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933780

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
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 Remedies Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what criteria his Department used for its decision to base the UK Trade Remedies Authority in Reading.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	159652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>A number of factors were taken into account in deciding the location of the Trade Remedies Authority and a full assessment was carried out, according to Cabinet Office guidance. The availability of candidates with the required qualifications and experience was critical in deciding where to locate the Trade Remedies Authority. Reading has one of the highest concentrations of relevant qualifications and experience in the country. Another important criterion was transport links. This was balanced with the requirement to adhere to the 2017 Conservative Party Manifesto Commitment to locate arm’s length bodies out of London.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/07/2018 15:35:38 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

932197

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to enable businesses in the East Midlands to increase their international trade after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	158810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>In the East Midlands, a network of 24 highly experienced local International Trade Advisers act as the Department for International Trade's (DIT) face to face contact with local businesses. They provide both new and existing exporters with expert trade advice, market know-how and practical support for international growth, and connect them to DIT’s sector specialists and its wider international network.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, helps businesses in the East Midlands win, fulfil and get paid for their overseas sales. For instance, UKEF is currently providing a rolling working capital facility to support exports from Norton Motorcycles, based in Castle Donnington near Derby, as it grows its brand in Asian markets.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/07/2018 11:07:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

932200

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service on the effect of the introduction of steel and aluminium tariffs by the US Administration on Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	158699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department for International Trade are in regular contact with representatives from the Devolved Administrations including the Northern Ireland Executive on a range of trade issues, including the imposition of these tariffs.</p><p>The Government continues to press for a permanent EU exemption from what the Prime Minister has described as an ‘unjustified and deeply disappointing’ decision. The UK has been fully supportive of the EU’s imposition of countermeasures.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 10/07/2018 10:43:33 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

932239

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of the value of the UK's international trade in (a) goods and (b) services is conducted under free trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	158709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, UK goods trade with non-EU countries, with which the UK has a preferential trading relationship due to its membership of the EU, accounted for 12.4% (equivalent to £102bn) of total UK goods trade with the world.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, UK services trade with non-EU countries, with which the UK has a preferential trading relationship due to its membership of the EU, accounted for 11.2% (equivalent to £45bn) of total UK services trade with the world.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><p><strong>Trade in goods: </strong><strong>ONS Trade in goods MRETS (April 2018);</strong></p><p><strong>Trade in services: ONS Pink Book (October 2017). The next release is scheduled for 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The figures referring to non-EU countries with which the UK has a preferential trading relationship exclude those countries with EU trade agreements that have not been provisionally applied yet, according to the European Commission website: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/07/2018 13:56:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

932065

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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 Investment: Turkey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Fairhead (HL8303), whether the advice to UK businesses considering the Turkish market and established UK investors in Turkey includes information on business security and business continuity matters.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>Supporting businesses to invest overseas and reach their full potential is an important priority for the Department as we strive to create a global and outward-looking economy. We realise that business continuity and business security also need to be addressed.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) advises UK businesses considering entering the Turkish market, and established UK investors in Turkey, on an individual basis, alongside our strategic business delivery partner, the British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey.</p><p> </p><p>DIT offers a range of practical support to businesses, who may contact the Department’s staff to talk about their specific requirements, including business security and continuity matters. Country-specific advice is also available on the <a href="http://www.gov/" target="_blank">www.gov</a>.uk or <a href="http://www.great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.great.gov.uk</a> websites.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 10/07/2018 11:36:57 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

931219

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of EU counter-measures to US steel and aluminium tariffs.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	906134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>While we sympathise with US concerns regarding transparency and the overproduction of steel, we continue to argue that tariffs applied under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act are not an appropriate solution for dealing with these issues. We will continue to seek a constructive, permanent resolution with the United States to avoid further escalation, which would only harm businesses, jobs and consumers in the United Kingdom and the United States.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 28/06/2018 16:01:40 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

931313

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will ensure before the UK signs any future trade agreement, he will lay before Parliament an assessment of the potential economic, social, human rights and environmental impacts of that agreement on the UK.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	157704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government will come forward shortly with its approach to the scrutiny of future free trade agreements. As outlined in the trade White Paper ‘Preparing for our Future UK Trade Policy’, the UK is committed to a transparent approach to international trade.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/07/2018 16:45:48 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

931484

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Solar Power: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans the Government has to remove external tariffs on technical parts and components required for solar technology once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	157746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade published a call for evidence on the 28 November 2017 with the aim of identifying which UK businesses produce goods currently subject to anti-dumping, or anti-subsidy measures, or to on-going investigations related to these.</p><p>It asked those businesses to state whether they support, are neutral to, or oppose the maintaining of those measures, when the UK begins to operate its independent trade remedy framework. It asked for data about those businesses’ production and sales, and total UK production and sales.</p><p>Measures which meet the criteria set out in the call for evidence will be maintained once the UK begins to operate its independent trade remedy framework. Measures which do not meet the criteria will be terminated – cutting unnecessary costs for UK businesses and consumers.</p><p>The Call for Evidence closed on 30 March 2018. However, we continue to invite other interested parties to provide relevant information for measures of interest to them. This will enable us to make an accurate assessment of applications to maintain measures.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 10/07/2018 12:04:05 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

931560

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many times he has discussed the issue of US steel tariffs with his US counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	157755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has spoken on numerous occasions to the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Commerce about the US tariffs. The Government continues to press for a permanent EU exemption from what the Prime Minister has described as an ‘unjustified and deeply disappointing’ decision, and is fully supportive of the EU’s imposition of countermeasures.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/07/2018 16:43:32 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

931579

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value has been of trade between the UK and the Republic of Ireland (a) in total, (b) across the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland border and (c) between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	157698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the value of UK trade in goods and services with Ireland (up to 2016) are available from the ONS Pink Book 2017:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Goods and services, £bn</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK exports of goods and services to Ireland</p></td><td><p>27.9</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>26.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK imports of goods and services from Ireland</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>18.5</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK trade in goods and services with Ireland</p></td><td><p>45.7</p></td><td><p>45.5</p></td><td><p>47.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: ONS Pink Book 2017. Data on a Balance of Payments basis. Trade figures may not sum up due to rounding differences.</strong></p><p> </p><p>More timely estimates, for trade in goods only, going up to April 2018 are available from the ONS (user requested data):</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/008596individualcountrydatagoodsonamonthlybasisfromjanuary1998toapril2018" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/008596individualcountrydatagoodsonamonthlybasisfromjanuary1998toapril2018</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Goods only, £bn</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK exports of goods to Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>17.4</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td><td><p>19.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK imports of goods from Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>12.7</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK trade in goods with Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>30.2</p></td><td><p>30.8</p></td><td><p>34.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source: ONS user-requested data (published 18<sup>th</sup> June 2018). Data on a Balance of Payments basis. Trade figures may not sum up due to rounding differences.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the value of trade in goods between Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland are available from HMRC’s interactive trade database (‘Build Your Own Data Tables’). Similar estimates for trade in services are not available.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Goods only, £bn</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NI exports of goods to Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NI imports of goods from Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NI trade in goods with Rep. Ireland</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(RTS Data)</p><p><strong>Source: HMRC Regional Trade Statistics 2018Q1. Data on a ‘physical movement’ basis. Trade figures may not sum up due to rounding differences.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the value of trade in goods between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland are available from HMRC’s interactive trade database (‘Build Your Own Data Tables’). Similar estimates for trade in services are not available.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx</a></p><p>(RTS Data)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Goods only, £bn</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB exports of goods to Ireland</p></td><td><p>13.5</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB imports of goods from Ireland</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB trade in goods with Ireland</p></td><td><p>22.8</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: HMRC Regional Trade Statistics 2018Q1. Data on a ‘physical movement’ basis. Trade figures may not sum up due to rounding differences.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Note: The ONS estimates in (a) above are on a Balance of Payments (‘change of ownership’) basis while the HMRC estimates in (b) and (c) are on a ‘physical movement’ basis, hence the two datasets are not comparable. </strong></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/07/2018 16:40:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone