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1653732

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement aligns with the UK’s commitment to environmental protection.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has made clear that we will not compromise on the UK's environmental protections in our Free Trade Agreements.</p><p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) includes an extensive environment chapter which recognises Parties' sovereign right to regulate for their own levels of domestic environmental protection.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 31/07/2023 14:49:38 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1649665

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to publish the impact assessment of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	192100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The Impact Assessment for the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will be published shortly after signature of the agreement’s Accession Protocol.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 06/07/2023 16:17:34 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1649667

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to help ensure UK businesses benefit from the rules of origin requirements in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	192102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department is supporting businesses by creating a range of products and services to explain what has been agreed in Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and bilateral agreements, and how they can benefit. This will include specific guidance on rules of origin. Businesses can also access support via the Export Support Service, or through our network of International Trade Advisors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where the UK also has a bilateral free trade agreement in place with a CPTPP member, traders will be able to choose which agreement they wish to trade under. Businesses can compare preferential tariffs rates but also consider the administrative processes involved, including the rules of origin.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/07/2023 14:17:52 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1639573

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on levels of trade for UK businesses in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) could boost the UK economy by £1.8 billion each year and increase UK exports to CPTPP by £1.7 billion in the long run according to our published scoping assessment.</p><p>When the UK’s accession enters into force, UK businesses will be able to trade with all CPTPP members on preferential terms and the Government will support British businesses in seizing the opportunities created by our membership of CPTPP.</p><p>Accession could enhance the already strong trade links between Northern Ireland and CPTPP members, which for Northern Ireland goods exports alone was worth over £900 million in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 01/06/2023 16:09:30 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1625921

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential preference erosion impact of accession to CPTPP; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	183896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>As part of the UK’s negotiations to accede to CPTPP the Government carefully considered the impact on developing countries, seeking to achieve a careful balance between supporting developing country economies and reducing poverty through trade, while protecting the interests of UK businesses and consumers.</p><p>Alongside our FTA negotiations, the Government is continuing to use our independent trade policy to introduce the Developing Trading Scheme – one of the most generous trading preference schemes in the world aimed at helping countries develop through trade.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/05/2023 10:57:26 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1625632

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2023 to Question 182031 on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, whether UK negotiators sought to disapply ISDS provisions in CPTPP with Canada and Brunei.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	183664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>CPTPP's investment chapter provides important protections for investors, which it is in the UK’s interest to accept, including with both Brunei and Canada. The Government is clear that where we negotiate investment protection and ISDS provisions, we will not hinder our right to regulate in the public interest. This right is protected in CPTPP, and the Government also negotiated additional protections for our ability to regulate areas such as public services.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/05/2023 15:14:16 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1624347

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 181604 on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, whether trade unions have powers to raise formal challenges to alleged labour abuses under the Agreement’s dispute mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	183176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Labour Chapter is subject to the dispute resolution mechanism contained in Chapter 28 (Dispute Settlement). The dispute settlement mechanism concerns state-to-state dispute settlement, and so it does not permit non-government bodies, including trade unions, to raise a dispute under its provisions.</p><p>However, Chapter 28 and the Rules of Procedure for Dispute Settlement provide that non-governmental entities may submit views on a dispute brought under the Agreement. This is subject to the conditions set out in the CPTPP.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 04/05/2023 15:29:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1624571

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what stage their negotiations have reached concerning the dispute resolution mechanism in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, especially with regard to secret courts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL7565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK has substantially concluded negotiations on the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).</p><p>The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism in CPTPP allows for investors to seek legal redress from a member state for unfair treatment they have received when accessing, or operating in CPTPP markets, for example if they have been discriminated against because of their nationality, which has caused loss or damage to their investment.</p><p>CPTPP includes specific provisions on the transparency of ISDS proceedings, including for tribunal documents and hearings to be made public.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 18/05/2023 12:18:28 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1612895

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, whether the House will have a debate on a substantive motion on the UK’s accession to CPTPP.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	182112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>The CPTPP will act as a gateway to the Indo-Pacific, one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing regions on Earth. When we join, the bloc will account for around 15% of global GDP and could boost the UK economy by £1.8 billion in the long run, with wages set to rise by £800 million compared to 2019 levels as a consequence.</p><p>Once signed, the agreement will be laid before Parliament for 21 sitting days of formal scrutiny under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (CRaG). There will be at least three months between publication of the agreement and the commencement of the scrutiny period under CRaG. Any legislation required to implement the agreement will be scrutinised and passed by Parliament in the usual way. The Government commitment to holding debates during the CRaG process is subject to the request being made in a timely manner and parliamentary time being available.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/04/2023 11:15:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1612899

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in the context of the UK’s accession to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (a) with which organisations and groups the Government has consulted on the digital provisions of that agreement, and (b) whether she has received legal advice on the potential effect of that agreement on (i) existing domestic data protection legislation and (ii) the UK's ability to enact new provisions for domestic data provision.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	182113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>In preparation for accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Government ran one of its largest consultation exercises, consulting with individuals, businesses, business associations, NGOs and public sector bodies, receiving almost 150,000 responses.</p><p>CPTPP safeguards the UK’s high standards of personal data protection as set out in the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, and locks in a requirement for personal data to be protected in all countries that are party to the agreement.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 28/04/2023 13:16:47 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar