of market access barriers and means to increasing bilateral trade.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 294091 question first answered 08/10/2019 13:34:31 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1150868

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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: India
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 Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 294091, how many of her Department's staff are based at the Deputy High Commission in Ahmedabad, India; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	2638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department of International Trade has 3 members of staff based at the Deputy High Commission in Ahmedabad, India.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 28/10/2019 10:50:15 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1150870

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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-India Joint Economic and Trade Committee
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 Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 294091 on overseas trade: India, when the Joint Economic Trade Committee met in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019; and if she will publish the papers relating to those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	2639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The 12<sup>th</sup> and 13<sup>th</sup> UK-India Joint Economic Trade Committee (JETCO) met on the 11<sup>th</sup> January 2018 and on the 15<sup>th</sup> July 2019 respectively. Following each JETCO a joint statement has been published between the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry and the UK Secretary of State for International Trade. The 2018 statement referenced both countries’ commitment to take forward the recommendations of the Joint Trade Review and the 2019 statement celebrated the strength of our strategic economic partnership. Both statements are available to the public on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 28/10/2019 10:42:26 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1151045

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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: Jainism and Zoroastrianism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when representatives of the (a) Jain and (b) Zoroastrian community were invited to national events organised by her Department in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	2646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has held many business events in each of the last two years, to support businesses to trade internationally, to promote the UK as a leading destination for foreign investment and to promote the message of free trade. Attendees were invited based on their relevance to these objectives, and focused primarily on business, diplomatic, and policy representatives as well as organisations representing civil society, particularly those that reflected interests across consumer, trade union, academia, regional and devolved areas. Attendees were not invited on the basis of representing religious or cultural communities.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 29/10/2019 17:51:44 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1180878

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will open negotiations with her Indian counterpart on a UK-India free trade agreement; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	21131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We are not yet negotiating a free trade agreement with India, but we are in discussion about how to develop a deeper trade relationship. India is a key trading partner to the UK, with total bilateral trade rising by 6.4% to £22.5bn in the year to end of Q3 2019. We are committed to increasing trade and opening markets, including through the annual Secretary of State led Joint Economic and Trade Committee. <a href="https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1579290" target="_blank">The latest statement can be found here.</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 02/03/2020 11:09:11 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1180894

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK-India Joint Economic and Trade Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many times the Joint Economic Trade Committee has met in each year since 2005; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	21136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Since 2005, we have successfully conducted 13 UK-India Joint Economic and Trade Committees, to help boost bilateral trade and investment between the UK and India. The next annual dialogue is due to take place later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 02/03/2020 12:01:01 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1184372

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Generalised System of Preferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to maintain UK membership of the EU GSP+ Trade Scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	27946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>After the Transition Period, the UK will have a trade preference scheme which at least maintains the preferential market access we currently offer to developing countries.</p><p>We intend that the scheme will have three tiers:</p><p>• The General Framework for low and lower-middle income countries that receive the EU’s standard Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP)</p><p>• The Enhanced Framework for vulnerable low and lower-middle income countries that are part of the EU’s GSP+. <br>• The Least Developed Country Framework for least developed countries which currently benefit from the EU’s Everything But Arms.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 17/03/2020 11:17:23 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1187266

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
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: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to enable UK trades unions to (a) have sight of and (b) comment on the text of negotiations on a trade agreement with the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	33395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to seeking views from the widest range of stakeholder groups to create an inclusive and transparent trade policy that works all parts of the UK. We must balance the need for transparency with ensuring that the United Kingdom’s economic interests are protected in what are, after all, sensitive negotiations. <br> <br>We have established engagement mechanisms to ensure a broad range of stakeholders have the opportunity to inform the UK’s trade policy. This includes the Strategic Trade Advisory Group and network of Expert Trade Advisory Groups that bring together a wide variety of stakeholders, from businesses to civil society organisations, to help inform our trade policy. Any further opportunities for engagement during negotiations will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 26/03/2020 15:13:56 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas