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1505396

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date	06/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Food: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government's Open Doors campaign to increasing British food and drink exports.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	48503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Open Doors campaign formed a key part of our work to help UK agriculture food and drink businesses seize new export opportunities. The programme of educational masterclass and mentoring programmes engaged over 100 food producers. The campaign highlighted the help available to companies from government and the wider industry network.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to support agriculture food and drink exports through Department for International Trade (DIT) services such as the Export Support Service, the Export Academy, UK Export Finance, our International Trade Advisers across England and DIT teams in all parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh question first answered 28/09/2022 16:26:54 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1505421

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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: Somaliland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she is taking steps to increase trade between the UK and Somaliland.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	48523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s Export Support Service provide specialist overseas support to small-and-medium-sized UK enterprises looking to export and grow in African markets, including Somaliland. The free support service, which is offered to high export potential businesses, entails tailored consultations with in-market specialists and off-the-shelf market intelligence on specific sectors and country markets. Since launching the service in Africa in August 2021, the team have serviced three enquiries from UK businesses needing support in exporting into Somaliland.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, through British International Investment, the UK has made a significant investment in the development of Berbera Port.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh question first answered 28/09/2022 15:52:03 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1505566

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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 Promotion: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on funding British businesses to attend trade shows in India (a) in 2021 (b) to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	48209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2022 answer text <p>All of the tradeshows in India that the Department for International Trade (DIT) had planned to support at the start of 2021 (January – March) via the old <strong>Tradeshow Access Programme</strong> were cancelled due to Covid. Tradeshows in India for the remainder of 2021 were also cancelled.</p><p> </p><p>We are however making support available to UK businesses for them to attend and exhibit at a number of events in India for the remainder of 2022/23, via the new <strong>UK Tradeshow Programme</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>DIT actively supports businesses in a variety of ways to seek export opportunities in India.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh grouped question UIN 49053 question first answered 03/10/2022 13:41:01 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1505568

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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 her Department has a target for 80 per cent of the UK's trade to be covered by Free Trade Agreements by the end of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	48390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government has secured trade agreements with 71 countries plus the EU. These partners accounted for 63% (£808bn) of UK bilateral trade in 2021. This includes agreements with Australia and New Zealand as well as the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which goes beyond continuity.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade’s comprehensive Free Trade Agreement programme continues at unprecedented pace, with trade negotiations currently live with seven markets – India, the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), India and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Canada, Mexico, Israel and Greenland.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 27/09/2022 10:58:41 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1505569

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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: Gulf States
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials in her Department are working on the trade negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	48391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) operates a flexible resourcing model to maximise efficiency across our Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The Department is currently delivering seven FTA negotiations and the number of staff working on these at any point in time will change depending on the stage and scale of the deal. Staff also often work across multiple negotiations so it is not possible to quantify the number for each negotiation.</p><p>As of August 2022, DIT had approximately 460 staff working in the Trade Negotiations Group. This figure does not include other staff in DIT who also contribute to trade negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 48392 48393 48394 question first answered 27/09/2022 16:02:55 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1505570

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials in her Department are working on the trade negotiations with Israel.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	48392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) operates a flexible resourcing model to maximise efficiency across our Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The Department is currently delivering seven FTA negotiations and the number of staff working on these at any point in time will change depending on the stage and scale of the deal. Staff also often work across multiple negotiations so it is not possible to quantify the number for each negotiation.</p><p>As of August 2022, DIT had approximately 460 staff working in the Trade Negotiations Group. This figure does not include other staff in DIT who also contribute to trade negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 48391 48393 48394 question first answered 27/09/2022 16:02:55 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1505571

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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: Mexico
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials in her Department are working on trade negotiations with Mexico.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	48393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) operates a flexible resourcing model to maximise efficiency across our Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The Department is currently delivering seven FTA negotiations and the number of staff working on these at any point in time will change depending on the stage and scale of the deal. Staff also often work across multiple negotiations so it is not possible to quantify the number for each negotiation.</p><p>As of August 2022, DIT had approximately 460 staff working in the Trade Negotiations Group. This figure does not include other staff in DIT who also contribute to trade negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 48391 48392 48394 question first answered 27/09/2022 16:02:55 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1505573

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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: Canada
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials in her Department are working on trade negotiations with Canada.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	48394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) operates a flexible resourcing model to maximise efficiency across our Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The Department is currently delivering seven FTA negotiations and the number of staff working on these at any point in time will change depending on the stage and scale of the deal. Staff also often work across multiple negotiations so it is not possible to quantify the number for each negotiation.</p><p>As of August 2022, DIT had approximately 460 staff working in the Trade Negotiations Group. This figure does not include other staff in DIT who also contribute to trade negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 48391 48392 48393 question first answered 27/09/2022 16:02:55 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1504982

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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: Japan
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 18 May 2021 to Question 146 on Trade Agreements: Japan, whether she plans to correct her Department’s declaration of ministerial travel published on 7 May 2021 to reflect the cost to the public purse of her predecessor’s subsistence and expenses excluding travel when visiting Japan in October 2020.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	47399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Ministerial transparency returns publish costs incurred specifically by departmental Ministers. This uses a different methodology than asked in the subsequent parliamentary questions, about the overall cost to the public purse.</p><p> </p><p>There were some ancillary costs incurred by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) overseas embassy team (billed separately), related to the costs incurred by the Department for International Trade (DIT). This included the cost of translation services.</p><p> </p><p>In the interests of transparency, the Department will update the DIT return with the subsequent ancillary FCDO costs.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 27/09/2022 15:54:05 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1505014

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many payments were fraudulently charged to the budgets of (a) her Department and (b) UK Export Finance using electronic purchasing cards in the financial years (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2021-22; and what was the total value of fraudulent payments (A) made and (B) recovered in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	47426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) had a single case of fraud in 2020-21 of £986.98 which DIT recovered the full amount of from the card provider, Barclaycard. DIT fraud and error losses are published in the Cross-Government Fraud Landscape report which is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-bulletin-2019-20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-bulletin-2019-20</a></p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 27/09/2022 09:17:48 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry