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973018

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had on trade and investment with African governments.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	906897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>I have recently returned from Africa, where I joined the Prime Minister on her successful visit. During the visit, I met with my Ministerial counterparts and I am pleased to say we have advanced work to transition the SACU + M trade agreement in Southern Africa.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 13/09/2018 12:22:15 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

973019

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on trade with Israel of the UK leaving the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	906898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>As we leave the European Union, we are seeking continuity for our existing EU free trade agreements and other EU preferential arrangements. The UK-Israel Trade Working Group is making positive progress towards transitioning the EU – Israel Association Agreement, to maintain our strong trade and investment relationship with Israel.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/09/2018 12:23:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

973020

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Board of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Board of Trade has made on its work programme.
tabling member constituency	Cheadle
tabling member printed	Mary Robinson
uin	906899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Board of Trade champions exports, as well as inward and outward investment to deliver economic growth and prosperity across the whole of the UK. The Board has met four times, has launched two successful programmes: the BOFTAs and the National Trade Academy Programme - celebrating innovative British exporters and encouraging young people to pursue careers in international trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 13/09/2018 12:27:20 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4406 label Biography information for Mary Robinson

973021

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What his priorities are for the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting on 14 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	906900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>At the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting I will voice our continued support for the multilateral trading system and call on all G20 countries to be WTO compliant. I will make the case against protectionism, emphasise that disputes should not be resolved through unilateral action, but through the multilateral route. I will also be discussing the New Industrial Revolution and will champion the importance of digital trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 13/09/2018 12:28:44 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

973022

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to secure a free trade agreement with the US.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	906901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>In July 2017 I launched the UK/US Trade and Investment Working Group which has since met on four occasions. As well as looking at delivering continuity for British business post-EU exit, this group is laying the groundwork for an ambitious UK/US free Trade Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 13/09/2018 12:31:17 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

973023

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department takes into account information from the Joint Incident Assessment Team when determining an application for a licence to export to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	906903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We take a wide range of relevant information into account, including information from the Joint Incidents Assessment Team.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/09/2018 12:32:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

972411

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	174128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade does not have any staff that work inside and outside Greater London that are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p>The Department for International Trade does not have any staff that work inside and outside Greater London that are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p>In addition, the department requires that our suppliers pay at least the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery grouped question UIN 174129 question first answered 15/10/2018 14:18:51 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

972413

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	174130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The highest paid member of staff in DIT is contracted to work a minimum of 42 hours per week. This includes a provision for daily meal breaks of one hour.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 09/10/2018 13:14:36 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

972414

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff (a) are employed directly by (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	174131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of staff employed in the Department for International Trade (DIT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF) as at 31 August 2018 is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Core DIT</p></td><td><p>UKEF</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Directly employed by DIT</p></td><td><p>2852</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seconded to DIT</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working under contract to DIT</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The staff who are directly employed include only those who are on DIT payroll (for domestic staff) or on FCO payroll and then recharged to DIT (for overseas staff).</p><p>Those who are seconded are those who are working in DIT and subject to a secondment agreement.</p><p>Staff working under contract include contractors and agency staff who have been procured from Government frameworks.</p><p>These totals do not include employees working in DIT who are not paid directly through the DIT payroll.</p><p>All data above includes those working in the UK and overseas.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 17/10/2018 12:52:22 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

972435

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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: China
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 on trade and investment with the Government of China.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	174161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>On 23-24 August 2018, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade visited Beijing for the 13<sup>th</sup> UK-China Joint Economic and Trade Commission (JETCO), this was his 4<sup>th</sup> visit to China and he will visit again in November for the China International Import Expo (CIIE). During the JETCO, he had discussions with Co-Chair Commerce Minister Zhong Shan and Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua, China’s top leader covering trade.</p><p> </p><p>On this visit, he met with ministerial level contacts from China Atomic Energy Authority, the State Radio and Television Administration and General Administration of Customs, securing market access for UK products using dairy ingredients sourced from outside the UK, worth £240m over five years. Additionally, he signed a protocol allowing the export of seed potatoes to China (the world’s largest consumer of potatoes).</p><p> </p><p>Total trade in goods and services between the UK and China was £65.1bn in year to end 2018 Q2, a 1.2% increase from year to end 2017 Q2.</p><p> </p><p>In year to end 2018 Q2, UK exports to China amounted to £21.7bn (a 7.5% increase from year to end 2017 Q2) while UK imports from China were £43.4bn (a 1.7% decrease from year to end 2017 Q2).This means the UK reported a trade deficit with China of £21.7bn, compared to a trade deficit of £23.9bn in year to end 2017 Q2.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/10/2018 12:43:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling