Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value of (a) imports from and (b) exports to the EU was for each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last 30 years.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
Data on the value of UK trade (exports and imports) in goods and services with the EU since 1999 are available from the ONS at:
Data on the value of UK trade in goods by UK region (at the NUTS1 level) with the EU since 1996 are available from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)’s Build Your Own Tables application at:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx (RTS data)
Data on the value of exports of services (excluding travel, transport and financial services) by GB region (at the NUTS1 level) to the EU in 2015 are available from the ONS at:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015. Data for earlier years are not available.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value of (a) imports from and (b) exports to the US was for each region and nation of the UK in each of the last 30 years for which data is available.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
Data on the value of UK trade (exports and imports) in goods and services with the USA since 1999 are available from the ONS at:
Data on the value of UK trade in goods by UK region with the USA since 1996 are available from HM Customs and Revenue (HMRC)’s Build Your Own Tables application at:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx (RTS data)
Data on the value of exports of services (excluding travel, transport and financial services) by GB region to the USA in 2015 are available from the ONS at:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015 (data for earlier years are not available).
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Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value of (a) imports to and (b) exports from each region and nation of the UK from and to other Commonwealth countries was in each of the last 30 years for which data is available.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
Data on the value of UK trade (exports and imports) in goods and services with the Commonwealth countries since 1999 are available from the ONS at:
Data on the value of UK trade in goods by UK region with a limited number of Commonwealth countries since 1996 are available from HM Customs and Revenue (HMRC)’s Build Your Own Tables application at:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx (RTS data)
Data on the value of exports of services (excluding travel, transport and financial services) by GB region to a limited number of Commonwealth countries in 2015 are available from the ONS at:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015 (data for earlier years are not available).
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The data at the links above are not comparable due to differences in coverage and methodology between sources
Data on the value of imports of services from the Commonwealth countries are not available
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in his Department.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Department for International Trade is committed to improving the physical and mental wellbeing of its workforce. This agenda has been a key priority in setting up the department in its first year of operation.
Key activities to date to support this important agenda have included: setting up employee support networks; securing accreditation as a Disability confident employer at level 3; establishing a mental health first-aider network; participating in national wellbeing campaigns such as Know Your Numbers week and Back Care Awareness week with promotion through internal communication channels.
Finally, the department offers an Employee Assistance programme to support staff. This is accessible 365 days a year and includes resources on coping with stress, leading a healthy life and counselling.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the (a) value and (b) proportion of manufactured (i) goods and (ii) services exported to other EU countries was by each nation and region of the UK in each of the last three years.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
The information asked for is available from the sources listed below. Data is made available by value (£, current prices, not constant prices) of which proportions can be calculated.
i) Data on the value of UK goods exports to EU countries are available from the ‘Build Your Own Tables’ tool in HMRC’s Overseas Trade Statistics database. Manufacturing goods are defined as Standard Industrial Trade Classification (SITC) codes 5-8. https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx
ii) Data on the value of UK services exports to selected EU countries and the EU as a bloc, by type of service, are available from the ONS Pink Book 2014, 2015 and 2016 publications
https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/006656balanceofpaymentsannualgeographicaldatatables/2015updateddetailedgeographictradedata.xls (Table 9 - Data for 2015)
https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016/thepinkbook/pinkbook2016chapter9.xls (Table 9.10 - Data for 2014)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160106022154/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bop/united-kingdom-balance-of-payments/2015/rft-chapter-09.xls (Table 9.10 - Data for 2013)
iii) Data on the value of goods exports from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to EU countries are available from the ‘Build Your Own Tables’ tool in HMRC’s Regional Trade Statistics database. Manufacturing goods are defined as Standard Industrial Trade Classification (SITC) codes 5-8 https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx
iv) Data on the value of services exports from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to EU countries, by type of service, are available from the ONS’s International Trade in Services (ITIS) experimental statistics release. This covers all services sectors, except banking, travel and transport: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015 For previous years’ data please see the following: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2015
Note: HMRC and ONS data are not directly comparable, as HMRC trade in goods data are calculated on the basis of goods crossing the customs border, whereas ONS trade in services data are based on a change in ownership.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 9573, what the 10 biggest foreign inward investments from EU countries into Wales has been in each of the last 11 years.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
The Department for International Trade is unable to release company specific information due to commercial sensitivities.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 9573, what discussions he has had with those EU companies which are investing most significantly in Wales after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and other Ministers regularly meet with companies that invest in the UK, including on visits abroad, to the regions, and in London. This includes companies investing in regions across the whole of the UK, including Wales.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the total amount of foreign investment to the UK from other EU member states was; and what percentage of this investment was for Wales in each year for which data are available.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
The table below shows the total amount of stock investment into the UK from EU Member States for each year from 2006 to 2015. This data is published by the Office for National Statistics, but it is not available at a UK geographical level.
Year | Amount £ million |
2006 | 299,906 |
2007 | 290,801 |
2008 | 317,375 |
2009 | 344,344 |
2010 | 347,469 |
2011 | 366,400 |
2012 | 452,276 |
2013 | 462,342 |
2014 | 490,245 |
2015 | 431,174 |
Source: | Office for National Statistics |