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1465481

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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: Uruguay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to appoint a trade envoy to Uruguay.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	7941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>We are constantly reviewing suitable markets to identify where the appointment of a Trade Envoy can be of greatest benefit to the Government’s trade and investment objectives.</p><p>There are no plans at present to add Uruguay to the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Programme.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 06/06/2022 13:47:10 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1464824

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Imports: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel on 27 April (HL7831), what checks are carried out to ensure that Israeli export goods originate from Israel and not from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian Occupied Territories.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>Goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not covered by any United Kindgom trade agreement, so do not receive tariff preferences. Should HMRC have reasonable doubts regarding the origin of an imported good, or suspect that a certificate of origin has been erroneously completed, then a verification of the good’s origin can be requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 09/06/2022 10:44:54 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1464918

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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: Minerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which nations her Department has held discussions with on critical minerals.
tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
tabling member printed	Cherilyn Mackrory
uin	6909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>A secure supply of critical minerals is vital to achieving our net zero ambitions. We work with our international partners to strengthen all critical supply chains as we seek to improve our national security and economic resilience. We have committed to publishing a Critical Minerals Strategy in 2022, which will set out how we can work internationally to secure the sustainability of Britain’s supply. In advance of that strategy, we are engaging with our international partners, and in multilateral fora, to build resilient and sustainable critical mineral supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/05/2022 14:14:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4758 label Biography information for Cherilyn Mackrory

1465015

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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: Cyprus
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 undertaken a recent assessment of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus; and what steps her Department is taking to encourage further trade between those areas and Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	6718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Sovereign Base Area (SBA) Protocol to the UK Withdrawal Agreement, stipulates that the SBAs remain in the EU Customs Territory. As such, they remain aligned with EU Free Trade Agreements. The SBAs do not have any commercial ports or airports and do not import or export to any third countries, aside from the Republic of Cyprus.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/06/2022 15:21:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1465167

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees: Iran
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 28 April 2022 to Question 157459 on Export Credit Guarantees: Iran, whether the £28.4 million debt owed by Iran to UK Export Finance (UKEF) has (a) been closed or (b) is still being pursued by UKEF following the settlement of the IMS dispute in March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	6853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The IMS portion of the debt has been closed and will no longer be pursued.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 30/05/2022 16:00:26 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1464389

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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 Barriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade barriers to UK exporters have been recorded on the Digital Market Access Service (DMAS) database (a) in total and (b) by each region of the UK in each year since its launch; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	5311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>The Digital Market Access Service (DMAS) is used to record the barriers that British businesses face when exporting to and investing in overseas markets.</p><p> </p><p>Since the launch of DMAS in early 2019, a total of 1099 and 787 pre-existing trade barriers were registered in 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively.</p><p> </p><p>In those same years, 181 barriers across 61 countries and 217 barriers across 74 countries were resolved respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Our statistics and analysis are at a national level.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 4458 4459 5312 question first answered 27/05/2022 13:54:02 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1464390

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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 Barriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade barriers, to UK importers, by region of the UK were (a) identified on the Digital Market Access Service database and (b) resolved in each year since 2019; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	5312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>The Digital Market Access Service (DMAS) is used to record the barriers that British businesses face when exporting to and investing in overseas markets.</p><p> </p><p>Since the launch of DMAS in early 2019, a total of 1099 and 787 pre-existing trade barriers were registered in 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively.</p><p> </p><p>In those same years, 181 barriers across 61 countries and 217 barriers across 74 countries were resolved respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Our statistics and analysis are at a national level.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 4458 4459 5311 question first answered 27/05/2022 13:54:02 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1464395

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with which individual states of the United States her Department is negotiating memoranda of understanding as of 19 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	5412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government engages regularly with states across the US, to identify the best approach to strengthening our economic relationships.</p><p> </p><p>MoUs are one of a range of mechanisms to achieve this. We are therefore hoping to sign a number of MOUs by the end of the year. Our first will be with Indiana.</p><p> </p><p>We will be making announcements in due course according to the pipeline of MOUs underway.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/05/2022 16:15:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 2786 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1464396

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, to which individual states of the United States have (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department travelled in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	5413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Between 20<sup>th</sup> May 2021 and 20<sup>th</sup> May 2022, the Department of International Trade’s Ministers have visited the following US States: <em>Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas and Washington DC .</em></p><p> </p><p>These visits were accompanied by officials. However, we don’t track centrally, all visits made by officials when not accompanying Ministers. Some officials will have travelled in that time for a variety of reasons including to begin new roles in posts, to visit their counterparts in US government, to support the Department's objectives to promote exports and investment in the US. Departmental travel guidance will have been followed to ensure value for money.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/05/2022 14:06:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1464397

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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: USA
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 has spent on (a) flights and (b) hotel accommodation for visits by (i) officials and (ii) Ministers to the United States in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	5414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has spent a total of £251,625 on both flights and hotel accommodations from April 2021 to March 2022 for officials and Ministers visiting the United States of America.</p><p> </p><p>The figure above relates to all bookings made through DIT’s Travel Management Company.</p><p> </p><p>DIT Ministerial travel is published on <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMordaunt%40trade.gov.uk%7C93aa3617ba834484dfe808da3f1d68a0%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637891692781852649%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LNGXx5eZlTxZrKHuTsZvgvn2IQ7r0pUSePNh%2B89nkBk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> -<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdit-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMordaunt%40trade.gov.uk%7C93aa3617ba834484dfe808da3f1d68a0%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637891692781852649%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0YLvKsQaOsaPbqyUePLftBPfj951UPX6IvEOPYMOkMs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</em></a><em>. </em></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/05/2022 13:29:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 2783 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury