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1659762

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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 Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to issue a waiver to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights in the context of the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of India.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	198902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>In negotiations with India, as with all our trading partners, the UK’s approach to intellectual property (IP) is to strike a balance between rewarding research, innovation and creativity, which can benefit all countries, whilst ensuring that medicines remain affordable and reflecting wider public interests, such as access to and use of IP on reasonable terms.</p><p> </p><p>The UK considers the TRIPS Agreement as an essential tool to achieve this balance, including our support for flexibilities enshrined in the Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/09/2023 14:26:48 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1659764

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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 Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress her Department has made in negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of India.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	198904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>We are continuing to negotiate with India to secure a comprehensive and ambitious trade deal.</p><p> </p><p>Round 12 of negotiations concluded on 31 August. While visiting India for the G20 Trade Ministers meeting on 24-26 August, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade met with India’s Ministers for Commerce and Finance. They discussed how to make meaningful progress in this complex next phase of talks, which is focused on goods, services, and investment.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister also met with Prime Minister Modi on 9 September while at the G20 Summit. They reaffirmed their joint commitment to work at pace towards an ambitious deal.</p><p> </p><p>The next round will be later this month.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/09/2023 16:53:34 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1657253

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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 Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to require that any free trade agreement with India be conditional on India ratifying conventions (a) 87 and (b) 98 of the International Labour Organisation conventions.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	197248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>While we do not comment on live negotiations, our approach to FTA negotiations is to secure provisions that ensure labour standards are not compromised in order to increase trade or investment. An FTA with India will not come at the expense of our worker protections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/09/2023 10:49:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1657254

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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 Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations her Department has received from (a) trade unions and (b) labour rights organisations in (i) the UK and (ii) India, on the free trade agreement negotiations with India.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	197249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>While we do not comment on live negotiations, our approach to the UK-India FTA has been shaped through substantial engagement with interested stakeholders. Our objectives in the India FTA were informed by a 14-week long public call for input, which incorporated recommendations from businesses, civil society groups, trade unions, public bodies and individuals.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/09/2023 10:52:54 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1606632

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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 Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress her Department has made on negotiating a free trade agreement with India.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	904263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that round 8 is currently underway in India.</p><p> </p><p>As you know, both nations have come to the table with the very highest of ambitions and a willingness to work together towards a mutually beneficial deal.</p><p> </p><p>We are now working through substantive issues like goods market access, services, and investment, and are starting to see a way forward that works for both sides.</p><p> </p><p>However, we will only sign when we have a deal that is fair, reciprocal, and ultimately in the best interests of the British people and the economy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/03/2023 17:57:59 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1605910

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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 Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether steps to prevent online and telephone fraud have been discussed during the free trade negotiations with India.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	170565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>A free trade agreement with India offers the opportunity to deepen our already strong trade relationship.</p><p>We are seeking an agreement that benefits both businesses and consumers. This includes commitments on the protection of core consumer rights, and advancing digital consumer rights, such as seeking access to redress and reducing spam.</p><p>Round 8 is currently taking place in India, and we will provide the House with an update on negotiations after the round. We do not discuss details of live negotiations, and will only sign a deal that is fair, reciprocal, and ultimately in the best interests of the British people and the economy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 170566 question first answered 28/03/2023 14:12:25 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1605911

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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 Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the draft treaty text of the free trade agreement with India on digital services and data would preclude the Government from taking unilateral action to block Voice over Internet Protocol phone calls to UK households, made from overseas using spoofed UK numbers.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	170566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>A free trade agreement with India offers the opportunity to deepen our already strong trade relationship.</p><p>We are seeking an agreement that benefits both businesses and consumers. This includes commitments on the protection of core consumer rights, and advancing digital consumer rights, such as seeking access to redress and reducing spam.</p><p>Round 8 is currently taking place in India, and we will provide the House with an update on negotiations after the round. We do not discuss details of live negotiations, and will only sign a deal that is fair, reciprocal, and ultimately in the best interests of the British people and the economy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 170565 question first answered 28/03/2023 14:12:26 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry