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1025327

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff the Defence and Security Organisation employed as of 1 April 2018; and what that organisation's 2018-19 budget is.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	202327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>At 1 April 2018, the Department for International Trade had a total workforce of 155 in the Defence and Security Organisation. Its current net budget for 2018-19 is £9.9m.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/12/2018 20:20:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1011505

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to support exporters based in Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Trudy Harrison
uin	194153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Businesses across Cumbria have access to the full range of DIT support. International Trade Advisers from our whole North West team operate throughout the county, deployed according to the specific needs of each customer. This support is also underpinned by our full UK and global network, with DIT teams overseas, sector specialists and the Exporting is GREAT Digital Hub. UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, can also help businesses in Cumbria win, fulfil and get paid for their overseas sales.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage and help businesses to start, increase or sustain exporting activity, and this support includes 1-1 advice, trade missions, exhibitions, workshops and other activities. Additionally, free support is available to them from 92 DIT Northern Powerhouse Export Champions.</p><p> </p><p>The trade needs of businesses of all sizes in Cumbria will be further addressed through the Export Strategy. This sets out how the government will support businesses to make the most of the opportunities presented by markets around the world. Launched in August 2018, we consulted with over 200 businesses to develop the Strategy, which will see DIT join up across government, with local partners and with the private sector to break down barriers to exporting. The strategy sets out how DIT will Encourage; Inform; Connect; and Finance UK businesses with the potential to export.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/11/2018 12:11:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison

1027244

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Sheep Meat: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on exporting lamb to that country.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	202732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has worked closely with the FCO, Defra and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority resulting in the ban on importing lamb and goat meat being lifted in February 2018 with final approval on 16 April 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/12/2018 11:47:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1002021

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of potential challenges for producers exporting goods to the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	188050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 there were 210,000 UK VAT registered importers and exporters for trade in goods with the EU, of which 138,000 traded solely with EU Member States.</p><p>In July, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for International Trade, appointed Andrew Mitchell as Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Europe to lead the Department’s efforts to grow the UK’s trading relationship with the EU.</p><p>The recently announced £5 million uplift for our overseas network in Europe will build upon and strengthen our trade and investment links with European partners as we leave the EU, and support UK businesses to be able to sustain and grow exports and investment as we move into a new trading environment in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/11/2018 17:50:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1002022

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the effect of leaving the EU on the export of Scottish goods and services.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	188051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Since the vote to leave the EU, and the formation of DIT, Scottish exports of goods and services have risen substantially. In the year to 2018Q2, Scottish exports of goods and services (excluding exports to the rest of the UK) totalled £32.4bn, an increase of 14.2% from the year to 2016Q2, but Scottish exports as % of Scottish GDP was 20.6% compared to 30.4% for UK exports as % of UK GDP (Sources: Scottish Government, GDP Quarterly National Accounts 2018Q2, ONS GDP First Quarterly Estimate 2018Q3).</p><p>Reaching our UK aim of 35% and exploiting the benefits of post-EU trade deals will be helped by significant improvement in Scottish exporting performance, greater awareness of DIT services in Scotland and the constructive support of the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/11/2018 13:46:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1037912

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will publish the visits undertaken by each Trade Envoy since October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	206422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>TRADE ENVOY- MARKETS COVERED</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DATE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ANDREW PERCY MP - Canada</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>4-11 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ANDREW SELOUS MP - South Africa</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>29-31 October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BARONESS MORRIS - Jordan, Kuwait, Palestinian Territories </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>12-14 December 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BARONESS NICHOLSON - Iraq, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>27-29 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BARONESS NORTHOVER - Angola, Zambia</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p>6-10 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ED VAIZEY MP - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos</p></td><td><p>29 September-3 October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SIR JEFFREY DONALDSON - Egypt</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>1-5 December 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LORD ASTOR - Oman</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>30 October-4 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LORD JANVRIN - Turkey</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>15-18 October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LORD POPAT - Uganda, Rwanda</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>25 October-2 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LORD RISBY - Algeria</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>28-31 October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MARK PRISK MP - Brazil, Nordics, Baltics</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>13 December 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PAUL SCULLY MP - Thailand, Burma, Brunei</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei</p></td><td><p>5-9 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PAULINE LATHAM MP - Kenya</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>22-23 November 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>14 Visits</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/01/2019 16:39:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1029163

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Aerospace Industry: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to promote aerospace exports.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	908328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s Aerospace businesses are among the most innovative in the world, they turned over more than £35 billion last year and exported 85% of everything produced.</p><p> </p><p>Our teams across the UK and in 108 countries around the world use every opportunity to take the industry to even greater heights.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/12/2018 13:37:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1011498

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if the Government will cease supplying arms to Saudi Arabia following the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	194038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The situation in Saudi Arabia is kept under careful review and licensing decisions are made on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Export licence applications are carefully assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. A licence would not be granted if to do so was inconsistent with the Criteria. The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018</a> and updated with an additional policy, as announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 13 September 2018:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS957/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS957/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/11/2018 10:58:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 87214 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1017498

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the value of UK-made military equipment sold to the Saudi Government since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	197586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Sales data by region for military exports are published annually on GOV.UK. at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-and-security-exports-for-2017/uk-defence-and-security-export-statistics-for-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-and-security-exports-for-2017/uk-defence-and-security-export-statistics-for-2017</a>.</p><p>The Government also publishes Official Statistics about export licences granted and refused on a quarterly and annual basis, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a>. The data, which includes export values for some licences, currently provides details of licences up to 30 June 2018. Information covering the period 1 July to 30 September 2018 will be published in January 2018.</p><p>However, licences granted are not a measure of sales or exports shipped in a given period as they are generally valid for between two and five years. Licensing data only provides a partial indication of sales as exporters only declare export values for a subsection of licences (Standard Individual Export Licences). Some licences expire before they are used and in these circumstances exporters must submit a further application, which can result in a significant element of double counting.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/12/2018 17:04:14 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1017504

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
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: West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the Economic Community of West African States on trade with the UK after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	197587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>On leaving the EU, the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act will enable the Government to put in place a UK trade preferences scheme for developing countries. This will provide the same level of access as the current EU trade preference scheme meaning continued duty-free, quota-free access for Least Developed Countries which are part of the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) and generous tariff reductions for other ECOWAS countries.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of this regional agreement, EU ‘stepping stone’ Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have been provisionally applied since 2016. As the UK exits the EU, we aim to replicate the effects of these EPAs to avoid trade disruption with these countries. We have been in dialogue with both Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to achieve this continuity.</p><p> </p><p>Currently there is no agreement in force between the EU and the 16 West Africa States, the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS). Should this change, the UK would look to transition the agreement.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/12/2018 16:26:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham