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1484267

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to her Department’s inward investment results published on 28 June 2022, how many of the (a) 1,131 involved FDI projects recorded in 2020-21 and (b) 1,174 involved FDI projects recorded in 2021-22 have been verified as net-zero investments aligned to the ten point plan for a green industrial revolution.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	26722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Recently released statistics show the Department for International Trade (DIT) supported inward investment that contributes to the Government’s green industrial revolution agenda. These statistics can be found by accessing <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/department-for-international-trade-inward-investment-results-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/department-for-international-trade-inward-investment-results-2021-to-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that DIT supported nearly £13 billion of net zero aligned foreign investment in the financial year 2021 to 2022, creating almost 9,000 new jobs.</p><p> </p><p>A previous DIT publication related to the green industrial revolution agenda can be found by accessing</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/net-zero-related-inward-investment-in-the-uk-18-november-2020-to-24-september-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/net-zero-related-inward-investment-in-the-uk-18-november-2020-to-24-september-2021</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that since the 10 Point Plan was announced on 18 November 2020 to 24 September 2021, DIT supported £2.6 billion worth of net zero aligned foreign investment, creating nearly 3,000 new jobs.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh grouped question UIN 26723 26724 question first answered 06/10/2022 14:12:44 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh previous answer version 10758 answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer answering member 4004
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1484268

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department’s inward investment results published on 28 June 2022, how many of the (a) 47,784 new jobs created in 2020-21 and (b) 72,906 new jobs created in 2021-22 related to involved FDI projects verified as net-zero investments aligned to the ten point plan for a green industrial revolution.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	26723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Recently released statistics show the Department for International Trade (DIT) supported inward investment that contributes to the Government’s green industrial revolution agenda. These statistics can be found by accessing <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/department-for-international-trade-inward-investment-results-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/department-for-international-trade-inward-investment-results-2021-to-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that DIT supported nearly £13 billion of net zero aligned foreign investment in the financial year 2021 to 2022, creating almost 9,000 new jobs.</p><p> </p><p>A previous DIT publication related to the green industrial revolution agenda can be found by accessing</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/net-zero-related-inward-investment-in-the-uk-18-november-2020-to-24-september-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/net-zero-related-inward-investment-in-the-uk-18-november-2020-to-24-september-2021</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that since the 10 Point Plan was announced on 18 November 2020 to 24 September 2021, DIT supported £2.6 billion worth of net zero aligned foreign investment, creating nearly 3,000 new jobs.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh grouped question UIN 26722 26724 question first answered 06/10/2022 14:12:44 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh previous answer version 10760 answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer answering member 4004
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1484269

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to her Department’s inward investment results published on 28 June 2022, how many of the (a) 16,174 jobs safeguarded in 2020-21 and (b) 6,665 jobs safeguarded in 2021-22 related to involved FDI projects verified as net-zero investments aligned to the ten point plan for a green industrial revolution.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	26724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Recently released statistics show the Department for International Trade (DIT) supported inward investment that contributes to the Government’s green industrial revolution agenda. These statistics can be found by accessing <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/department-for-international-trade-inward-investment-results-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/department-for-international-trade-inward-investment-results-2021-to-2022</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that DIT supported nearly £13 billion of net zero aligned foreign investment in the financial year 2021 to 2022, creating almost 9,000 new jobs.</p><p> </p><p>A previous DIT publication related to the green industrial revolution agenda can be found by accessing</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/net-zero-related-inward-investment-in-the-uk-18-november-2020-to-24-september-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/net-zero-related-inward-investment-in-the-uk-18-november-2020-to-24-september-2021</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that since the 10 Point Plan was announced on 18 November 2020 to 24 September 2021, DIT supported £2.6 billion worth of net zero aligned foreign investment, creating nearly 3,000 new jobs.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh grouped question UIN 26722 26723 question first answered 06/10/2022 14:12:44 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh previous answer version 10757 answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer answering member 4004
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1504163

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Fossil Fuels
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 HMG Policy of March 2021 on aligning UK international support for the clean energy transition, how many times since March 2021 has UK Export Finance provided export support under the exemptions allowed in UKEF's fossil fuel policy and which categories out of the five listed for grouping the exemptions were used.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	45767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>To date UK Export Finance has not provided support for any transactions under the five exemptions listed in Part A of the guidance on implementing HMG’s policy on aligning international support for the clean energy transition.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh question first answered 28/09/2022 13:30:51 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1504395

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Solihull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ease barriers to exports for medium-sized businesses in Solihull constituency.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Through the Export Strategy, the Department for International Trade (DIT) is targeting the barriers affecting small-and-medium sized businesses (SMEs) by providing a single point of contact for businesses who export or wish to do so. SMEs also benefit from the Internationalisation Fund, having so far attracted around 4,400 applications and allocated around £21M in funding.</p><p> </p><p>DIT work with businesses to reduce trade barriers and secure world-class free trade agreements, supporting British business to take full advantage of trade opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has directly assisted Solihull based Evac+Chair, a globally renowned manufacturer of evacuation chairs, with market access issues into both Spain and USA resulting in their business growth.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh question first answered 29/09/2022 10:33:24 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1505396

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	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

1505994

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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 (a) spent on and (b) plans to spend on funding British businesses to attend trade shows in India in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	49053
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 48209 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

1506295

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of UK Export Finance in supporting UK businesses.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>British businesses have been helped to export to 61 countries around the world over the past year with £7.4 billion of government support through UK Export Finance – providing a significant boost to jobs and the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>This support has helped 545 companies directly (of whom 81% were small and medium sized enterprises), and thousands more indirectly in supply chains. During that year, UK Export Finance supported around 72,000 UK jobs. UK Export Finance provided £33 billion of support to UK exporters during the period 2017/18 to 2021/22. UK Export Finance was recently named the world’s best ECA at the International TFG Trade Awards 2022.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh question first answered 29/09/2022 11:01:10 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord