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1581113

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	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 with Taiwan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	133593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK and Taiwan share a deep, £8bn trade and investment relationship. Longstanding Trade Talks with Taiwan are held annually to boost trade and support economic growth. In November 2022 my Rt. Hon. Friend for Chelsea and Fulham, the former Minister of State for Trade Policy, co-hosted the UK-Taiwan 25<sup>th</sup> annual Trade Talks in Taipei, during which discussions were held on areas of mutual interest, including on barriers to trade in sectors like fintech, food and drink and pharma, aimed at helping more UK firms export and invest in Taiwan. We are exploring a range of opportunities to further enhance our trade partnership.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/02/2023 12:40:39 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1540520

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on increasing Northern Irish exports by the end of 2023.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	82303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>Three Department for International Trade (DIT) Ministers have visited Northern Ireland since June 2022 and held bilateral discussions with the then Minister for the Economy, Gordon Lyons MLA. Discussions focused on the roll-out of DIT services to Northern Ireland businesses to help boost exports, including the UK Export Academy and UK Export Finance.</p><p> </p><p>My department is working in partnership with the Department for the Economy and Invest Northern Ireland to complement services available to businesses to support increasing international exports.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 15/11/2022 11:48:21 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1539957

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Beef: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to promote the export of British beef.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	80701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to increase opportunities for UK beef, and in recent years unlocked barriers to enable exports to markets such as Japan, the Philippines, and the USA.</p><p> </p><p>DIT works with industry partners to deliver trade promotion activity to promote British beef globally, through trade shows, meet the buyer missions and other marketing activities.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently established a new trade and investment hub in Northern Ireland, that works closely with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association, Ulster Farmers Union and Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland, in support of export goals.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 14/11/2022 10:57:45 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1507301

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Urine Drainage Bags: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reasons her Department is reintroducing the six per cent import duty for urine drainage bags following the covid-19 duty suspension.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	53401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2021 the Government implemented temporary tariff suspensions on over 100 products to support the healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These suspensions are currently due to expire on 31 December 2022, after which the UK Global Tariff (UKGT) rate will apply.</p><p> </p><p>As with all policy, we welcome stakeholder feedback and monitor these suspensions closely. Businesses can submit feedback on specific tariff lines via the UKGT feedback form available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ftariffs-on-goods-imported-into-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CScott.Partridge%40trade.gov.uk%7C666106cc72234240f34508da9d46d25f%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637995224755819962%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1iR09Ase%2FlR4X%2FZqaiNG%2BOYYQXC3dN1tpsjHJK32EYw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tariffs-on-goods-imported-into-the-uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 53402 question first answered 27/09/2022 14:42:51 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1507302

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Urine Drainage Bags: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to remove the duty on importing urine drainage bags by reclassifying them as medical or surgical instruments and apparatus.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	53402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2021 the Government implemented temporary tariff suspensions on over 100 products to support the healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These suspensions are currently due to expire on 31 December 2022, after which the UK Global Tariff (UKGT) rate will apply.</p><p> </p><p>As with all policy, we welcome stakeholder feedback and monitor these suspensions closely. Businesses can submit feedback on specific tariff lines via the UKGT feedback form available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ftariffs-on-goods-imported-into-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CScott.Partridge%40trade.gov.uk%7C666106cc72234240f34508da9d46d25f%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637995224755819962%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1iR09Ase%2FlR4X%2FZqaiNG%2BOYYQXC3dN1tpsjHJK32EYw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tariffs-on-goods-imported-into-the-uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 53401 question first answered 27/09/2022 14:42:51 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1486443

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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: Human Rights
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 help ensure that human rights are prioritised within the UK's trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>There is no one-size-fits-all approach to either negotiating trade deals or supporting human rights. The UK assesses and considers appropriate action in response to egregious human rights violations and abuses globally, and this goes much wider than considering trade alone, drawing on the wider tools and levers at our disposal.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a leading advocate for human rights around the world and we remain committed to the promotion of universal human rights. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office leads this effort within the UK government. This is undertaken separately to negotiations on free trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 16:43:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1468981

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to encourage the US administration to grant Irish whiskey from Northern Ireland the same level of distinctive product protection as currently afforded to Scotch whisky.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	15264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>I am aware of the concerns raised by the Irish Whiskey Association with regard to protection of Irish whiskey, and their objective that Irish whiskey be offered equivalent protection to Scotch whisky in the US. We sought to address this issue through our previous free trade agreement negotiations, and we will continue to raise it in our ongoing engagement with the US.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/06/2022 14:41:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1459915

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Beef and Pigmeat: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps is he taking to help increase the level of exports of (a) pork and (b) beef from the UK to China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>China is the number one export destination for UK pork in terms of value and quantity, despite the challenges of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to negotiate with China to lift the ban on exporting British beef, which came into force last year following a single case of BSE. The Chief Veterinary Office wrote to Chinese officials at the end of 2021 on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government's agriculture, food and drink counsellor, based in Beijing, supports UK food and drink companies to successfully export to China. Increasing exports of pork and regaining market access for beef are among DIT’s top priorities for that market.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 28/04/2022 11:21:26 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1458722

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has plans to amend or remove any trade regulations imposed since the UK's departure from the EU for the purposes of facilitating the shipping of aid and donations to Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	156466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 28/04/2022 11:13:55 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1457248

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps with her international counterparts to discourage trade with Russia that may aid or assist that state's invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	153957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>In lockstep with our allies, we are introducing the largest and most severe package of economic sanctions that Russia has ever faced, to maximise the impact on Russia’s campaign in Ukraine and cut off funding for Putin’s war machine.</p><p>Whilst we do not speculate on future sanctions, we will continue to consider further measures to increase pressure on Putin’s regime.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 26/04/2022 16:38:16 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon