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1130274

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the maintenance of the rules-based system for international trade.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	911199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of the rules-based multilateral trading system. I recently advocated for this at the Global Trade Review 2019 Conference and at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting where I held meetings with the Director General of the World Trade Organization, Roberto Azevedo and my Japanese counterpart Trade Minister, Mr Hiroshige Seko.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 06/06/2019 11:02:35 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1130224

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Advisory Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to restore the one-to-one advisory service on language and culture, formerly available from UK Trade and Investment, to businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to increase exports.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL16085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>We have no plans to deliver the service formerly available through UK Trade and Investment because we have made alternative arrangements. The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) regionally based international trade advisers ensure that companies they advise are aware of the importance of language and culture and, if needs are identified, they are brokered to private sector providers. Language and culture issues are also covered at regionally delivered events and DIT publishes nearly a hundred country guides on gov.uk that include cultural considerations in different countries.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/06/2019 11:31:13 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1129503

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 10 May (HL15426) and 22 May (HL15708), what are the sectors in which the UK trades with the United States solely on World Trade Organisation terms; and what sectors are covered by the agreements between the United States and the EU to which the UK is a party.
tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
uin	HL15988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is currently party to a small number of trade related agreements between the EU and the US. These cover issues such as mutual recognition of conformity assessment in certain sectors. The UK has now completed work to transition these agreements to bilateral UK-US agreements. They are ready to come into effect when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 February 2019, the UK and US signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on Conformity Assessment to ensure continuity of mutual recognition in the following three sectors: good manufacturing practice for pharmaceuticals, telecommunications equipment, and electromagnetic compatibility. Other agreements, including on wine, spirits and marine equipment have been signed between the UK and US to ensure continuity as the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>These agreements do not cover all of UK trade with the US. The US continues to be our single largest bilateral trading partner. This is why we have announced that we will prioritise a UK/US free trade agreement when we have left the EU.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 13/06/2019 12:36:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

1129504

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 10 May (HL15426), how many of the countries with which the UK trades solely on World Trade Organisation terms have agreements with the EU to which the UK is a party.
tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
uin	HL15989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>In my answer to my noble Friend on 30 April (HL15424), it was noted that the UK, as a Member of the EU, trades with 27 World Trade Organisation (WTO) Members on “WTO Terms”. The EU has no comprehensive bilateral or regional preferential tariff arrangements in place with these WTO Members.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 13/06/2019 12:30:54 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

1129571

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the United States.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL16056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is committed to negotiating an ambitious free trade agreement with the United States as soon as we have left the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The President and Prime Minister have made clear on a number of occasions their shared commitment to an ambitious, wide-ranging free trade deal that reflects the strength of our bilateral relationship. We welcome the publication by the US Administration of their negotiating objectives for a free trade agreement with the UK as well as the President’s positive public comments during the recent state visit.</p><p> </p><p>Although we cannot enter into negotiations with the US until we leave the EU, there is still much that we can do to lay the groundwork for an ambitious deal. This includes:</p><p> </p><p>Completing our domestic UK processes so that we are ready to start negotiations;</p><p> </p><p>Continuing our conversations with the Office of the US Trade Representative to prepare for live negotiations. These conversations are well advanced, including through the UK/US Trade and Investment Working Group, which has now met five times since it was established in July 2017. The most recent Working Group in November 2018 involved over 100 officials on each side.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, work has taken place between our governments to ensure continuity of trade with the US, notably the UK-US Mutual Recognition Agreement, the UK-US ‘Open Skies’ Air Services Arrangement, and Wine and Spirits Agreements signed in recent months.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/06/2019 11:29:54 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1129573

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include in any post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the United States provisions to help retain control of regulation of UK public services, including the NHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL16058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Protecting the UK’s right to regulate is in the public interest and protecting public services, including the NHS, will be of the utmost importance when negotiating future trade agreements. Our position is definitive: the NHS is not, and never will be, for sale to the private sector, whether overseas or domestic. The government will ensure no trade agreements will ever be able to alter these fundamental facts.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s public services are protected by specific exceptions and reservations in existing EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). As we leave the EU, the UK will continue to ensure that rigorous protections are included in all trade agreements to which it is party, whether transitioning existing EU FTAs or resulting from new negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The government has been consistently clear that it is committed to negotiating an ambitious FTA with the US that maintains our high standards for businesses, workers and consumers.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/06/2019 13:12:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1129629

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Poultry Meat: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to support and safeguard the interests of the UK poultry meat industry in trade negotiations with the US Administration.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	259964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made it clear that any future trade deal with the US must work for farmers, food manufacturers and UK consumers as well as protecting the UK’s high standards of food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection.</p><p> </p><p>The existing food safety provisions regarding chlorine and other pathogen reduction treatments for poultry will be transferred into UK law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act. Without exception, imports will continue to be required to meet the UK’s food safety standards.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 10/06/2019 13:49:08 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1129717

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the (a) operation, (b) maintenance and (c) promotion of his Department's export hub truck (i) since 2016, (ii) in the last year and (iii) in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	260105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Export Hub is a mobile outreach platform that hosts workshops and advice sessions so that businesses across the UK can access DIT export services on their doorstep. It is available for use by Members of Parliament to help boost exports in their constituencies.</p><p> </p><p>The spend on the Export hub is as follows:</p><p>i) Since the department’s formation in July 2016 to 31st May 2019: £1,465,493</p><p>ii) Last financial year (2018/19): £446,659</p><p>iii) Last six months: £205,153</p><p>We are not able to break these costs down by operation, maintenance and promotion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/06/2019 14:39:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1129748

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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: South America
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 lay before the House the UK's trade agreement with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	259907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Pending the completion of the necessary internal procedures, the UK-Andean Countries Trade Agreement will shortly be laid before Parliament to be scrutinised for 21 sitting days, as set out in the in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaG) 2010. The Agreement will be accompanied by both a Parliamentary Report and an Explanatory Memorandum.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 10/06/2019 13:56:16 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1129016

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees: Libya
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 UK’s international commitments to the Paris Agreement, if he will confirm that UK Export Finance will not be used to support a deal to explore for oil and gas in Libya.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	259344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>UK Export Finance suspended cover for all new export transactions in Libya in 2015. The country currently remains off cover in line with the stance of other major export credit agencies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/06/2019 13:55:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis