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1331640

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress she has made towards a free trade agreement with the US.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	900758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>I am in close contact with Katherine Tai, the US Trade Representative. I am pleased the US has lifted tariffs on Whisky, and I am working to lift Airbus Boeing dispute. We are continuing to make progress in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) discussions as well as working together on our broader trade agenda.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/06/2021 12:35:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1331641

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of her Department’s trade policies on the protection of animal welfare.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	900756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s manifesto is clear that we are firmly committed to upholding our high standards.  Having left the EU, we get to decide how we set and maintain our own animal welfare laws, standards and regulations. The Government will stand firm in trade negotiations, taking account of animal welfare considerations, to ensure any future trade deals live up to the values of farmers and consumers across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/06/2021 12:39:07 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1331642

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress has she made towards a free trade agreement with the US.
tabling member constituency	Kenilworth and Southam
tabling member printed	Jeremy Wright
uin	900757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>I am in close contact with Katherine Tai, the US Trade Representative. I am pleased the US has lifted tariffs on Whisky and I am working to lift Airbus Boeing dispute. We are continuing to make progress in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) discussions as well as working together on our broader trade agenda.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/06/2021 12:35:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright

1331643

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support UK farmers during negotiations on a future trade deal with Australia.
tabling member constituency	West Dorset
tabling member printed	Chris Loder
uin	900755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>A UK-Australia deal will open up new opportunities for British farming. British beef and lamb are the best in the world and a deal with Australia is a first step to joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and opening up new opportunities for our agri-food exports in growing CPTPP markets across four continents. Any deal we sign with Australia will also include protections for UK agriculture and will not undercut UK farmers or compromise our high standards.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/06/2021 12:38:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4751 label Biography information for Chris Loder

1331644

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the potential benefits of international trade for the North West.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Antony Higginbotham
uin	900753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Burnley and the wider North West economy already benefit from the higher productivity and better-quality jobs associated with international trade. According to new experimental research, 630,000 jobs in the region were estimated to be linked to exports in 2016, and Foreign Direct Investment projects created over 5,000 new jobs in 2019-20.We are confident the new Free Trade Agreements we are striking around the world will create even more opportunities for Burnley companies and that this increased trade will help level up the UK economy further.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/06/2021 15:22:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4833 label Biography information for Antony Higginbotham

1331857

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
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: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, to what extent their Department makes use of artificial intelligence in the implementation of its policies; and how much was spent from their Department’s budget on artificial intelligence in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	14044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade does not make use of artificial intelligence in the implementation of its policies.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/06/2021 11:32:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1331880

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Poultry: Australia
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 implications for her policies of the use of unenriched cages in Australia; what assessment she has made of whether the use of such cases complies with British standards; whether imports of those egg products will be given zero-tariff imports under a free trade agreement; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	13981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>This agreement does not create new permissions for imports from Australia. All agri-food products imported into the UK – including into Scotland – under existing or future free trade agreements will, as now, have to comply with the UK’s import requirements.</p><p>As the Government has stated in its manifesto, the UK will not compromise on high environmental protection, animal welfare and food standards in any trade negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/06/2021 13:46:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1331881

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Taiwan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to expand the UK’s trade and investment relationship with Taiwan.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Heather Wheeler
uin	13928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend for South Derbyshire to the answer I gave to my Rt hon. Friend for Haltemprice and Howden on 14 June 2021, UIN: 12938</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/06/2021 16:04:43 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler

1331889

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade and Agriculture Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when the Trade and Agriculture Commission will be constituted and will able to scrutinise forthcoming trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	14082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>On 7 June, the Department launched a call for expressions of interest for expert advisors to join the new Trade and Agriculture Commission. The Commission will be established in time to scrutinise the planned Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Australia, to inform parliamentary scrutiny following signature. It will also scrutinise other planned FTAs.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/06/2021 10:01:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1331892

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agricultural Products: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using tariff rate quotas in the Australia trade agreement in order to manage volumes of agricultural produce entering the UK market.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	14083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has a range of tools at its disposal to protect UK farmers from unfair competition, including tariff rate quotas, and recognises the need to reassure farmers and rural stakeholders that the UK market access proposal will not threaten sensitive sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Tariff liberalisation for sensitive goods such as beef and lamb can be staged, providing UK farmers sufficient time to adapt. The deal will also include bilateral safeguards to defend the industry against import surges.</p><p> </p><p>The UK produces high quality, premium produce that is globally sought after – all the UK’s  new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), including the UK-Australia FTA, will create new export opportunities for British farming.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/06/2021 13:39:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson