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692108

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date	20/02/2017
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: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department operates a ban the box employment policy in respect of ex-offender job applicants with unspent convictions; and how many employees of his Department have unspent convictions.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	64477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is operating its recruitment processes in line with the Ban the Box principles. We are committed to improving diversity of opportunity and creating an inclusive working environment that attracts the best talent and makes the most of potential skills and productivity of ex-offenders in the community.</p><p>All offers of employment are subject to clearance through the appropriate vetting processes. Following successful clearance and the individual taking up their offer of employment with the department, any history of criminal convictions would not be held on a central personnel record.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/02/2017 17:24:11 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

692109

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Brexit
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 Department for Exiting the European Union on the contents of the White Paper entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, Cm 9417, published in February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	64548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union on all aspects of exiting the European Union.</p><p>We have contributed, and will continue to contribute our trade policy expertise to the Department for Exiting the European Union’s preparations and negotiations for exiting the European Union. We are working together to ensure that the UK secures the right deal, which enables the freest possible trade with the EU, while enabling us to negotiate our own trade agreements with the rest of the world.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/02/2017 11:35:09 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

692110

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Uber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much his Department has spent on (a) Uber for Business and (b) other Uber transactions since 28 October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	64379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>Our records show that DIT have not made any direct payments to Uber for Business since October 2016. However, our records indicate that DIT have claimed £396.53 in expense claims related to Uber journeys since October 2016.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/02/2017 11:33:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

692111

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the total (a) number and (b) value of Government contracts that have been contracted out by his Department was in each year since 2010; what the value of pro bono costs was in each such year; and what estimate he has made of the number of work days contracted out in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	64397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade was formed in July 2016. Since that time the Department has awarded 38 contracts at a maximum total contract value of £68m*. The Department has not made an estimate of the value of pro bono costs. Additionally, the Department, wherever possible, seeks to award contracts on an outcome basis and pays for deliverables rather than by days. However, we have used specialist contractors and interim resource for a total of 22,000 days since July 2016.</p><p>Note</p><p>*£50,000,000 of this total value is made up of the Green Park contract which is a call off for specialist and interim resource and is not committed spend.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/02/2017 17:55:40 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

692112

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU Law
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 February 2017 to Question 63161, what the evidential basis is for all the relevant EU directives having been transposed into UK law.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	64601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>There are two relevant directives.</p><p><strong>Directive 91/477/EEC</strong> : the control of the acquisition and possession of weapons.</p><p>The relevant parts of this Directive relate to transfers of firearms by persons in possession of a European Firearms Pass which is implemented by article 15 of the Export Control Order 2008 SI 2008/3231.</p><p><strong>Directive 2009/43/EC</strong> : simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community.</p><p>This was transposed into UK law through The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2012 S.I. 2012/1910.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/02/2017 16:14:17 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

692113

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Poverty
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 reduce poverty in developing countries through its international trade policy.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	64637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to ensuring developing countries can reduce poverty through trading opportunities; helping them to leave aid dependency behind and become our trading partners of the future.</p><p>The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy as the UK prepares to leave the EU.</p><p>The Department for International Trade is working hand in hand with the Department for International Development to ensure that development and global prosperity are at the heart of UK trade policy and shape our future trade arrangements with developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/02/2017 16:06:55 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

692114

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many overseas contracts UK Export Finance has supported in which the applicant declared that an agent had provided facilitation services in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	64624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) has reviewed applications including agents, from 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015 and is in the process of reviewing applications from 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2014. All applications reviewed indicate that UKEF has not provided support to any overseas contract where the application declared that an agent provided facilitation services.</p><p>The majority of UKEF’s historic application forms were received prior to the introduction of an electronic management system. An answer extending to 2010 could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/02/2017 11:32:41 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

692153

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Toys and Games
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to restricting the marketing of My Friend Cayla dolls in the UK, in the light of the decision of the German Federal Network Agency to remove them from the market in Germany on grounds of concerns about data security and privacy.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL5447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has robust consumer and data protection frameworks which are led by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for Culture Media and Sport respectively. Products can be removed from the UK market where they are found to be in breach of the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Data Protection Act 1998 puts in place a framework for the protection of personal data, balancing the privacy rights of individuals with the legitimate needs of organisations to make use of such data. It ensures respect for individuals’ rights to privacy and keeps their personal information secure from abuse.</p><p> </p><p>Any alleged breaches of legislation should be reported through to the Citizens Advice consumer helpline</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 06/03/2017 18:02:08 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey