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1204241

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date	16/06/2020
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: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) personal confidentiality agreements, and (2) non-disclosure agreements the Department for International Trade has signed with (a) businesses, (b) individuals, and (c) third parties advising, the department on its response to COVID 19.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL5805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has not signed any personal confidentiality agreements, nor non-disclosure agreements with businesses, individuals nor third parties advising HM Government on its response to COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 14:02:13 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1204205

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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: Conditions of Employment and Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of preferential trade agreements on (1) labour standards, and (2) human rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a strong history of safeguarding rights and promoting our val-ues globally. Our strong economic relationships with trading partners allow the Govern-ment to have open discussions on a range of difficult issues, including rights and responsibilities.</p><p>The United Kingdom upholds its international labour standard commitments through domestic legislation and any Free Trade Agreements that we finalise with other countries will not change those commitments.</p><p>Further, we are clear that more trade does not have to come at the expense of our track record in upholding rights and responsibilities. We will include measures that allow the United Kingdom to maintain the integrity, and provide meaningful protection, of our world-leading labour standards, and we continue to encourage all states to uphold international rights and obligations too.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 30/06/2020 10:48:19 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1204173

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications under World Trade Organisation rules of goods entering from outside the EU if (1) there is no free trade agreement by 31 December, and (2) the UK permits the import of the same goods from the EU without the imposition of any tariffs.
tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
uin	HL5755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Global Tariff (UKGT) is the United Kingdom’s permanent most-favored-nation (MFN) tariff schedule. At the end of 2020 the United Kingdom will transition to MFN terms with all those nations that it does not have a free trade agreement with. In line with the Unit-ed Kingdom’s international commitments, the same tariffs will apply to all World Trade Or-ganisation (WTO) trading partners, unless an exception applies - for example, a free trade agreement (FTA) or other preferential arrangement is in place.</p><p>The UK Government intends to achieve an FTA with the EU by December 2020. We there-fore do not expect the UKGT to apply to EU imports. However, if we do not achieve an FTA by the end of the transition period, the UKGT will apply to the EU in line with the United Kingdom’s obligations under the WTO.</p><p>The UK Government will publish a Taxation Information and Impact Notice alongside the leg-islation for the UKGT as is standard practice. This notice will include the Government’s im-pact assessment.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 25/06/2020 10:56:44 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

1204204

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the most recent inward investment statistics.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Two major FDI publication have recently been published, reflecting on European investment performance in 2019. The Financial Times’ FDI Report 2020 placed the UK top in Europe, with 1,271 recorded FDI projects – more than Germany and France combined (702 and 500 respectively). This gave the UK an overall market share of 20% in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>The EY UK Attractiveness Survey 2020 shows a different picture with the UK receiving fewer projects than France (1,109 to 1,197), therefore conceding the top spot in Europe. Despite the EY report recording an increase for the UK’s FDI project numbers, France saw a greater increase (5% compared to 16%).</p><p> </p><p>According to UNCTAD’s WIR 2020, the UK remains the top destination in Europe for attracting foreign direct investment with the highest inward FDI stock in Europe, and has improved its position to being the second highest inward FDI stock in the world, behind the US. The UK’s FDI stock of $ 2 trillion has risen by 10% compared to 2018 and almost doubled from its 2010 levels.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 13:59:41 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1204203

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the World Trade Organisation about invoking Article 24 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in the event that an agreement is not reached with the EU before the end of the transition period; and what progress they have made in establishing UK independent World Trade Organisation schedules.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>At the end of this year the UK will have recovered its economic and political independence. The question is whether we can agree with the EU a deeper trading relationship or whether we have a trading relationship based on the 2019 deal, without a free trade agreement (FTA), on the lines of Australia’s.</p><p> </p><p>On leaving the EU on February 1<sup>st</sup> 2020 the UK took up its independent seat at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The UK’s independent schedules were submitted to the WTO for certification in 2018 in July (Goods) and December (Services), and when the transition period ends at the end of this year they will form the basis of the UK’s independent trade policy.</p><p> </p><p>GATT Article XXIV permits the establishment of FTAs and Customs Unions as an exception to the most favoured nation principle, but it has no relevance without an agreement between the WTO members in question.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 13:54:54 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1204201

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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: Brazil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Brazil about ensuring that UK–Brazil trade does not affect the preservation of the Amazon rainforest.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Trade does not have to come at the expense of the environment. As part of our independent trade policy, HM Government is committed to upholding the United Kingdom’s high environmental standards. HM Government is already working with Brazilian counterparts and other interested parties to tackle deforestation and has committed £200m through a number of International Climate Finance programmes aimed at tackling deforestation. The United Kingdom will continue to monitor the situation in the Amazon closely and to raise in our ongoing dialogue with Brazil.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 13:58:45 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1204202

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in rolling over UK trading arrangements with countries that have an agreement with the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>As of 31<sup>st</sup> January 2020, when the United Kingdom left the EU, we had successfully concluded and signed trade continuity agreements with 48 countries.</p><p> </p><p>This accounts for £110 billion of United Kingdom trade in 2018, which represents 74% of the trade with countries with whom we were seeking continuity before the Withdrawal Agreement was signed – and we are continuing our programme to replicate the effects of existing EU trade agreements with other countries to ensure maximum continuity for British businesses following the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>Work continues on these remaining trade continuity agreements in a way that reflects the reality of the current situation and respects public health. An up-to-date list of trade continuity agreements, signed and in discussion, is publicly available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-trade-agreements-with-non-eu-countries" target="_blank">gov.uk/guidance/uk-trade-agreements-with-non-eu-countries</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 22/06/2020 15:37:38 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1204200

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the renewable energy sector in exporting products and services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) undertakes a range of promotion activities to support exports from the renewable energy sector, including those under the GREAT campaign, further information about which can be found on DIT’s website. Engagement with UK exporters forms part of the work of DIT’s sector teams – one of which specifically focuses on renewable energy technologies – as well as our international network of trade and investment advisors, with renewable energy and clean growth being key themes of work.</p><p>Last year, for example, DIT worked closely with Taiwan, including by signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Taiwan, to open up offshore wind opportunities for UK companies. The offshore wind sector deal commits DIT and industry to increase offshore wind exports fivefold to £2.6 billion by 2030.</p><p>DIT is developing a new UK Export Strategy with one of the key pillars being ‘clean growth’. Stakeholders will be consulted ahead of its launch later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 24/06/2020 11:01:39 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick