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1713900

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Regulation: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she will publish a response to her Department’s consultation entitled Smarter regulation: strengthening the economic regulation of the energy, water and telecoms sectors, which closed on 28th January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
uin	23705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The response to the consultation is expected to be published shortly as part of the Department’s Smarter Regulation programme.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 01/05/2024 14:34:10 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1714020

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Business: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support her Department is providing to businesses in Essex to increase the export of goods and services.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	902632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Businesses in Essex and across the UK can access the Department for Business and Trade’s wealth of export support through great.gov.uk. This includes our self-serve digital offer, the Export Support Service, which includes our network of International Trade Advisers, International Markets in overseas regions and the Export Academy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, British businesses can benefit from access to, and support from, DBT Export Champions, 9 of which are Essex based, like Wilkin &amp; Sons.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance also has a network of export finance managers based all around the country, including one covering Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/05/2024 13:22:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1713453

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to make a recommendation to the Prime Minister to appoint a new Trade Envoy for the Caribbean.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	23449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans at present to appoint a Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/04/2024 11:23:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1713503

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she expects his Department to conclude negotiations with Harland and Wolff on a loan under the Export Development Guarantee Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	23381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Government does not comment on ongoing commercial discussions.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/04/2024 12:45:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713587

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	International Law: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has received reports from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on Israel's compliance with International Humanitarian Law since January 29 2024.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	23534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government periodically reviews advice on Israel's overall commitment to International Humanitarian Law, and Ministers act in accordance with that advice.</p><p>On 8 April 2024, following advice from the Foreign Secretary, the Business and Trade Secretary took the decision that our position on export licences would remain unchanged. This was consistent with the advice Ministers received. We are keeping all licences for Israel under careful review.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 29/04/2024 16:04:51 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1713589

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	International Law: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has shared legal advice from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law with representatives of her workforce within (a) the Public and Commercial Services Union and (b) other unions.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	23535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>FCDO advice informs decisions made by the Department for Business and Trade Secretary of State as the decision-making authority. The content of this advice is confidential. Union membership is a matter for individual staff members and does not alter the manner in which teams work in the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 29/04/2024 16:34:47 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1713270

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	INEOS: Belgium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2024 to Question 19719 on INEOS: Belgium, whether the Ineos project will be capable of processing sustainable aviation fuel.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	23317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The INEOS Olefins project is a petrochemical plant being built to produce a range of petrochemicals products rather than burnable fuels. Therefore it neither processes nor produces any form of aviation fuel.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 26/04/2024 13:01:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1712681

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the model numbers were of drone engines that were authorised for export in the last 12 months; what the end (a) uses and (b) users were of each drone (i) aero-engine and (ii) other component; and what (A) Export Control Joint Unit and (B) other criteria were used to assess those applications.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	22965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>We do not release confidential or commercially sensitive information provided by exporters as part of their export licence application. However, we do publish data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics, including data on outcome, end user destination, overall value, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 16:36:06 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1712682

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether there are any extant export licenses for the supply of (a) R902W engines and (b) related components for use on (i) Hermes 450, (ii) Hermes 900 and (iii) IAI Heron unmanned aerial vehicles by (A) the Israeli military and (B) other entitles controlled by the Israeli government.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	22966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>There are no extant licences which meet these criteria.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 13:34:21 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1712702

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Elbit Systems: Standard Individual Export Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2024 to Question 22087 on Elbit Systems UK: Exports, whether she holds information on the type of items approved for export under the temporary Standard Individual Export Licence granted to Elbit Systems Limited in Israel; and whether those items were used in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	22998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The items licensed for export under the temporary Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) were intended for flight trials and testing. Items exported under a temporary SIEL must be returned to the UK within 12 months of the date on which the licence was granted.</p><p> </p><p>We are monitoring the situation in Israel and Gaza very closely. All licences are kept under careful and continual review, and we are able to amend, suspend, refuse or revoke licences as circumstances require.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 26/04/2024 10:01:25 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon