Asked by: Lord McCabe (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2017 to Question 70330, on developing countries: overseas trade, if he will publish an interim report of the ongoing review of the UK's future trade policy.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Government will bring forward a paper on trade policy ahead of trade legislation in this parliamentary session. It will set out the Government’s emerging approach to developing an independent UK trade policy, including our trade with developing countries. The Department for International Trade and the Department for International Development will continue to work together on trade to maximise the opportunities for countries to trade their way out of poverty.
Asked by: Lord McCabe (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will guarantee non-reciprocal preferential market access for developing countries when negotiating future trade deals.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy as the UK prepares to leave the EU. The UK remains committed to ensuring developing countries can reduce poverty through trading opportunities. We are seeking to achieve continuity in our trade and investment relationships, including those covered by existing EU free trade agreements or EU preferential arrangements. We are exploring with our trading partners ways to achieve this.
Asked by: Lord McCabe (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many foreign workers his Department employs.
Answered by Greg Hands
Following her appointment on 13 July 2016 the Prime Minister established the Department for International Trade (DIT). The DIT aggregates UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), UK Export and Finance (UKEF), Trade Policy Units from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as well as some new hires.
Until such time as a transfer of functions order establishes my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade as a corporation sole, DIT remains a unified Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) department for accounting purposes.
As DIT is currently being formed, details of the staff that the Department employs is being finalised, whilst employee transfers and recruitment are taking place.
Asked by: Lord McCabe (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are non-UK nationals.
Answered by Greg Hands
Following her appointment on 13 July 2016 the Prime Minister established the Department for International Trade (DIT). The DIT aggregates UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), UK Export and Finance (UKEF), Trade Policy Units from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), as well as some new hires.
Until such time as a transfer of functions order establishes my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade as a corporation sole, DIT remains a unified Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) department for accounting purposes.
As DIT is currently being formed, details of the staff that the Department employs is being finalised, whilst employee transfers and recruitment are taking place.