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To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the answer of 8 September 2020 to Question 81659 on Trade Agreements, how much public money was spent by her Department in each of the financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 on expenditure related to the proposed establishment...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the answer of 8 September 2020 to Question 81659 on Trade Agreements, how much public money was spent by her Department in each of the financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 on expenditure related to the proposed establishment...
The Government switched to remote technology to conduct trade negotiations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our success in doing so means countries now operate international dialogues on a hybrid basis with a blend of remote and face-to-face discussions. This contrasts with the pre-pandemic international norm of always conducting trade negotiations in person.
This change, spearheaded by the UK, has negated the requirement for a dedicated Trade Negotiation Facility.
The spend by financial year on developing a potential dedicated venue is as follows:
Year | Spend |
2017/18 | £0 |
2018/19 | £0 |
2019/20 | £760,000 |
2020/21 | £249,000 |
2021/22 | £0 |
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the answer of 8 September 2020 to Question 81659 on Trade Negotiations, if it remains the intention of her Department to establish a dedicated Trade Negotiation Facility to support future trade negotiations.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the answer of 8 September 2020 to Question 81659 on Trade Negotiations, if it remains the intention of her Department to establish a dedicated Trade Negotiation Facility to support future trade negotiations.
The Government switched to remote technology to conduct trade negotiations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our success in doing so means countries now operate international dialogues on a hybrid basis with a blend of remote and face-to-face discussions. This contrasts with the pre-pandemic international norm of always conducting trade negotiations in person.
This change, spearheaded by the UK, has negated the requirement for a dedicated Trade Negotiation Facility.
The spend by financial year on developing a potential dedicated venue is as follows:
Year | Spend |
2017/18 | £0 |
2018/19 | £0 |
2019/20 | £760,000 |
2020/21 | £249,000 |
2021/22 | £0 |
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what correspondence (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with the House of Commons Business Managers in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what correspondence (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with the House of Commons Business Managers in the last 12 months.
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues in order to ensure effective scrutiny of trade policy.
Details of correspondence between officials is not held centrally.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with the business managers in the House of Commons in that last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with the business managers in the House of Commons in that last 12 months.
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues in order to ensure effective scrutiny of trade policy.
Details of correspondence between officials is not held centrally.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to publish the full details of the New Commonwealth Deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to publish the full details of the New Commonwealth Deal.
We are committed to working with our friends and allies in the Commonwealth to remove unnecessary barriers to free and fair trade, strengthen trading relationships, and building better, greener and more resilient global supply chains.
Of the 55 other Commonwealth members, we have trade agreements with 33 and an additional 16 qualify for preferential access to the UK market under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
There are no current plans to proceed with a Commonwealth New Deal as we are negotiating an ambitious programme of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) at unprecedented pace to help our nation become a truly Global Britain. We are progressing negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as well as negotiating FTAs with India, Canada, Mexico, Israel, and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of staff employed by her Department are from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of staff employed by her Department are from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
As of 31 March 2022, 26% civil service employees in the Department for International Trade (DIT) self-reported their ethnicity as ethnic minority (this does not include White ethnic minorities).
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many (a) special advisers and (b) other civil servants accompanied her on her visit to New York on 28 and 29 September 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many (a) special advisers and (b) other civil servants accompanied her on her visit to New York on 28 and 29 September 2022.
On my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade’s first visit to New York on 28 and 29 September 2022 to deliver a keynote address at the Atlantic Future Forum and undertake a wider trade visit programme, she was accompanied by a Private Secretary, a Press Secretary and a Special Adviser.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of people employed by her Department are women.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of people employed by her Department are women.
As of 31 March 2022, 48% of Civil Service employees who worked in the Department for International Trade (DIT) were women.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) spend for first class train travel for ministers and civil servants is as follows:
Ministers
2020- Nil
2021 - £754.20
2022 - £169.20
Civil Servants
2020 - £318.10
2021 - £600.55
2022 - £496.15
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure thermal gap pads produced in the UK and used in the production of military materials utilised by Russia, are not sold or transferred into (a) Russia or (b) third party country manufacturers of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure thermal gap pads produced in the UK and used in the production of military materials utilised by Russia, are not sold or transferred into (a) Russia or (b) third party country manufacturers of...
The UK, in coordination with key allies, has introduced several packages of increasingly hard-hitting sanctions that prohibit the supply of a wide range of goods and services, including the supply of components that could be utilised in Russian military equipment. This information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/russia-sanctions-guidance/russia-sanctions-guidance (opens in a new tab).
Our approach to decision-making is to focus on a rigorous forward-looking risk assessment before a licence is issued and to consider whether goods might be used in a way which is inconsistent with the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including the risk of items being used on contravention of sanctions.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the cost was for (a) flights, (b) accommodation and (c) food and drink for her visit to the Atlantic Future Forum and New York on 28 and 29 September 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the cost was for (a) flights, (b) accommodation and (c) food and drink for her visit to the Atlantic Future Forum and New York on 28 and 29 September 2022.
The details of the costs requested will be released as part of the Government’s existing transparency agenda. The estimated release date for the period in question is December 2022/January 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which organisations she visited on her visit to New York on 28 and 29 September 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which organisations she visited on her visit to New York on 28 and 29 September 2022.
The details requested will be released as part of the Government’s existing transparency agenda. The estimated release date for the period in question is December 2022/January 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials from her Department are based in each state of India as of 12 October 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials from her Department are based in each state of India as of 12 October 2022.
As of 12 October 2022, the full-time equivalent staff based in each state of India are as below. These figures include staff in UK Export Finance.
STATE | STAFF COUNT |
DELHI | 42 |
MAHARASHTRA | 37 |
KARNATAKA | 17 |
TAMIL NADU | 6 |
TELANGANA | 6 |
WEST BENGAL | 5 |
MAHARASHTRA | 4 |
GUJRAT | 3 |
PUNJAB & HARYANA | 2 |
Grand Total | 122 |
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many freedom of information requests are awaiting a response from her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many freedom of information requests are awaiting a response from her Department.
On 10 October, 35 freedom of information requests were awaiting response. One is overdue.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many international trade advisers operate in (a) South West, (b) South East, (c) London, (d) West Midlands, (e) East Midlands, (f) East Anglia, (g) North West, (h) Yorkshire and Humberside, (i) North East, (j) Scotland, (k) Northern Ireland and (l)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many international trade advisers operate in (a) South West, (b) South East, (c) London, (d) West Midlands, (e) East Midlands, (f) East Anglia, (g) North West, (h) Yorkshire and Humberside, (i) North East, (j) Scotland, (k) Northern Ireland and (l)...
Please see the below breakdown of Department for International Trade (DIT) international trade advisers (ITAs) based on region:
Southern England:
South West - 25
East of England- 21
South East - 26
London - 2 (DIT was asked to take some tough budget decisions in 2021-22 Financial Year and, given the greater density of businesses and other business support available in London compared to the rest of England, Ministers made the decision that the London ITA service would cease.)
Midlands Engine:
East Midlands - 23
West Midlands - 36
Northern Powerhouse:
Yorkshire & Humberside – 24
North West – 25
North East – 10
ITAs are provided in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland by the devolved governments.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials from her Department are based in each state of the United States as on 10 October 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials from her Department are based in each state of the United States as on 10 October 2022.
As of 10 October 2022, the Department for International Trade maintains 151 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions based in the United States, as shown in the table below. This includes currently vacant positions.
These officials are based in the British Embassy and Consulates General across the US.
State | Consulate General/ Embassy | FTE Staff |
California | Los Angeles | 16 |
San Francisco | 13 | |
Florida | Miami | 5 |
Georgia | Atlanta | 8 |
Illinois | Chicago | 20 |
Massachusetts | Boston | 13 |
New York | New York | 46 |
Texas | Houston | 14 |
Washington DC | Washington DC | 16 |
| Total | 151 |
UK Export Finance is co-administered with the Department for International Trade and employs one official based in Texas.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what actions her Department are undertaking to ensure that UK companies do not sell or transfer data bus transformers utilised in fly-by-wire controls to Russia, or third-party countries military manufacturers supplying Russia.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what actions her Department are undertaking to ensure that UK companies do not sell or transfer data bus transformers utilised in fly-by-wire controls to Russia, or third-party countries military manufacturers supplying Russia.
The UK, in coordination with key allies, has introduced several packages of increasingly hard-hitting sanctions that prohibit the supply of a wide range of goods and services, including the supply of components that could be utilised in Russian military equipment. This information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/russia-sanctions-guidance/russia-sanctions-guidance (opens in a new tab).
Our approach to decision-making is to focus on a rigorous forward-looking risk assessment before a licence is issued and to consider whether goods might be used in a way which is inconsistent with the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including the risk of items being used on contravention of sanctions.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department received notification of any arms export requests from the Government of Gabon in the last year; and whether any of those licences have been granted to that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department received notification of any arms export requests from the Government of Gabon in the last year; and whether any of those licences have been granted to that country.
For the last reportable year of licensing statistics, which is 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, we did receive export licence applications for military goods for the Government of Gabon. However, in the same period, no export licences were granted for military goods for the Government of Gabon.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Investment to the Chair of the International Arrangements Committee of 19 May 2022, how many sitting days' notice his Department would require for a debate on a new free trade agreement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Investment to the Chair of the International Arrangements Committee of 19 May 2022, how many sitting days' notice his Department would require for a debate on a new free trade agreement.
The scheduling of Parliamentary business is not a matter for the Department for International Trade.
The Government has made clear it will seek to facilitate requests for debates on free trade agreements, subject to the availability of parliamentary time. The Department for International Trade will continue to work with colleagues across Government to support effective scrutiny of Free Trade Agreements.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many civil servants worked on assisting businesses with EU trade matters in each of the past three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many civil servants worked on assisting businesses with EU trade matters in each of the past three years.
As the Department for International Trade (DIT) has many initiatives to assist businesses in trading with the EU and beyond, it is difficult to provide exact numbers of staff who have assisted businesses. However, we do have staff in our Export Support Service (ESS), which acts as a single point of access for exporters through a digital enquiry service. We also have over 300 International Trade Advisers (ITAs) supporting small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) across England to build their exporting capability. Finally, DIT Europe Region has approximately 300 staff in 40 offices across 33 countries.