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1185146

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	Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made by the Secretary of State for International Trade with her counterparts in non-EU countries on any opportunities for trade deals after the transition period.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL2648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>While there are many other markets the UK will look to for new agreements in the future, our shared values and strength of trade with the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, make them the right places to focus our initial attention. We have published our negotiation objectives for a UK-US free trade agreement. We will publish more details on our approach to other priority partners in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We are also continuing our programme to replicate the effects of existing EU trade agreements to ensure continuity for UK businesses following the transition period. By the time we left the EU, we had signed trade continuity agreements with 48 countries.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy (Conor Burns) is leading for the Department on engagement with Nations beyond US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/03/2020 14:46:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1183449

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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 what are the names of the foreign investors introduced to the Department of International Trade by Quintessentially; and what venues were used for such introductions.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade meets multiple foreign investors on a weekly basis. Our investors seek the ability to pursue and implement their investment strategy confidentially. We work within GDPR guidelines and respect the commercially sensitive nature of our work.</p><p> </p><p>We use Government venues for meetings and engagements wherever possible to showcase the UK’s heritage and ensure value for money. We also seek to secure partnerships and sponsorship to ensure public expenditure is minimised.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/03/2020 16:52:32 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1183501

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Food: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that any future trade agreements with other countries will require that no imported food or drink may contain any asbestos which could enter into the body of a consumer.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>We remain firmly committed to upholding our high food safety standards outside the EU. The UK’s independent food regulators will continue to ensure that all food imports into the UK comply with those high standards.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/03/2020 16:53:46 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1182904

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Quintessentially
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Government Procurement Service was consulted on the decision by the Department for International Trade to let a contract with Quintessentially.
tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
uin	HL2227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>Quintessentially won a competitive tender in May 2016 which was carried out by UK Shared Business Services who at the time managed UK Trade and Investment’s (UKTI) procurement activity. UKTI was a joint, non-ministerial Government Department reporting to the Secretaries of State for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The contract was awarded by UK Shared Business Services prior to the formation of the Department for International Trade (DIT). DIT took ownership of the former UKTI’s contracts and does not hold a record of whether the Government Procurement Service were consulted (now referred to as the Crown Commercial Service).</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/03/2020 17:36:16 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

1182905

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Quintessentially
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Accounting Officer of the Department for International Trade approved the decision by that department to let a contract with Quintessentially; and if so, whether they will publish her reasons for regarding it as value for money.
tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
uin	HL2228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>Quintessentially won a competitive tender in 2016 which was carried out by UK Shared Business Services, who at the time managed UK Trade and Investment’s (UKTI) procurement activity. UKTI was a joint, non-ministerial Government Department reporting to the Secretaries of State for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The services of the contract with Quintessentially include support to the GREAT Investors Programme through the provision of advice, logistical support and background checks, via a sub-contract to support individual investor visits to the UK. The contract was awarded by UK Shared Business Services in May 2016, prior to the formation of the Department for International Trade (DIT). DIT took ownership of UKTI’s contracts on formation.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/03/2020 17:32:36 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

1182927

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish (1) each of Her Majesty's trade commissioners' latest annual reports setting out the strategy, objectives and overarching priorities for each delegated region, and (2) the budgets supporting the delivery of those objectives.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL2250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioners work as an integral part of the Department for International Trade, which produces its annual report and accounts every June or July.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/03/2020 17:29:00 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1181815

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Customs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any international agreement obliges them to require importers to complete full customs declarations, other than declarations of origin, for goods coming from other countries within a free trade area in which there are no tariffs or quotas.
tabling member printed	Lord Lilley
uin	HL2077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK is party to a number of international agreements that provide for obligations and recommended practices around customs procedures and declarations, such as the Revised Kyoto Convention.</p><p>Obligations as to the precise form of the UK customs declarations for imports are established by the UK’s domestic legislation. There is no general exemption regarding the contents of customs declarations for goods being imported under a free trade agreement, including imports that are tariff free and quota free.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 09/03/2020 17:37:58 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

1181071

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in finding an export market for the new Type 31 class of frigate.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>Work to identify an export market for the new Type 31 class of frigate is on-going. A General-Purpose Frigate Export Working Group (GPFEWG), with representatives from cross-Government and Industry, has been set up and is responsible for supporting the realisation of Type 31 export opportunities in support of the National Ship Building Strategy (NSBS). The GPFEWG is meeting regularly to agree the export opportunities and the strategy to pursue them.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 11/03/2020 15:51:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1179917

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister will meet the President of the United States to discuss a trade deal between the UK and the USA; and when it is proposed that formal trade negotiations will commence.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL1767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>Now that our negotiating objectives for a UK US Free Trade Agreement have been published, we are in a position to negotiate and are in discussions with the United States about when those negotiations will commence.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister values the UK’s relationship with the United States, our closest defence and security ally and largest single trading partner. He speaks regularly to the President and will discuss the progress of negotiations in his discussions with the President over the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 04/03/2020 13:30:12 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1177248

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Ayman Asfari
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the former International Trade Secretary, the Rt Hon Liam Fox MP, sought advice as to how to manage any perceived conflicts of interest arising from Ayman Asfari’s political donations, before he wrote a letter, whilst International Trade Secretary, to the Bahraini Crown Prince lobbying on behalf of Mr Asfari's company Petrofac.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Advice was sought following the launch of the Serious Fraud Office investigation into Petrofac in May 2017 and that advice was followed by the Department. All dealings with the company have been according to normal departmental protocols.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/02/2020 17:54:50 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven