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1490861

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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 Promotion: Prime Minister
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria for selection to be a Prime Minister's trade envoy.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL1947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys are drawn from both Houses and from across the political spectrum. As unpaid roles they are chosen based on relevant skills, experience and their appetite to undertake the role. Experience can be related to a particular market or UK industry knowledge, or their Government-to-Government experience, as well as willingness and an ability to undertake some international travel.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/07/2022 15:22:38 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1490862

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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 Promotion: Prime Minister
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the priority objectives of a Prime Minister's trade envoy.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL1948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys support the UK’s economic growth and help businesses take advantage of the overseas opportunities arising from our global trade agenda.</p><p>They champion Global Britain and promote the UK as a destination of choice for inward investment across all regions of the UK, helping to level up the country by supplementing the UK’s existing trade relations in their respective markets, working with our regional Trade Commissioners and global network to promote British business across the globe.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/07/2022 15:24:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1490886

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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 Promotion: Prime Minister
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the criteria for selecting the countries to which the Prime Minister has appointed trade envoys; and when all national priority countries will have trade envoys appointed.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL1949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2022 answer text <p>The Trade Envoy Programme supports British businesses and attracts investment into the UK. The programme works in collaboration with other trade promotion activities and focuses on emerging and high growth markets where additional senior interactions can be valuable, or larger economies where multiple interactions at different levels are effective.</p><p>We are regularly reviewing countries and markets to identify where the appointment of a Trade Envoy can be of greatest benefit to the trade and investment aims of the UK with the Prime Minister ultimately making that decision. Consideration is also given to appointing multiple trade envoys where this could be advantageous to the UK.</p><p>The Prime Minister has not appointed a Trade Envoy to India.</p><p>The UK remains committed to strengthening its long, positive and wide-ranging trading relationship with India which was worth £24.3 billion in 2021 by continued ministerial engagement and dialogue including the desire to secure a Free Trade Agreement.</p><p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) analyses suitable countries, regions, and markets to identify where the appointment of a Trade Envoy can be of greatest benefit to the trade and investment aims of the UK, with the Prime Minister ultimately making the decision to appoint.</p><p>DIT following a review will make recommendations of the future size and scope of the Trade Envoy programme, including for India, to the next Prime Minister in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL1950 HL1951 question first answered 04/08/2022 14:57:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1490887

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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 Promotion: India
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has appointed a trade envoy to India; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL1950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2022 answer text <p>The Trade Envoy Programme supports British businesses and attracts investment into the UK. The programme works in collaboration with other trade promotion activities and focuses on emerging and high growth markets where additional senior interactions can be valuable, or larger economies where multiple interactions at different levels are effective.</p><p>We are regularly reviewing countries and markets to identify where the appointment of a Trade Envoy can be of greatest benefit to the trade and investment aims of the UK with the Prime Minister ultimately making that decision. Consideration is also given to appointing multiple trade envoys where this could be advantageous to the UK.</p><p>The Prime Minister has not appointed a Trade Envoy to India.</p><p>The UK remains committed to strengthening its long, positive and wide-ranging trading relationship with India which was worth £24.3 billion in 2021 by continued ministerial engagement and dialogue including the desire to secure a Free Trade Agreement.</p><p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) analyses suitable countries, regions, and markets to identify where the appointment of a Trade Envoy can be of greatest benefit to the trade and investment aims of the UK, with the Prime Minister ultimately making the decision to appoint.</p><p>DIT following a review will make recommendations of the future size and scope of the Trade Envoy programme, including for India, to the next Prime Minister in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL1949 HL1951 question first answered 04/08/2022 14:57:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1486729

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	Overseas Trade: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of jobs in the Republic of Ireland dependent on trade with the UK in June.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL1479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Experimental estimates published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report around 207,000 workers in the Republic of Ireland were supported by exports to the UK in 2018 (latest year for which estimates are available).</p><p> </p><p>More timely estimates for June 2022 or estimates for employment supported by total trade between the Republic of Ireland and the UK (exports <em>plus</em> imports), are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Source: OECD Trade in Employment (2021 ed.) database, <a href="https://www.oecd.org/sti/ind/trade-in-employment.htm" target="_blank">https://www.oecd.org/sti/ind/trade-in-employment.htm</a></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/07/2022 13:21:58 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1187921

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Expert Trade Advisory Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Expert Trade Advisory Groups have been created by the Department for International Trade; and who are the members of those groups.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL2935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>There are currently 17 Expert Trade Advisory Groups (ETAGs), covering a range of sector and thematic policy areas. Over 250 organisations are members of the network of Expert Trade Advisory Groups. The Department intends to publish the names of these organisations in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have established engagement mechanisms, such as the ETAGs, to ensure a broad range of stakeholders have the opportunity to inform the UK’s trade policy. Any further opportunities for engagement during negotiations will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The membership of ETAGs varies according to the needs of the Group, and may include a range of stakeholders from industry, consumer groups, business associations, trade unions or NGOs. Members were selected based on experience and expertise in the relevant sectoral or thematic area.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2936 HL2937 question first answered 31/03/2020 11:03:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1187922

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Expert Trade Advisory Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the role of the Department for International Trade’s Expert Trade Advisory Groups will be as negotiations on trade agreements progress.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL2936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>There are currently 17 Expert Trade Advisory Groups (ETAGs), covering a range of sector and thematic policy areas. Over 250 organisations are members of the network of Expert Trade Advisory Groups. The Department intends to publish the names of these organisations in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have established engagement mechanisms, such as the ETAGs, to ensure a broad range of stakeholders have the opportunity to inform the UK’s trade policy. Any further opportunities for engagement during negotiations will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The membership of ETAGs varies according to the needs of the Group, and may include a range of stakeholders from industry, consumer groups, business associations, trade unions or NGOs. Members were selected based on experience and expertise in the relevant sectoral or thematic area.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2935 HL2937 question first answered 31/03/2020 11:03:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1187923

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Expert Trade Advisory Groups: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Department for International Trade selected the membership of its Expert Trade Advisory Groups.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL2937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>There are currently 17 Expert Trade Advisory Groups (ETAGs), covering a range of sector and thematic policy areas. Over 250 organisations are members of the network of Expert Trade Advisory Groups. The Department intends to publish the names of these organisations in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have established engagement mechanisms, such as the ETAGs, to ensure a broad range of stakeholders have the opportunity to inform the UK’s trade policy. Any further opportunities for engagement during negotiations will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The membership of ETAGs varies according to the needs of the Group, and may include a range of stakeholders from industry, consumer groups, business associations, trade unions or NGOs. Members were selected based on experience and expertise in the relevant sectoral or thematic area.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2935 HL2936 question first answered 31/03/2020 11:03:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1185141

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Quintessentially
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether contracts between Quintissentially and (1) the Department for International Trade, and (2) any other Government department or agency, required details of the people who received goods and services under the contracts; and whether any goods or services were specifically excluded from those contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade always requires the details of the people receiving the goods and services delivered through the Quintessentially contract. The goods and services supplied under the contract are provided in the contract schedule which are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts Finder is a Government website which is used for the publication of contract opportunities and contract awards. It is Government policy to publish all contracts over £10,000 further details of Contracts Finder and of the Quintessentially contract may be found here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F0ccf6274-6878-4ad0-a106-94a723595cbb&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cpaul.kellett%40trade.gov.uk%7C27ed0cc26791488cb4c508d7ccb9caa6%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C637202970666715849&amp;sdata=lCO6qTVWqkhdykX%2Fsq9BjPEjmoO9Uzfgor1VUha%2Fp6Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice0ccf6274-6878-4ad0a106-94a723595cbb</a>.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 25/03/2020 16:51:21 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1185145

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effectiveness of their Export Strategy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL2647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>We launched the Export Strategy in August 2018 with the goal of strengthening the UK’s position as a global trading nation.</p><p>I’m pleased to say that UK exports are at a record high, with the latest figures showing exports of £705.1 billion in the 12 months to January 2020. That is an increase of 7% year-on-year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/03/2020 15:08:14 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick