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1194774

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date	12/05/2020
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: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to facilitate trade with Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	902519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Total exports to Saudi Arabia from the United Kingdom last year were up £1.0bn from 2018 and we want this growth to continue. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade recently engaged with her counterpart to remove trade barriers during this difficult period, and we continue to identify ways of opening up more opportunities in the country to businesses in the United Kingdom.</p><p>My Hon. Friend for Thirsk and Malton will also be aware that we are carefully considering the implications of the Court of Appeal Judgement for export licence decision-making and are working to enable the re-taking of decisions on the correct legal basis, which I understand is a process which will have a bearing on businesses in his constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 12/05/2020 16:26:01 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1193630

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
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: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations she has received from representatives from the UK farming sector on the effect of tariff free imports from (a) New Zealand, (b) Australia and (c) the US on UK on the competitiveness of UK farmers.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	43891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly receives representations from the UK farming sector in our negotiations. Many representatives from the UK sector responded to the DIT consultations held in 2018 asking for industry views and priorities for these negotiations. Summaries of the responses are available on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that our trade agreements must work in the best interests of UK producers, consumers, and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2020 14:12:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1193803

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Distributive Trade: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to her Answer of 6 May 2020 to Question 42002, on Trade: Freight, what representations her Department has made to the Treasury on the suitability of support being provided to the freight sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	43892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member for Sefton Central to the answer I gave him on 6 May 2020, UIN: 42002, this Department is working closely with the Department for Transport and the Devolved Administrations to support industry and continue the flow of critical freight for the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This Department has an important role in representing the feedback we hear from the sectors we engage with to other Government departments, but, consistent with the practice of successive administrations, the Government does not disclose details of internal departmental meetings.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2020 09:55:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1193116

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what video conferencing system her Department will be using to conduct trade negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	43599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>For security reasons I am unable to comment on the solution being used to conduct negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2020 09:51:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 20344 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1193242

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of confidentiality for proposals by US negotiators in relation to a future UK-US trade deal for (a) 5 years and (b) until that trade deal is concluded; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	43582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to an open and transparent approach to trade negotiations and will report on the outcome of every negotiation round to ensure the public, Parliament and interest groups are informed of progress.</p><p> </p><p>The exchange of letters between DIT and USTR setting out information sharing arrangements, including the confidentiality of information, is standard practice ahead of trade negotiations. Similar arrangements were published for the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group in 2017. The arrangement we have reached does not supersede the government’s duty under the Freedom of Information Act, and is compatible with the Cabinet Office guidance on how the government should exchange classified or sensitive information internationally, with other government or organisations</p><p> </p><p>The five year classification period for confidential information is also in line with both UK and US guidance.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/05/2020 08:51:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1192584

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	BAE Systems: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department last used its powers under Article 31 of the Export Control Order 2008 to undertake an ad hoc inspection of BAE System’s weekly freighter flight from Warton Aerodrome in Lancashire to Ta’if in Saudi Arabia; and what the outcome was of that inspection.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	43126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Inspections of records under section 31 are in relation to a company’s use of general licences and not specific events such as regular freighter flights.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Their purpose is to get assurance that users of general licences meet the terms and conditions of their licences.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The frequency of inspections varies from six months to three years, taking into account the track record of compliance; types of licences utilised; knowledge and experience of the business in relation to export controls; and frequency of usage.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The BAE site at Warton was last inspected on 5 and 6 April 2017 and covered three separate BAE Systems companies. The outcome of compliance inspections is commercially sensitive.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Inspections of records under section 31 are in relation to a company’s use of general licences, rather than specific events such as regular freighter flights.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The purpose of inspections is to get assurance that users of general licences meet the terms and conditions of their licences. The frequency of inspections varies from six months to three years, taking into account the track record of compliance; types of licences utilised; knowledge and experience of the business in relation to export controls; and frequency of usage.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The BAE site at Warton was last inspected on 5<sup>th</sup> and 6<sup>th</sup> April 2017 and covered three separate BAE Systems companies. The outcome of compliance inspections is commercially sensitive.</ins></p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 11/05/2020 16:47:07 question first ministerially corrected 13/05/2020 12:44:59 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 20324 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1192680

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that negotiations on bilateral trade agreements continue during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Stourbridge
tabling member printed	Suzanne Webb
uin	43192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>We have now launched negotiations virtually with the US. The UK government remains in regular contact with the US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand and we will jointly decide how to proceed with each negotiation in a way which respects public health. Our partners remaining willing to make progress on high quality free trade agreements. Increasing transatlantic trade can help our economies bounce back from the economic challenge posed by COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/05/2020 09:16:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4802 label Biography information for Suzanne Webb

1192817

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has made an estimate of the changes in UK imports and exports resulting from the covid-19 pandemic in this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	42994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not produce UK trade forecasts. The latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (year to end February 2020) reports UK exports at £702.4bn (up 6.1% on the previous year) and imports at £714.2bn (up 1.5%). The impact of COVID-19 on UK trade would not yet have been apparent in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) produce the official UK Economic and Fiscal Outlook forecasts. Although the OBR published a COVID19 reference scenario in April, this scenario did not include trade forecasts – the OBR’s latest trade forecasts (March 2020) do not include the impact of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2020 10:01:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 20348 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1192825

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
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: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff of her Department have been seconded to other departments to work on the Government's response to the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	42996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The response to COVID-19 is a key priority for the Department for International Trade (DIT). Our current estimate is that approximately 75% of our people are working full time or part time on it. This includes our overseas workforce who are supporting the FCO-led crisis response at post.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK DIT has deployed 28 people to 4 other departments for COVID-19 related activity since 4 March 2020, of which 4 people have now returned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/05/2020 09:45:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 20347 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1192832

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what (a) discussions she has had with and (b) representations she has received from the maritime industry on the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on (i) imports and (ii) exports.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	42997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>This Department is working closely with the maritime industry, including regular contact with the umbrella organisation for the sector; ‘Maritime UK’. We have heard directly from the sector the effect of the pandemic on their ability to trade.</p><p>In addition to the Government’s overall package of support for business, on 24 April, we announced an unprecedented package of measures supporting 31 critical freight routes between Great Britain, Northern Ireland and mainland Europe: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-package-to-protect-ferry-freight-routes. These measures will support maritime companies to continue to trade globally. We continue to engage with the sector to hear their views.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/05/2020 09:41:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson