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1045714

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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 Remedies: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether trade unions will be defined as interested parties in trade remedies investigations once the UK has an independent trade policy.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	210451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK trade remedies system will adopt the WTO definition of interested parties, that is:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Producers of the like goods in the UK</li><li>An overseas exporter or UK importer of the goods subject to investigation</li><li>Trade or business associations of such producers, exporters or importers</li><li>The government of the exporting country of the goods under investigation</li></ul><p> </p><p>Other parties who may have an interest in the case, such as Trade Unions, will be able to participate as contributors.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 24/01/2019 16:51:01 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1043169

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Board of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who the members of the reconvened Board of Trade are; and what assessment he has made of the most significant achievements of that Board for the Scottish economy have been since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	209848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP Secretary of State for International Trade, in his role as President of the Board of Trade, Chairs the Board of Trade meetings. The advisers can be found online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/board-of-trade" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/board-of-trade</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Board meets four times a year, with meetings rotated around the UK. Doing so guarantees all parts of the Union have a chance to raise the issues most important to them. The Board has met five times since it was convened in October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The third meeting took place at Stirling Castle on 17 May 2018. The networking reception involved local Scottish businesses and government representatives, and aimed to support and celebrate trade and investment with Scotland. During the reception the Secretary of State for International Trade launched the High Potential Opportunities programme (part of the FDI Strategy) and presented Board of Trade Awards to Aggreko, Alexander Dennis Limited, Bowalds Energy Ltd, Speyside Distillers Company Limited, Enerquip Limited and McGavigan Ltd. The Board of Trade Awards celebrate businesses which show exceptional innovation, deliver prosperity to their local communities, and champion free trade.</p><p> </p><p>The National Trade Academy Programme also ran a Global Trade and Investment Seminar on 17 May 2018 in Stirling, which brought together expert speakers from academia, business and government to discuss the importance of trade and internationalization for business. Over 50 students from three local academic institutions had the opportunity to gain insight into the importance of international trade and investment in national economic</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/01/2019 09:06:41 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1043053

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
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: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the highest hourly rate was that (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's arms-length bodies paid for legal advice in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	209810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The highest hourly rate paid by the Department for International Trade for external legal advice in 2018 was £816ph. This was for a piece of urgent foreign law advice for which it was not possible to use the usual Government Legal Services Panels. The advice was subject to an overall fee cap and only 4.4 hours was charged at the £816 hourly rate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade does not currently have any arms-length bodies.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/01/2019 16:24:02 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1043132

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
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: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	209885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>Cleaning, security guarding and catering services in buildings managed by the Department are outsourced under a facilities management contract. Specific rates of pay are a matter for each individual contractor, as the employer, but assurances are provided to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Department for International Trade is a tenant in buildings belonging to other Government departments, this information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/01/2019 16:19:15 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1041732

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) value of Raytheon Paveway laser-guided bombs that have been approved for export to Saudi Arabia; what proportion of those bombs have been exported under (i) Standard Individual Export Licence and (ii) Ordinary Individual Export Licence in each quarter since June 2015; and at which locations those bombs were manufactured.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	208935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>Exports of Paveway bombs are made under a long-standing Government-to-Government defence cooperation programme between the UK and Saudi Arabia. As such, the UK Government has full oversight of the exports.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has issued two licences for the export of Paveway bombs to Saudi Arabia: a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) in April 2015 and an Open Individual Export Licence (OIEL) in March 2014, in accordance with the Consolidated Criteria. Details of these can be found in the published official statistics at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a></p><p> </p><p>I am withholding details of the number and value of bombs permitted by the SIEL as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p><p> </p><p>OIEL applications do not include values because OIELs are generally not restricted by quantity. We therefore do hold that data.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold figures for the number of weapons exported, nor do we hold information about the locations in which the bombs were manufactured.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 21/01/2019 15:02:14 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1041273

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU External Trade: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which nations that have trade agreements with the EU have agreed to continue those agreements with the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Nicky Morgan
uin	208238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Discussions with all partner countries have demonstrated a commitment to finding a pragmatic way to ensure continuity of our existing international agreements.</p><p>As part of the Withdrawal Agreement, the EU agreed to notify its treaty partners that the UK be treated as a Member State for the purposes of EU international agreements during the Implementation Period (IP). This includes trade agreements.</p><p> </p><p>A number have already publicly welcomed this approach (Library deposit of 13 September DEP2018-0926 provides a list of countries). Others are, understandably, waiting for the notification to be issued before responding formally.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to do the responsible thing and prepare for all eventualities with partner countries, including a ‘no deal’ scenario. However, when we reach agreement will depend on the progress of these ongoing discussions. The Government will inform Parliament and the public when agreements are signed.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/01/2019 13:26:37 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes

1039585

registered interest
date	11/01/2019
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: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January to Question 205795 on Department for International Trade: Brexit, when his Department plans to publish the data transparency releases referred to in that answer.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	207542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>All spending over £25,000 is published in line with current guidance on a monthly basis.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 17/01/2019 12:13:23 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1039053

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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, how many free trade agreements to which the UK is a party through its EU membership will be rolled over in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 30 March 2019; and which countries those agreements will be with.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	207243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>In the event of a ‘no deal’, the Government will seek to bring into force bilateral agreements from exit day (29 March 2019) or as soon as possible thereafter.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials are engaging regularly with partner countries to complete this work and are making good progress. For example, the Swiss Federal Council have approved the text of a UK-Swiss Free Trade Agreement that replicates the effects of the existing EU-Swiss arrangements as far as possible.</p><p> </p><p>However, when we reach agreement will depend on the progress of these ongoing discussions. The Government will inform Parliament and the public when agreements are signed.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/01/2019 11:54:53 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1039054

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK has secured an agreement with Turkey to continue trading after 30 March 2019 on the same terms on which it currently trades with that country; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	207244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains focused on ensuring continuity in our existing trading arrangements. We have committed to informing Parliament when agreements are signed with partner countries. Discussions with Turkey are ongoing. Achieving continuity with Turkey is particularly complex because it shares a customs union with the EU. If we don’t reach a deal with the EU, then reaching a deal with Turkey will be challenging. The Government wants our future customs arrangements with both the EU and Turkey to enable as friction-less trade as possible. The deal that the Government has agreed with the EU and has put before Parliament aims to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/01/2019 11:50:48 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1038398

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value is of exports of goods and services from the UK which are currently governed by WTO rules.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	206862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Based on the latest estimates, in 2017 the UK exported £613.4bn in goods and services to WTO members (including special member state territories of the European Union). This trade is subject to both WTO and potentially other preferential trade agreement rules. This accounts for 99.3% of the UK’s total exports of goods and services.</p><p> </p><p>Of this total, £101.2bn worth of goods and services were exported to countries that are WTO members but do not, at the time of writing, benefit from any form of preferential or non-MFN trade in any goods or services with the EU-28. This accounts for 16.4% of the UK’s total exports of goods and services.</p><p> </p><p>Source: ONS UK trade in services April to June 2018 (NSA) and ONS Monthly UK Trade Statistics, October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 21/01/2019 09:50:52 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont