The report was prepared & published by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) staff members at the British Embassy in Rangoon as part of their normal work in advising UK companies on how to do business in the market. £260 was spent on the printing of hard copies of the report for distribution.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4278", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Livingston of Parkhead"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-10T12:39:01.96Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-02-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Overseas Companies: Burma"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what was the cost of preparation of the recent report \"Opportunities for British companies in Burma\u2019s oil and gas sector\".", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3895", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead"} ], "uin" : "HL4642"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176654", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176654/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Switzerland and the European Union have entered into a significant number of free trade agreements. Switzerland has around 30 FTAs and the EU approximately 50. Services have been included in some of these agreements but not all.<\/p>
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The UK Government is a strong supporter of the inclusion of Services in free trade agreements, because it creates a more stable and transparent trading and investment environment for UK companies to export their Services to trading partner markets. This is why Services form a strong component in our modern trade agreements such as with Canada, Korea and Singapore. It will also feature strongly in the EU\u2019s upcoming agreements with Vietnam and the United States (TTIP). Many of these agreement are very ambitious covering areas often not included in traditional agreements and reflecting the range of trade carried out by the EU.<\/p>
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The EU is committed to the inclusion on Services in its negotiations and has fully supported the establishment of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). The agreement is solely based on Services and derived from a concerted push by the services industry. TiSA is based on the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which involves all WTO members. More information on TiSA can be found on the following website http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/tisa/<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176655/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The European Union is currently negotiating free trade agreements with Japan, the United States, India (currently at a standstill) and an investment agreement with China. Each of these negotiations includes services.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> For the EU, trade in services is of strategic importance. The sector accounts for some three-quarters of EU gross domestic product (GDP) and of EU jobs. Liberalising trade in services will be an important component of the EU negotiations with Japan and the United States.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The EU is committed to the inclusion of services in its free trade agreements. In the investment agreement with China, the EU is addressing market access issues relating to services and it is hoped that the India FTA negotiations will resume. In the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement (TTIP) between the EU and US, better market access for services is one of the top priorities.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> In recognising the importance of trade in services negotiations the EU is also taking an active role in the Trade in Services (TiSA) negotiations. TiSA is based on the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which involves all WTO members.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>