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date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Innovation: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of the UK tech and innovation industry abroad; and what assistance his Department is providing to businesses to build their brands abroad.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	60946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade promotes and showcases UK's leading tech capability and world class eco-system at major industry events globally, and through our extensive overseas network, working closely with industry partners such as Tech City UK, Tech UK and London &amp; Partners. Companies have the opportunity to take part in focused trade missions, key tech industry events such as Mobile World Congress and meet with potential buyers. In addition, we have created the new &quot;great.gov.uk&quot; platform to help small and large businesses connect with global demand and promote their brands overseas. UK Export Finance is available to support UK exporters in winning business overseas.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 26/01/2017 11:26:22 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

675654

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	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 take steps to ensure that the agendas and minutes of all meetings held by the (a) Australia-UK trade working group, (b) UK-New Zealand trade policy dialogue and (c) Norway-UK trade dialogue are published.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	60938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>In line with normal practice for international engagement such as this, the Government has no plans to publish agendas or minutes relating to these meetings.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 26/01/2017 11:25:07 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

675656

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Fairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department's decision to offer financial support to companies wishing to attend a trade show is determined by the location of that trade show.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	60954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The events approved for inclusion in the programme are determined with Department for International Trade (DIT) officials, Industry representatives and with Trade Challenge Partner, who are DIT accredited delivery partners, to ensure the events included in the programme benefit UK companies irrespective of location.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 26/01/2017 11:21:36 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

675657

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to his Department's news story of 9 January 2017, what criteria his Department used to determine which countries were included in the priority markets for growing UK trade.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	60897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has a rigorous framework for analysing where Government interventions can add the most value for the benefit of the whole of the UK, and we target our effort in those areas. This includes where we can most effectively support businesses.</p><p>We currently have 200 priority areas for export promotion, known as 'High Value Campaigns'. The High Value Campaigns take a market/sector approach and are determined by considering the forecast value of exports that will be won with Government support over a rolling five year period. The process takes place annually.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 26/01/2017 11:24:15 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

675659

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many senior civil servants in his Department were on a leave of absence from work due to mental illness in each month since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	60778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>Since the department's creation as a legal employer from 9th November 2016, no Senior Civil Servants have had a leave of absence due to mental illness.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 26/01/2017 11:20:11 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

675662

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Fairs: USA
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 make funding available to help businesses attend the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo in Washington DC on 13 April 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	60781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>We are working with our delivery partners to agree the 2017/18 Tradeshow Access Programme. Funding for the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo in Washington will be considered as part of the Department for International Trade's Business Forecasting process.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 26/01/2017 11:18:43 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

675664

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	World Trade Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Written Statement of 5 December 2016, HCWS316 on the UK's commitments at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), what assessment he has made of the effect of the draft WTO schedules on the cost efficiency of the UK toy manufacturing industry.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	60782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement, we will draft schedules which replicate as far as possible our current obligations. The Government seeks to ensure continuity for business as we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 26/01/2017 11:22:41 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

672295

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
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: Taiwan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for increasing trade with, and investments in, Taiwan.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL4633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK enjoys a strong trade and investment relationship with Taiwan. Bilateral trade reached £5.8bn in 2014, a rise of more than 50% on the level five years ago.</p><p>Building on the visit to Taiwan in September 2016 by The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, we will continue to work with the Taiwanese authorities to address market access issues and to further increase UK trade with Taiwan as we promote the UK as a place to do business and trade with.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 26/01/2017 14:24:35 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood