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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

972763

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	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where each of Her Majesty's Trade Commissioners are based; for which countries each has responsibility; what are the priority countries within each region; and what is the annual budget being applied to each region.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL10341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has organised its overseas teams into nine regions, which are led by the nine HM Trade Commissioners (HMTCs). This provides a highly engaged overseas leadership team to drive forward DIT’s future trade strategy and priorities overseas. The responsibilities of the HMTCs are:</p><ul><li><p>To work with partners in DIT headquarters and overseas to develop a Regional Trade Plan encompassing export promotion, investment and trade policy.</p></li><li><p>To set a clear vision and provide direction to the Department’s operations in the region.</p></li><li><p>To take responsibility for the UK’s commercial relationship with all the markets in their region, working closely with Heads of Mission, DIT Heads of Trade, and a wide range of stakeholders.</p></li></ul><p>HM Trade Commissioners are based in cities across the nine regions as follows:</p><ul><li><p>New York (HMTC for North America)</p></li><li><p>Sao Paulo (HMTC for Latin America and Caribbean)</p></li><li><p>Johannesburg (HMTC for Africa)</p></li><li><p>Dubai (HMTC for Middle East)</p></li><li><p>Istanbul (HMTC for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Network)</p></li><li><p>Mumbai (HMTC for South Asia)</p></li><li><p>Beijing (HMTC for China &amp; Hong Kong)</p></li><li><p>Singapore (HMTC for Asia Pacific)</p></li><li><p>Milan (HMTC for Europe)</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The budgets delegated at the start of 2018-19 to each HMTC are set below. Wider DIT budgets also support the delivery of HMTC objectives but are not set at a regional level:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMTC region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Delegated budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>£3,685,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia-Pacific</p></td><td><p>£9,780,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>£9,592,448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EECAN</p></td><td><p>£2,939,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Europe</p></td><td><p>£16,050,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America &amp; Caribbean</p></td><td><p>£7,438,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middle East</p></td><td><p>£5,126,912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North America</p></td><td><p>£10,009,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>£4,073,335</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The priorities and objectives for each HMTC are outlined in Regional Trade Plans (RTPs). These RTPs are currently in development.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL10342 HL10343 question first answered 20/09/2018 14:16:43 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

972764

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	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the specific responsibilities of Her Majesty's Trade Commissioners.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL10342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has organised its overseas teams into nine regions, which are led by the nine HM Trade Commissioners (HMTCs). This provides a highly engaged overseas leadership team to drive forward DIT’s future trade strategy and priorities overseas. The responsibilities of the HMTCs are:</p><ul><li><p>To work with partners in DIT headquarters and overseas to develop a Regional Trade Plan encompassing export promotion, investment and trade policy.</p></li><li><p>To set a clear vision and provide direction to the Department’s operations in the region.</p></li><li><p>To take responsibility for the UK’s commercial relationship with all the markets in their region, working closely with Heads of Mission, DIT Heads of Trade, and a wide range of stakeholders.</p></li></ul><p>HM Trade Commissioners are based in cities across the nine regions as follows:</p><ul><li><p>New York (HMTC for North America)</p></li><li><p>Sao Paulo (HMTC for Latin America and Caribbean)</p></li><li><p>Johannesburg (HMTC for Africa)</p></li><li><p>Dubai (HMTC for Middle East)</p></li><li><p>Istanbul (HMTC for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Network)</p></li><li><p>Mumbai (HMTC for South Asia)</p></li><li><p>Beijing (HMTC for China &amp; Hong Kong)</p></li><li><p>Singapore (HMTC for Asia Pacific)</p></li><li><p>Milan (HMTC for Europe)</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The budgets delegated at the start of 2018-19 to each HMTC are set below. Wider DIT budgets also support the delivery of HMTC objectives but are not set at a regional level:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMTC region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Delegated budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>£3,685,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia-Pacific</p></td><td><p>£9,780,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>£9,592,448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EECAN</p></td><td><p>£2,939,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Europe</p></td><td><p>£16,050,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America &amp; Caribbean</p></td><td><p>£7,438,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middle East</p></td><td><p>£5,126,912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North America</p></td><td><p>£10,009,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>£4,073,335</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The priorities and objectives for each HMTC are outlined in Regional Trade Plans (RTPs). These RTPs are currently in development.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL10341 HL10343 question first answered 20/09/2018 14:16:43 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

972766

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	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the regional strategy of each of Her Majesty's Trade Commissioners.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL10343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has organised its overseas teams into nine regions, which are led by the nine HM Trade Commissioners (HMTCs). This provides a highly engaged overseas leadership team to drive forward DIT’s future trade strategy and priorities overseas. The responsibilities of the HMTCs are:</p><ul><li><p>To work with partners in DIT headquarters and overseas to develop a Regional Trade Plan encompassing export promotion, investment and trade policy.</p></li><li><p>To set a clear vision and provide direction to the Department’s operations in the region.</p></li><li><p>To take responsibility for the UK’s commercial relationship with all the markets in their region, working closely with Heads of Mission, DIT Heads of Trade, and a wide range of stakeholders.</p></li></ul><p>HM Trade Commissioners are based in cities across the nine regions as follows:</p><ul><li><p>New York (HMTC for North America)</p></li><li><p>Sao Paulo (HMTC for Latin America and Caribbean)</p></li><li><p>Johannesburg (HMTC for Africa)</p></li><li><p>Dubai (HMTC for Middle East)</p></li><li><p>Istanbul (HMTC for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Network)</p></li><li><p>Mumbai (HMTC for South Asia)</p></li><li><p>Beijing (HMTC for China &amp; Hong Kong)</p></li><li><p>Singapore (HMTC for Asia Pacific)</p></li><li><p>Milan (HMTC for Europe)</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The budgets delegated at the start of 2018-19 to each HMTC are set below. Wider DIT budgets also support the delivery of HMTC objectives but are not set at a regional level:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMTC region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Delegated budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>£3,685,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia-Pacific</p></td><td><p>£9,780,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>£9,592,448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EECAN</p></td><td><p>£2,939,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Europe</p></td><td><p>£16,050,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latin America &amp; Caribbean</p></td><td><p>£7,438,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middle East</p></td><td><p>£5,126,912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North America</p></td><td><p>£10,009,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Asia</p></td><td><p>£4,073,335</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The priorities and objectives for each HMTC are outlined in Regional Trade Plans (RTPs). These RTPs are currently in development.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL10341 HL10342 question first answered 20/09/2018 14:16:43 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

971676

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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 Remedies Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of his Department's budget will be spent on funding the Trade Remedies Authority.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	173554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>As we prepare to operate an independent trade policy outside the EU, we are creating the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) to protect domestic industry from injury caused by unfair trading practices, such as dumped or subsidised imports, or from injury caused by unforeseen surges in imports.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has budgeted up to £12.8m in 2018/19 of which £8.9m is under a Ministerial Direction issued on the 29<sup>th</sup> of March 2018 by my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade to authorise initial spending on setting up the TRA ahead of the Trade Bill gaining Royal Assent.</p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-remedies-authority-tra-dit-ministerial-direction" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-remedies-authority-tra-dit-ministerial-direction</a>)</p><p> </p><p>The budget is subject to change as legislation and implementation work proceeds.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for 2019/20 will be confirmed later in the financial year following Treasury decisions on additional EU exit funding allocations and the Department’s business planning process.</p><p> </p><p>Funding beyond 2019/20 will be an issue for the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>As per the 2018-19 Main Estimates, DIT’s total funding is £360.6m.</p><p>It was announced in March 2017 that DIT would also receive £74m of EU exit funding, which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540. (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>)</p><p> </p><p>The proportion to be spent on funding the TRA is therefore 3%.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 19/09/2018 14:47:17 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards