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1544436

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
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 Agreements: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of the UK-Australia free trade agreement on (a) gross value added to, (b) exports from, (c) tariffs paid by and (d) levels of employment within of small and medium sized enterprises in the UK in the next (i) three years and (ii) 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	93590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>Our published impact assessments for the Australia and New Zealand free trade agreements (FTAs) set out the potential long-run impacts of these FTAs on UK GDP, sectors, and employment. They also make an assessment of the potential implications for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).</p><p> </p><p>These assessments show the proportion of UK SMEs that are present in sectors most likely to be affected by the FTAs. Estimating the impacts of UK FTAs on gross value added (GVA), tariffs and employment specifically for SMEs is not possible using the currently available trade data and modelling methodology.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 93591 question first answered 25/11/2022 14:32:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1543095

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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 Agreements: Australia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the former Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon George Eustice MP, on 14 November (HC Deb, cols 424–6), what plans they have, if any, to review the terms of the trade agreement with the government of Australia.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL3464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement gives British companies unprecedented access to the Australian market. It is expected to increase trade with Australia by 53% and grow our economy by up to £2.3 billion in the long-run.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking the necessary steps to bring this agreement into force as soon as possible so businesses can reap the many benefits. The Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill is currently proceeding through Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 30/11/2022 15:24:27 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1519052

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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 Agreements: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the ratification of the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement, when mutual recognition of legal qualifications between those countries will be introduced.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	59125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will facilitate the recognition of professional qualifications in professional services, such as legal services, including through supporting regulators’ work towards mutual recognition arrangements.</p><p>Specifically in relation to legal services, the FTA sets up a legal services regulatory dialogue. The dialogue establishes structured engagement between the UK and Australian legal professions with the aim of addressing remaining barriers to practising law locally in each market such as those relating to requalification.</p><p>It is our intention to ratify the FTA at the earliest opportunity so that businesses can reap the benefits.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/10/2022 10:06:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

1491009

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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 Agreements: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with the (a) Leader of the House of Commons and (b) Chief Whip on finding time for a debate in the Commons Chamber on the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement; and on what dates those discussions took place.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	40807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues in order to ensure effective scrutiny of trade policy. The Government recognises the importance of free trade agreements (FTAs) receiving thorough scrutiny and the CRaG process provides Parliament with this opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government commitment to holding debates on FTAs during the CRaG process is subject to the request being made in a timely manner and parliamentary time being available. Regretfully, this was not possible to accommodate during the CRaG period for the UK-Australia FTA.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/09/2022 09:50:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1489257

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
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 Agreements: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will ratify the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement before the 21 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	36786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government will not be ratifying the UK-Australia free trade agreement before 21 July 2022. The agreement is scheduled to complete its formal pre-ratification scrutiny period under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The agreement cannot be ratified until the necessary domestic legislation is in place. The agreement therefore will not be ratified until the Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill has received Royal Assent and all secondary legislation is in place.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 15:53:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 14522 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1489259

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
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 Agreements: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill on her timetable for ratifying the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	36787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement will be ratified once it has completed formal scrutiny under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and all necessarily domestic legislative changes have been made.</p><p> </p><p>The Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill will allow for changes to domestic primary legislation to implement the Procurement chapters of the Australia and New Zealand agreements. The Bill was introduced in May and is awaiting a date for Second Reading. The agreement cannot be ratified until the Bill has received Royal Assent and all required secondary legislation has been passed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 15:58:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 14497 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1485331

registered interest
date	01/07/2022
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 Agreements: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement will permit the import to the UK of food produced with pesticides banned in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	28902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) does not create any new permissions for imports from Australia. All products imported into the UK will, as they do now, have to comply with our high import requirements and standards.</p><p>The government has a comprehensive programme for monitoring pesticides residues in food to determine whether food available to UK consumers complies with the statutory residue levels and is safe.</p><p>The independent Trade and Agriculture Commission recently concluded that the UK-Australia FTA does not affect the UK’s statutory protections in relation to animal or plant life or health, animal welfare, and the environment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2022 13:47:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1485332

registered interest
date	01/07/2022
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 Agreements: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that food imported from Australia under the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement will meet domestic environmental standards.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	28903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>All food imported from Australia will continue to have to meet our current and future food safety standards and import requirements.</p><p>Moreover, under the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) we have agreed ambitious provisions on the environment which go further than Australia has gone before. This includes commitments to not derogate from environmental laws and to deepen cooperation in areas such as forests, fisheries, and biodiversity.</p><p>The independent Trade and Agriculture Commission recently concluded that the UK-Australia FTA does not affect the UK’s statutory protections in relation to animal or plant life or health, animal welfare, and the environment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/07/2022 12:38:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1473075

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
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 Agreements: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish representations she has received on the level of protection for personal information in digital trade between the UK and Australia following publication of the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand trade deals; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	24535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>A summary of responses to our consultations on our Australia and New Zealand trade negotiations can be found on the government’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Transfers of personal data to Australia and New Zealand must continue to satisfy the UK’s high standards of data protection. The deals enshrine a requirement to maintain domestic legislation to protect data. Australia and New Zealand must also publish information on how they protect data, and how UK citizens can enforce their data rights. The UK continues to champion data protection with all Free Trade Agreement partners in line with our published Digital Trade Objectives.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/07/2022 11:19:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1453861

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
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 Agreements: Australia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) in what circumstances, and (2) under which conditions, Australian imports into Northern Ireland are able to benefit from the provisions of the UK trade deal with Australia.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL7268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK-Australia FTA applies to all four parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>There are some specific instances where Australian importers will see differences when moving goods into Northern Ireland as a result of the Northern Ireland Protocol. However, the Protocol did not prevent the UK from including Northern Ireland in the market access granted to Australia in the FTA.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 05/04/2022 11:06:47 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn