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1536004

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date	25/10/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when Government (a) Ministers and (b) Officials last held discussions with representatives of (i) the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCR) and (ii) the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on inclusion of (A) labour clauses or chapters and (B) the protection and promotion of human rights in trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	71282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has high regard for workers' rights, and we are clear that there will be no reduction in UK labour protections in signing up to new Free Trade Agreements. The UK takes our commitments to the International Labour Organization very seriously and encourage our partners to do the same.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the UK is a leading advocate for human rights around the world and we remain committed to the promotion of universal human rights. This is usually undertaken separately to negotiations on free trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2022 15:27:15 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1536008

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking promote the right to (a) health care, (b) education, (c) food, (d) water and sanitation and (e) employment within trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	71283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a leading advocate for human rights around the world and we remain committed to the promotion of universal human rights. This is usually undertaken separately to negotiations on free trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 71285 question first answered 23/11/2022 15:22:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1536012

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what additional steps the Government is taking to embed human rights within its trade policy.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	71285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a leading advocate for human rights around the world and we remain committed to the promotion of universal human rights. This is usually undertaken separately to negotiations on free trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 71283 question first answered 23/11/2022 15:22:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill