Options for participation in the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) shall form part of the wider EU withdrawal negotiations.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4074", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mark Garnier"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wyre Forest"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Garnier"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-12-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-12-19T17:04:09.537Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "202"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Trade"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Trade"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-12-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "EU Defence Policy"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what his policy is on engagement by the UK defence industry with the proposed European Defence Industrial Development Programme (a) before and (b) after the UK leaves the EU; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of that programme on his Department's policies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1438", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Durham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Kevan Jones"} ], "uin" : "119527"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806577", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/806577/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Due to commercial sensitivity, the Government does not publish data detailing the value of defence exports by individual country.<\/p>
However, the estimated total of UK defence exports (based on orders/contracts signed) to Europe as a whole from 2007-2016 is £7.3BN (source: DIT DSO<\/a>).<\/p> The data is taken from the Department for International Trade\u2019s Defence and Security Organisation (DIT DSO) official statistics which are released annually on the gov.uk<\/a> website.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4074", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mark Garnier"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2017-12-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the value of UK defence exports based on orders and agreed contracts to each EU member state in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1438", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Kevan Jones"}
], "uin" : "119653"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/801199", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/801199/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Expo 2020 Dubai offers the UK a major opportunity to strengthen international trade relations and promote Global Britain, as Dubai prepares to welcome 180 nations and the world\u2019s top business leaders and investors.<\/p> The Department for International Trade is leading on the UK\u2019s presence at Expo 2020 and helping British companies secure major contracts as part of our High Value Campaigns. UK companies have won more Expo business than any other country with the exception of the host nation. Total contract value of awards to British companies to date stands around £1bn.<\/p> The UK will have a presence at Expo 2020 and there will be an accompanying business and cultural programme to promote the UK as a world class destination for business, education and tourism supported by a promotional campaign across the UK.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4074", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mark Garnier"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote participation by UK businesses in EXPO 2020 in Dubai; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1447", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Rosindell"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Rosindell"}
], "uin" : "117758"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/802598", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/802598/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " UK Export Finance (UKEF) publishes details of the companies it has supported on an annual basis in its Annual Report and Accounts which is presented to Parliament and on its website. These details include the type of project or export supported, and the destination country.<\/p>