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1340055

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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: Wales
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 22 June 2021 to Question 17695 on Investment and Trade: Wales, what her Department’s allocated budget is for the (a) establishment and (b) running of the proposed trade and investment hub in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	21832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The budget allocated to the Department for International Trade (DIT) Scotland hub for the current financial year is £714,394 to cover staff pay for the initial team. We expect costs to increase as our delivery progresses under the Places for Growth programme, which will see DIT grow its presence in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast and Darlington. The budget allocated for running the DIT Scotland hub in future years will be determined after the upcoming spending review has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/06/2021 11:32:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1340056

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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: Northern Ireland
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 22 June 2021 to Question 17695 on Investment and Trade: Wales, what her Department’s allocated budget is for the (a) establishment and (b) running of the proposed trade and investment hub in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	21833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The budget allocated to the Department for International Trade (DIT) Northern Ireland hub for the current financial year is £366,138 to cover staff pay for the initial team. We expect costs to increase as our delivery progresses under the Places for Growth programme, which will see DIT grow its presence in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast and Darlington. The budget allocated for running the DIT Northern Ireland hub in future years will be determined after the upcoming spending review has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/06/2021 11:28:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1337792

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her Departments allocated budget is for the (a) establishment, and (b) running of the proposed trade and investment hub in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	17695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The budget allocated to the Department for International Trade (DIT) Wales hub for the current financial year is £419k, to cover staff pay for the initial team. We expect costs to increase as our delivery progresses under the Places for Growth programme, which will see the DIT grow its presence in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast and Darlington. The budget allocated for running the DIT Wales hub in future years will be determined after the upcoming spending review has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/06/2021 16:46:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1306632

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings she has had with the Welsh Government on the (a) Welsh Government’s trade strategy and (b) promotion of Welsh exports in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	175726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works closely with the devolved administrations on our full trade agenda. This includes regular ministerial engagement through the Ministerial Forum for Trade, which takes place at least 3 times a year and which met most recently on March 18<sup>th</sup>.</p><p>DIT also runs a substantial programme of senior official-level engagement which includes Welsh Government colleagues, for example through our Senior Officials Group and Executive Forum.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 175728 question first answered 13/04/2021 15:08:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1306635

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Investment and Trade: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she had with the Welsh Government prior to the announcement of a Trade and Investment Hub in Cardiff.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	175728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works closely with the devolved administrations on our full trade agenda. This includes regular ministerial engagement through the Ministerial Forum for Trade, which takes place at least 3 times a year and which met most recently on March 18<sup>th</sup>.</p><p>DIT also runs a substantial programme of senior official-level engagement which includes Welsh Government colleagues, for example through our Senior Officials Group and Executive Forum.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 175726 question first answered 13/04/2021 15:08:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1224340

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Dispute Resolution
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 risk of litigation for developing countries through the Investor-state dispute settlement mechanism as a result of those countries' covid-19 response.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	73724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has investment agreements with Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions with over 90 trading partners. HM Government recognises the importance of strengthening international investment in response to COVID-19, and the continuing important role played by both investment protection and ISDS provisions in safeguarding British investors overseas – including pensioners across the country through their pension funds, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).</p><p>We are clear that HM Government and our treaty partners retain the right to regulate in the public interest, including for public health purposes, that is already recognised under international law. There has never been a successful ISDS claim against the United Kingdom, nor has the threat of potential claims affected our legislation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 20/07/2020 08:55:49 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1196704

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
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 her EU counterparts on restricting future international trade deals to countries that operate a market economy.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	48290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Government continues to engage regularly with all relevant counterparts as we carry out our ambitious programme of negotiating free trade deals, including negotiating our future relationship with the EU.</p><p>As we do so, we will continue to make decisions based on the United Kingdom’s national interest.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 02/06/2020 13:56:42 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1196705

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which countries are deemed by her Department as operating under non-market economy conditions.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	48291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>In line with WTO rules, the United Kingdom’s trade remedies framework allows the application of non-market economy treatment for countries:</p><p> </p><p>a) That are not members of the WTO;</p><p> </p><p>b) That are members of the WTO, but where the terms of their membership contain specific provisions regarding the determination of the normal value; or</p><p> </p><p>c) Where there is a complete or substantially complete monopoly of its trade, and where all or substantially all domestic prices are fixed by the government.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 02/06/2020 13:56:12 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1193116

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what video conferencing system her Department will be using to conduct trade negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	43599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>For security reasons I am unable to comment on the solution being used to conduct negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2020 09:51:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 20344 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1183952

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the export potential for green hydrogen produced in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	27502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is engaging with UK suppliers from the hydrogen industry, sector specific research centres and trade associations to understand UK capability across low carbon hydrogen technologies, including green hydrogen production. The Department is also working with UK suppliers, foreign Governments and procuring authorities to identify potential export markets and opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2020 12:39:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams