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Written Question
Ukraine: Military Aid
Thursday 17th March 2022

Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the licence requirements for a member of the public to send protective body armour equipment to Ukraine.

Answered by Ranil Jayawardena

HM Government publishes a consolidated list of strategic military and dual-use items that require export authorisation on GOV.UK and body armour meeting certain technical characteristics can be found listed under control entries 1A005 and ML13 (d).


Written Question
Hydrogen: Exports
Thursday 9th December 2021

Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to prioritise hydrogen technology in her Department's export strategy.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has a dedicated hydrogen team who, as part of their ongoing work, keep regular assessments of international hydrogen markets under review. DIT has energy teams in all key hydrogen markets, with the direct purpose of increasing business for UK energy companies, including companies in the hydrogen sector. DIT is in regular discussion with governments overseas to understand where there are opportunities for greater co-operation, and where there are opportunities for closer working, we will look to capitalise on these.


Written Question
Hydrogen: Exports
Thursday 9th December 2021

Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to facilitate the development of a UK hydrogen export market.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has a dedicated hydrogen team who, as part of their ongoing work, keep regular assessments of international hydrogen markets under review. DIT has energy teams in all key hydrogen markets, with the direct purpose of increasing business for UK energy companies, including companies in the hydrogen sector. DIT is in regular discussion with governments overseas to understand where there are opportunities for greater co-operation, and where there are opportunities for closer working, we will look to capitalise on these.


Written Question
Trade Agreements
Thursday 14th January 2021

Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

What recent steps she has taken to ensure continuity of trading relationships for UK businesses after the end of the transition period.

Answered by Ranil Jayawardena

In under two years, HM Government has secured trade deals with 63 countries, which covered £217 billion of trade in 2019. Taken alongside our recent deal with the European Union, trade with countries worth £897 billion in 2019 is now covered. No country, anywhere in the world, at any point in history, has conducted trade negotiations concurrently on this scale nor with our ambition.