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632035

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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, what discussions he has had with the Secretary-General of the World Trade Organisation on commencing work on trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	52299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>In conversations with the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has discussed our on-going membership of the WTO and the future of the multilateral trading system. Both agree that the UK has an important role to play in promoting global free trade.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/11/2016 17:40:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

632036

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and which countries he and his Ministers plan to visit in (a) 2016 and (b) the first three months of 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	52244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Since being appointed on 13<sup>th</sup> July 2016, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and his Ministerial team have undertaken a total of 27 overseas visits to 41 countries. Details of these visits are listed in the attached Annex.</p><p>The Secretary of State and his Ministerial team will continue to engage with international partners overseas for the remainder of 2016 and early 2017 to promote British trade and investment and begin discussion on our future trading relations upon the UK exiting the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/11/2016 16:56:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands attachment 1 file name OVERSEAS VISITS UNDERTAKEN BY DIT MINISTERS.docx title Ministerial Visits
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

632037

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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 Investment: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing into current and future bilateral investment treaties binding obligations on investors to adhere to those international human rights and environmental instruments to which the UK is a signatory.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	52473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Until the UK leaves the EU, we will remain subject to EU trade &amp; investment agreements and policy, of which human rights is a fundamental principle. The UK has a strong history in protecting human rights and the promotion of our values globally. We will in due course consider all options in the design of future bilateral trade and investment agreements.</p><p>The updated UK National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (published May 2016) sets out our arrangements for implementing the UN Guiding Principles and our expectation that British companies should build respect for human rights into all aspects of their operations, both in the UK and overseas, and act accordingly.</p><p>The objective of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) is to provide protection to investors against unfair or discriminatory treatment. Fair, non-discriminatory and proportionate action taken by a host state, including to protect human rights, would not breach an investment protection. As such, it is unlikely that a BIT could be invoked by an investor in a way that is detrimental to human rights.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 52474 52475 question first answered 14/11/2016 17:21:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

632038

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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 Investment: Treaties
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 incorporating the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into bilateral investment treaties to which the UK is a signatory.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	52474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Until the UK leaves the EU, we will remain subject to EU trade &amp; investment agreements and policy, of which human rights is a fundamental principle. The UK has a strong history in protecting human rights and the promotion of our values globally. We will in due course consider all options in the design of future bilateral trade and investment agreements.</p><p>The updated UK National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (published May 2016) sets out our arrangements for implementing the UN Guiding Principles and our expectation that British companies should build respect for human rights into all aspects of their operations, both in the UK and overseas, and act accordingly.</p><p>The objective of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) is to provide protection to investors against unfair or discriminatory treatment. Fair, non-discriminatory and proportionate action taken by a host state, including to protect human rights, would not breach an investment protection. As such, it is unlikely that a BIT could be invoked by an investor in a way that is detrimental to human rights.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 52473 52475 question first answered 14/11/2016 17:21:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

632039

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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 Investment: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to incorporate the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into future bilateral investment treaties.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	52475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Until the UK leaves the EU, we will remain subject to EU trade &amp; investment agreements and policy, of which human rights is a fundamental principle. The UK has a strong history in protecting human rights and the promotion of our values globally. We will in due course consider all options in the design of future bilateral trade and investment agreements.</p><p>The updated UK National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (published May 2016) sets out our arrangements for implementing the UN Guiding Principles and our expectation that British companies should build respect for human rights into all aspects of their operations, both in the UK and overseas, and act accordingly.</p><p>The objective of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) is to provide protection to investors against unfair or discriminatory treatment. Fair, non-discriminatory and proportionate action taken by a host state, including to protect human rights, would not breach an investment protection. As such, it is unlikely that a BIT could be invoked by an investor in a way that is detrimental to human rights.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 52473 52474 question first answered 14/11/2016 17:21:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

632040

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Airbus: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on what date UK Export Finance started a temporary freeze of Airbus export credit cover; and whether that freeze is still in place.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	52298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>UK Export Finance has not supported any new deliveries of Airbus aircraft since January 2016.</p><p>UK Export Finance is working with Airbus and the French and German export credit agencies to understand and seek assurances around Airbus's practices with regard to overseas agents. In the meantime UK Export Finance remains open to applications from any UK exporter, including Airbus, subject to conducting appropriate due diligence on compliance issues.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/11/2016 10:48:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

632041

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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 Investment: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that Parliament has the opportunity to scrutinise all future bilateral investment treaties.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	52439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my rt hon. Friend the Member for Broxtowe (Anna Soubry) on 29 June 2016, UIN (41073).</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/11/2016 17:52:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

632042

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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 Investment: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to develop a framework for bilateral investment treaties to be implemented when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	52404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is signatory to over 90 bilateral investment treaties (BITs). Until the UK leaves the EU, we will remain subject to EU trade &amp; investment agreements and policy.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/11/2016 16:46:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

631293

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Domestic Visits: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to visit North East England.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	52124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is actively engaged in North East England. My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has a pending visit to the North East to review the Subsea Sector, which is now being rescheduled as soon as is practicable and diary allows.</p><p>There is also other Ministerial involvement pending for 2017.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/11/2016 16:57:30 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

631294

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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: Advertising
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 3 November 2016 to Question 50508, if he will provide a breakdown of each specific national and international marketing campaign he refers to and the costs attributable to each of those campaigns.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	52000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department uses marketing activity to support its domestic role to promote exporting amongst UK businesses, and overseas role to increase demand for UK goods and services from overseas buyers and to increase the amount of investment into the UK. The spend with marketing agencies since the Department’s establishment is as follows:</p><p>Domestic: £536,385 spent on procured marketing services.</p><p>Overseas campaigns (increase demand and increase investment). The combined spend on procured marketing services is £353,862.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/11/2016 16:55:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden