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Written Question
Exports: Research
Thursday 10th November 2022

Asked by: Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institute in Germany linking export support services to R&D applications to inform the work of her Department and its links with Innovate UK.

Answered by Andrew Bowie - Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero)

The important link between trade and innovation is reflected throughout the UK Innovation Strategy and, under the Export Strategy, the Department for International Trade (DIT) provides business support across sectors and all stages from research to commercialisation, aligning with Innovate UK and other organisations to promote UK solutions and expertise globally. This includes showcasing UK innovations at international fora - including the ‘Innovation in Medical Technologies’ brochure and MedTech company directory launched at the Medica trade fair this month. DIT already works with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institute on shared objectives, including collaborating on an Innovate UK Artificial Intelligence mission to Germany.

Written Question
Service Industries: Exports
Monday 7th November 2022

Asked by: Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is her policy for the UK's professional and financial services industries to gain full market access in trade deals with (a) India, (b) Israel and (c) Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The UK is the second-largest exporter of other business services, which includes professional, and financial services, in the world. To improve the access these important and diverse sectors have to foreign markets HMG seeks ambitious commitments in its free trade agreements to support all elements of the services ecosystem. This includes provisions on market access, regulatory transparency, investment, business travel, recognition of qualifications, regulatory dialogue and data.

HMG has published its objectives for negotiations with India, Israel and CPTPP, which can be found on gov.uk.

Written Question
Service Industries: Exports
Monday 7th November 2022

Asked by: Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to enable the UK's financial and professional services industries gain full access to international markets through international trade agreements being negotiated by her Department.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The UK is the second-largest exporter of other business services, which includes professional, and financial services, in the world. To improve the access these important and diverse sectors have to foreign markets HMG seeks ambitious commitments in its free trade agreements to support all elements of the services ecosystem. This includes provisions on market access, regulatory transparency, investment, business travel, recognition of qualifications, regulatory dialogue and data.

HMG has published its objectives for negotiations with India, Israel and CPTPP, which can be found on gov.uk.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

"Tapadh leibh, Mr Deputy Speaker, and it is a great privilege to be called. Before I get going, I want to flag up a letter that has been written to party Whips from influential women in the trade space calling for more women to be on the International Trade Committee. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

"I thank the Minister for his congratulations and his kind remarks about consistency. What we find is that by that period it is too late. Things are very one-sided and the Whips are pushing things through. If we are to have a place for consideration we have to take the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

"The hon. Lady tempts me down some interesting rabbit holes. I will not argue with any of the points she raises, and I agree with her on one specific point, which is that the call for a trade strategy from the Government is universal. It comes from all sides of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

"Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker—I remember many a ding-dong that we had on Brexit, as you may recall. I thank the hon. Member for Cleethorpes (Martin Vickers) for what he said. He is right—I point out the facts and numbers around Brexit, and they are not good. I compare Brexit …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

"I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman —it is good to be criticised, because that forces people to look inwards and see exactly what is happening and what needs to be done. The role of the Committee is first to scrutinise and sometimes to help the Government, and indeed, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his fair comments about empowering the House on trade deals. That should be welcomed, particularly by Government Members given that they are in the majority. It might also help better trade deals come into existence and be signed—trade deals that people can unite behind, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"It is good to be straight and frank about CPTPP—I am sure the Minister will agree—but if we are to be straight and frank, to have gains for jobs, the economy and living standards, would the Government not need 62 CPTPP deals to compensate for the Brexit economic damage? It …..."
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