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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Mar 2020
Trade Deals and Fair Trade

"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does he share the Co-operative party’s concern about the mooted winding up or merging of the Department for International Development? We need it to grow in order to tackle inequalities around the world...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Mar 2020
Trade Deals and Fair Trade

"To be clear, is the hon. Gentleman suggesting that Fairtrade should be reformed so that ethical and other standards are reduced, rather than maintained, to allow a level playing field? Surely we should invest further in international development to make sure that we level up...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Sep 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"T5. According to the Department’s annual report, the team in the north-west has among the lowest job creation numbers for the whole of England. What more can be done to boost exports from the north-west?..."
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Written Question
Engineering: Exports
Monday 28th November 2016

Asked by: Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op) - Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support is available to engineering companies in Oldham wishing to export to new markets.

Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is determined to significantly increase exports by inspiring and supporting UK companies to take advantage of global opportunities for UK products, skills and expertise in new markets around the world.

On 14th November we launched a new single platform, www.GREAT.gov.uk, to bring together all aspects of Government support for exporters. This site provides tailored advice, along with specific live Export Opportunities, country guides, an e-Marketplace tool to help exporters find online market places, a ‘Find a Buyer’ service to match registered UK sellers to overseas customers, and a link to our local trade teams that provide one-to-one support for exporters.

Our International Trade Advisers working in the Oldham area are providing tailored support to local businesses. Over the last year we have worked with around 100 businesses in Oldham of which at least 10 are engineering companies who have had one-to-one international trade support. The local trade team arranges a host of seminars and events across Greater Manchester and the North West to help businesses explore overseas opportunities. For example, specifically for new exporters, there will be a First Steps to Export workshop at the Hollinwood Business Centre in Oldham on 7th December. Also, new Oldham exporters in engineering and other sectors can take advantage of Northern Powerhouse market taster visits to European markets from January to March 2017.

Integrated with all of this support, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is also funding the Greater Manchester Export Fund. This runs through to March 2017, and provides grants and loans to Oldham businesses that are investing in export related projects. So far 6 Oldham companies, 5 of which are in the manufacturing sector, have successfully applied for grants or loans totalling over £1 million. All of these companies are working with an International Trade Adviser to support their respective export plans.

UK Export Finance (UKEF) also offers finance and insurance to help UK-based exporters of all sizes and across all sectors, including engineering companies in Oldham. Engineering is an important sector for the UK economy and UKEF can work with engineering firms to help them win, fulfil and get paid for overseas sales. UKEF’s North West based Export Finance Advisers act as local points of contact to introduce businesses with export potential to finance providers, credit insurers, insurance brokers, trade support bodies and sources of Government support.