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678146

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Banks: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many bank loans UK Export Finance protected by the NUTS 1 region in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) range of products work through guaranteeing banks (either loans, bonds or letters of credit), providing a loan directly, or through insurance. UKEF records information on the region of the exporter for its trade finance products introduced in 2011 which provide a guarantee to a bank. These products cover contract bonds, working capital loans and letters of credit. They exclude UKEF guaranteed buyer credits. The number of trade finance facilities guaranteed by UKEF are listed by NUTS 1 region in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NUTS 1 REGION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East England</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West England</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater London</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East England</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West England</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 01/02/2017 17:47:31 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

678147

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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: Mongolia
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 promote bilateral trade between the UK and Mongolia.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	61342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has a team in Mongolia which focuses on the significant opportunities in the mining, infrastructure, financial and professional services and education sectors. In 2016 DIT increased its activity in the market, and its support for British companies, by designating the mining opportunity as a High Value Campaign with a potential export value of £350m over the next 5 years and signing a memorandum of understanding with the Mongolian Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry. UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency offers competitive finance and insurance to support UK exporters. UKEF has capacity to support UK exports to Mongolia and welcomes new applications for support.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 01/02/2017 17:20:31 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

678148

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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: Staff
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 November 2016 to Question 52038, on staff, what the size of the trade policy team was on 24 June 2016; and how many of those staff have had experience of negotiating trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>On 24 June 2016 the trade policy team numbered 45 civil servants. These individuals were all focused on UK trade policy in the context of providing input to the European Commission’s trade negotiations.</p><p>At this stage our primary focus is on developing our policy positions, international relationships and approach to future trade negotiations. We are recruiting high quality individuals with a range of policy, negotiation and trade-specific skills and experience.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 27/01/2017 14:56:43 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

678149

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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, which countries have expressed an interest in agreeing trade deals with the UK; and with which countries the Government has started discussions on future trade agreements other than those set out by the Prime Minister in her speech at Lancaster House on 17 January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	61491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the hon Member for North East Fife today, UIN: 60711.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 27/01/2017 14:55:41 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

678150

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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: South Africa
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 promote bilateral trade between the UK and South Africa.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	61458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has a dedicated trade promotion team in South Africa with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The team focuses on High Value Campaigns targeting Agri-tech, Infrastructure, Aerospace and Defence &amp; Security. Healthcare will also be a focus in the coming financial year. DIT South Africa also promotes the UK as an Inward Investment destination.</p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) has over £1bn of risk appetite to support exports to South Africa and welcomes new applications for support. UKEF can also consider support where South African companies are buying from the UK and wish to finance purchases using the South African Rand.</p><p>The British Chamber of Business in Southern Africa provides additional support for UK companies looking to export to South Africa as well as UK companies domiciled in South Africa.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 01/02/2017 17:43:57 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

678151

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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: Staff
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 16 November 2016 to Question 52038, how many members of staff with previous experience of negotiating trade agreements have been recruited since 24 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Trade Policy group has a strong core of trade policy officials and this has quadrupled in size since 24 June and is continuing to grow. To date, recruitment has primarily been from within the Civil Service but we are now running an external recruitment campaign.</p><p>At this stage our primary focus is on developing our policy positions, international relationships and approach to future trade negotiations. We are recruiting high quality individuals with a range of policy, negotiation and trade-specific skills and experience.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 27/01/2017 14:52:12 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

677436

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
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: Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether promoting trade with Sudan is an official government policy, and, if so, when the policy of providing information to businesses only on request changed and what prompted this change.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>As part of our phased increase in direct engagement with the government of Sudan, the UK will consider opportunities to promote trade with Sudan, as trade can help to open up closed off political and economic systems. In this light, we are working with the World Bank, through the Sudan Multi-Partner Fund, to remove some of the barriers to private sector development through greater financial inclusion.</p><p>We will continue to provide support to UK companies to understand the opportunities and challenges of operating in Sudan. However, we have been clear with the Government of Sudan that the current conflicts, human rights abuses, and business environment remain obstacles to a sizeable increase in interest from British companies, and continue to urge them to make progress on these issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 06/02/2017 14:32:43 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

677649

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
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: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, (a) how much his Department cost to set up, (b) how many staff his Department employs and (c) what the estimated cost of running the Department is for the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	61139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) will detail our total spend in the annual reports and accounts.</p><p>As of 12 January 2017, DIT headcount is 2,841.</p><p>DIT is in the process of establishing budgets for the next four years and these will be provided to Parliament, in the supplementary estimates, later this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 26/01/2017 17:46:29 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

676115

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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 Fairs: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reasons his Department provided financial assistance to companies attending the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas on 5 to 8 January 2017; and what criteria were used in allocating funds to each such company.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	60968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade supports UK businesses to attend over 600 events, trade fairs and shows annually with the aim to increase their export growth. For a UK business to access funds in the form of a Tradeshow Access Programme grant the criteria are available on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 25/01/2017 16:39:14 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

676116

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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 Fairs: Germany
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reasons his Department decided not to provide funding for the Drinktec trade fair in Munich on 11-15 September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	61067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) is currently working with our delivery partners to agree the 2017/18 Tradeshow Access Programme. Funding for the Drinktec trade fair in Munich will be considered along with all other events proposed for support.</p><p>Financial support and the trade shows selected for support are determined in consultation with relevant stakeholders, including Trade Challenge Partners, DIT approved delivery partners. The final 2017/18 Tradeshow Access Programme will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 30/01/2017 17:32:29 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner