Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what legal advice she has received on whether the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands (CP 32) presented to Parliament in February 2019 is compatible with the UK’s commitments to protecting animal welfare and in particular with the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021.
Answered by James Duddridge
We have not received legal advice on this matter.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has identified potential growth markets for British wool exports; and what steps she is taking to increase British wool exports to those markets.
Answered by Mike Freer
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is developing a UK-wide, cross-government Export Strategy, driving economic recovery and the levelling-up agenda. On the 1st October, DIT launched the Export Support Service, allowing UK businesses to get answers to practical questions about exporting to Europe. DIT also has expert trade advisers locally and overseas, which support both wool and textile exporters, providing access to UK Export Finance and a range of online services unlocking opportunities globally.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans her Department has to increase British wool exports.
Answered by Mike Freer
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is developing a UK-wide, cross-government Export Strategy, driving economic recovery and the levelling-up agenda. On the 1st October, DIT launched the Export Support Service, allowing UK businesses to get answers to practical questions about exporting to Europe. DIT also has expert trade advisers locally and overseas, which support both wool and textile exporters, providing access to UK Export Finance and a range of online services unlocking opportunities globally.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps she has taken to promote British wool exports overseas.
Answered by Mike Freer
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is developing a UK-wide, cross-government Export Strategy, driving economic recovery and the levelling-up agenda. On the 1st October, DIT launched the Export Support Service, allowing UK businesses to get answers to practical questions about exporting to Europe. DIT also has expert trade advisers locally and overseas, which support both wool and textile exporters, providing access to UK Export Finance and a range of online services unlocking opportunities globally.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions her Department has had with the Welsh Government on (a) the cancellation of and (b) a replacement scheme for the Tradeshow Access Programme.
Answered by Graham Stuart
A range of stakeholders have been, and continue to be, engaged by Department for International Trade (DIT) officials on plans for a revised trade show support programme, and DIT will announce further details when discussions with HM Treasury are concluded.
DIT Ministers and officials engage regularly with the Devolved Administrations, including the Welsh Government, on a wide range of trade and investment support available across the UK.