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1580175

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how often her Department plans to conduct ex-post evaluations of the implementation of new free trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	131282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The government has committed to publishing evaluations of each of the UK-Japan, UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand agreements, within 5 years of each agreement’s entry into force.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2023 14:48:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1580178

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Monitoring
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 will take to monitor the impact of newly implemented free trade agreements on (a) the climate, (b) labour rights and (c) human rights; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	131283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Newly implemented trade agreements provide for institutional mechanisms for compliance monitoring of labour and climate provisions. The Department for International Trade has established independent advisory bodies to monitor compliance and advise on the implementation of climate and labour provisions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2023 11:44:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1580357

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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: Nepal
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 Nepal.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	131440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to driving mutual prosperity between the UK and Nepal, enabling UK businesses to take full advantage of Nepal’s high growth sectors such as renewable energy, education and retail. Officials have worked with colleagues in country to remove barriers to trade, such as the recent lifting of import restrictions on luxury goods, and the removal of a lock-in period for foreign funds investing in Nepal. In January the Department for International Trade supported a Clean Growth and Infrastructure event in Kathmandu for industry and Government, focusing on improving standards and regulations for the sector.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 31/01/2023 12:26:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1579650

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
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 20 January 2023 to Question 123935, on Trade Agreements: USA, whether any projects involving (a) new cooperation on digital trade or (b) securing supply chains have resulted from the talks held in Boston and Edinburgh; and if she will list the joint projects on SME tools to support UK and US firms mentioned in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	129801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Following the UK-US small and medium sized enterprises (SME) Dialogue in Edinburgh, the UK and US governments agreed to convene government officials for expert-level discussions on digital trade and customs and trade facilitation, and identify opportunities for deeper cooperation on digital issues and paperless trading. The UK and US also agreed to update and enhance resources for SME exporters, such as the existing toolkits on intellectual property and doing business in the UK and the US.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2023 12:10:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 50783 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1569066

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Africa: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to help support participation by (a) African states, (b) the African Union and (c) the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area in the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate launched on 19 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	128615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to working with African partners to ensure trade supports long-term climate action.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for International Trade participated in the inaugural meeting of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate, alongside 7 African trade ministers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/01/2023 11:48:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1568820

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	World Economic Forum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she held discussions with the United States Trade Representative at the World Economic Forum in December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	127829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State had a bilateral discussion with the United States Trade Representative at the World Economic Forum in Davos on 18<sup>th</sup> January 2023.</p><p> </p><p>This was their second bilateral discussion since the Secretary of State’s appointment in September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 127830 question first answered 27/01/2023 11:49:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 50247 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1568821

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many times she has met with the United States Trade Representative since September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	127830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State had a bilateral discussion with the United States Trade Representative at the World Economic Forum in Davos on 18<sup>th</sup> January 2023.</p><p> </p><p>This was their second bilateral discussion since the Secretary of State’s appointment in September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 127829 question first answered 27/01/2023 11:49:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1567329

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress has been made on implementing the actions agreed at the U.S./UK Dialogues on Future of Atlantic Trade, which took place in Baltimore in March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	123935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>At the UK-U.S. Dialogues, the UK and US agreed to further strengthen our bilateral trade through new cooperation on digital trade, securing supply chains, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).</p><p> </p><p>The Government have since held US-UK SME Dialogues in Boston in June and Edinburgh in November, where we agreed to take forward joint projects on SME tools to support UK and US firms.</p><p> </p><p>In the past year the Government has worked with the US to open market access and improve the trading landscape, successfully securing the removal of Section 232 tariffs on UK steel and aluminium and the long-standing US ban on the import of British lamb.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/01/2023 13:33:39 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1565531

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Japan
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 9 January 2023 to Question 112041 on Trade Agreements: Japan, if he will publish details of the 15 working groups, committees and dialogues provided for.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	119868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has already published details from a number of working groups, committees and dialogues established by the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. We endeavour to publish minutes where possible and, once completed and agreed with Japan, they are uploaded to the following site: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-japan-cepa-documents" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-japan-cepa-documents</a>. For the UK-Japan Financial regulatory forum further details can also be found on gov.uk: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inaugural-uk-japan-financial-regulatory-forum" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/inaugural-uk-japan-financial-regulatory-forum</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/01/2023 10:15:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 47317 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1565532

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Japan
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 14 December 2022 to Question 104087 on Trade Agreements: Japan, on which dates the UK-Japan Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development has met since the UK-Japan Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into effect.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	119869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK-Japan Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) has so far been convened twice. It was held first on the 13<sup>th</sup> October 2021 and secondly, on the 1<sup>st</sup> December 2022. <br></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/01/2023 10:21:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 47316 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas