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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182688", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182688/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government\u2019s objectives for US negotiations state that we will secure provisions that protect the UK\u2019s world-leading intellectual property standards and seek an effective and balanced regime which supports innovation within the pharmaceutical sector, while reflecting wider public interests such as ensuring patient access to medicines.<\/p><p>The Government is clear that when negotiating free trade agreements, the NHS and the price the NHS pays for medicines will not be on the table. We will not agree to measures which undermine the Government\u2019s ability to deliver our NHS manifesto commitments.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of protecting regulatory data exclusivity for innovative drugs in a UK-US trade deal.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182689", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Patrick Grady"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182698", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182698/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UK Government promotes trade within a rules-based international order. The UK continues to apply EU and UN sanctions and will look to carry over existing EU sanctions at the end of the Transition Period. A list of countries against which the UK imposes such controls is available on gov.uk.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The UK also routinely updates our guidance to British businesses on the Overseas Business Risk website. We advise British businesses to consider the British Government's view when considering their investments and activities in occupied territories. The UK promotes responsible corporate behaviour by UK companies operating, or considering operating, overseas.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to prevent UK companies from trading with areas in other countries that are under illegal occupation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4488", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Martyn Day"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182722/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The contract was procured prior to the formation of the Department for International Trade (DIT) by UK Shared Business Services who at the time managed UK Trade and Investment\u2019s (UKTI) procurement activity. DIT took ownership of UKTI\u2019s contracts on formation. UK Shared Business Services is a shared services provider and is jointly owned by the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy and UK Research and Innovation. UK Shared Business Services was responsible for adding the contract to Contracts Finder before responsibility for the contract was transferred to DIT. After DIT staff noticed the contract was not on Contracts Finder, in early 2019, the contract was added.<\/p><p>The Department are currently running a competitive procurement for a partner for inward investment services. This will replace the current contract with Quintessentially when it expires in May 2020. A notice was published on Contracts Finder and the Official Journal of the EU in January 2020 to inform the market of this opportunity.<\/p><p>Quintessentially won a competitive tender in 2016 which was carried out by UK Shared Business Service who at the time managed UKTI\u2019s procurement activity.<\/p><p>Key performance indicators are designed to reflect the service required and are determined on a case-by-case basis.<\/p><p>DIT does not hold any other contracts with Quintessentially (UK) Limited in addition to the contract for the GREAT Investors Programme.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182728/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The contract was procured prior to the formation of the Department for International Trade (DIT) by UK Shared Business Services who at the time managed UK Trade and Investment\u2019s (UKTI) procurement activity. DIT took ownership of UKTI\u2019s contracts on formation. UK Shared Business Services is a shared services provider and is jointly owned by the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy and UK Research and Innovation. UK Shared Business Services was responsible for adding the contract to Contracts Finder before responsibility for the contract was transferred to DIT. After DIT staff noticed the contract was not on Contracts Finder, in early 2019, the contract was added.<\/p><p>The Department are currently running a competitive procurement for a partner for inward investment services. This will replace the current contract with Quintessentially when it expires in May 2020. A notice was published on Contracts Finder and the Official Journal of the EU in January 2020 to inform the market of this opportunity.<\/p><p>Quintessentially won a competitive tender in 2016 which was carried out by UK Shared Business Service who at the time managed UKTI\u2019s procurement activity.<\/p><p>Key performance indicators are designed to reflect the service required and are determined on a case-by-case basis.<\/p><p>DIT does not hold any other contracts with Quintessentially (UK) Limited in addition to the contract for the GREAT Investors Programme.<\/p>"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182731", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182731/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The contract was procured prior to the formation of the Department for International Trade (DIT) by UK Shared Business Services who at the time managed UK Trade and Investment\u2019s (UKTI) procurement activity. DIT took ownership of UKTI\u2019s contracts on formation. UK Shared Business Services is a shared services provider and is jointly owned by the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy and UK Research and Innovation. UK Shared Business Services was responsible for adding the contract to Contracts Finder before responsibility for the contract was transferred to DIT. After DIT staff noticed the contract was not on Contracts Finder, in early 2019, the contract was added.<\/p><p>The Department are currently running a competitive procurement for a partner for inward investment services. This will replace the current contract with Quintessentially when it expires in May 2020. A notice was published on Contracts Finder and the Official Journal of the EU in January 2020 to inform the market of this opportunity.<\/p><p>Quintessentially won a competitive tender in 2016 which was carried out by UK Shared Business Service who at the time managed UKTI\u2019s procurement activity.<\/p><p>Key performance indicators are designed to reflect the service required and are determined on a case-by-case basis.<\/p><p>DIT does not hold any other contracts with Quintessentially (UK) Limited in addition to the contract for the GREAT Investors Programme.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is standard practice for her Department to include in its contracts with suppliers a key performance indicator that specifies that the contractor does not offer services that are not in line with government offering and reputational agreement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182733", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
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