Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the value of exports from Scotland.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
This department supports businesses across the whole of the UK. We have identified High Value Campaigns (HVCs) which can generate up to £30bn p.a. of Export contracts in 16/17, which companies all across the U.K. can win business through. We are supporting all companies to grow overseas through the recently launched digital platform GREAT.gov.uk. This platform brings together all commercial and International aspects of Government support for exporting, with innovative new tools to help businesses across the UK to sell online, reach overseas buyers directly, and access hundreds of live exporting opportunities. Scottish companies accessing GREAT.gov.uk and needing further support in their export journey are directed to Scottish Development International.
In addition to this, UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, offers finance and insurance to Scottish exporters of all sizes and across all sectors to ensure no viable export fails. So far in 2016/17, UKEF has supported 8 Scottish exporters for contracts worth £190m.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government took to advise Scottish companies of the promotional opportunities provided by him visit to India of November 2016.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
The Department for International Trade (DIT) worked with colleagues across the UK and the Devolved Administrations to identify companies to join the Prime Minister’s business delegation. This process included wide consultation with our counterpart, Scottish Development International. All the UK regions were represented in the Prime Minister’s delegation.
The total value of the announced commercial agreements secured during the Prime Minister’s visit was £1.2 billion. This figure does not include all deals agreed over the period. All deals between UK companies and their Indian counterparts are commercially sensitive. We can only announce those where we receive express consent from the company.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value was of commercial agreements reached during his visit to India of November 2016.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
The Department for International Trade (DIT) worked with colleagues across the UK and the Devolved Administrations to identify companies to join the Prime Minister’s business delegation. This process included wide consultation with our counterpart, Scottish Development International. All the UK regions were represented in the Prime Minister’s delegation.
The total value of the announced commercial agreements secured during the Prime Minister’s visit was £1.2 billion. This figure does not include all deals agreed over the period. All deals between UK companies and their Indian counterparts are commercially sensitive. We can only announce those where we receive express consent from the company.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value was of commercial agreements involving Scottish companies reached during his visit to India of November 2016.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
The Department for International Trade (DIT) worked with colleagues across the UK and the Devolved Administrations to identify companies to join the Prime Minister’s business delegation. This process included wide consultation with our counterpart, Scottish Development International. All the UK regions were represented in the Prime Minister’s delegation.
The total value of the announced commercial agreements secured during the Prime Minister’s visit was £1.2 billion. This figure does not include all deals agreed over the period. All deals between UK companies and their Indian counterparts are commercially sensitive. We can only announce those where we receive express consent from the company.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value was of seafood exports from Northern Ireland in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15 and (d) 2015-16.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
The value of seafood exports from Northern Ireland since 2012 is given in the attached table. Source: HM Revenue and Customs Interactive Regional Trade Statistics database.