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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Oct 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"What progress has my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and the team made on increasing trade with Israel, our good friend and partner, particularly in the pharmaceutical and high-tech industries?..."
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Written Question
Trade Fairs: Shipping
Friday 16th July 2021

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support her Department is providing for UK maritime businesses to attend overseas trade shows.

Answered by Graham Stuart

I refer my Hon. Friend for Harrow East to the answer I gave to the Rt Hon. Member for North Durham on 16 July 2021, UIN: 28979.

Written Question
Tradeshow Access Programme
Thursday 15th July 2021

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions her Department had with relevant stakeholders ahead of the cancellation of the Tradeshow Access Programme.

Answered by Graham Stuart

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 15 July to Question UIN 28980.

Written Question
Tradeshow Access Programme
Thursday 15th July 2021

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on (a) the cancellation of the Tradeshow Access Programme and (b) a replacement scheme for that programme.

Answered by Graham Stuart

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 15 July to Question UIN 28980.

Written Question
Trade Agreements: India
Thursday 25th February 2021

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

What steps she is taking to strengthen the UK’s trade relationship with India.

Answered by Elizabeth Truss

Earlier this month I visited India to deepen trade ties and agree a pathway towards a future FTA with the world’s biggest democracy. A closer partnership with India will help us lead the world in areas like science, tech and the green economy, driving jobs and growth across the UK.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Jul 2020
Sale of Arms: War in Yemen

"The humanitarian situation in Yemen is, of course, a proxy war between the Saudi Arabian-led coalition and the Iranians and their proxies, with the innocent civilians in the middle of it. What efforts is my right hon. Friend making to use his Department’s capability on trade to encourage these parties …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"When she was Minister for Women and Equalities, my right hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth North (Penny Mordaunt) committed to the House to introduce legislation to remove caste as a protected characteristic from the Equality Act 2010. When will the current Minister for Women and Equalities and her team …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6. This afternoon the Confederation of Indian Industry will host a major conference to allow the regions of the United Kingdom to pitch to the states of India for future international trade. What action is my hon. Friend taking to encourage the regions to pitch for business in India?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Smoking rates among pregnant women, particularly in poorer regions, remain stubbornly high, so what action is my hon. Friend taking to reduce smoking rates in order to make pregnancy and childbirth easier for young people?..."
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Written Question
Overseas Trade: India
Thursday 25th April 2019

Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

What steps he is taking to increase the UK's proportion of global trade with India.

Answered by Graham Stuart

Exports to India were up nearly 20% in 2018 on the previous year, totalling over £7.9 billion.

We have a number of initiatives to strengthen our bilateral trade relationship with India, including the Joint Working Group on Trade, which recently met in March.

Only last night I was at the Grant Thornton tracker event with the Confederation of Indian Industry, to celebrate the success of some of the top Indian companies in the UK.