Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support (a) is available and (b) her Department plans to provide to UK businesses affected by (i) export and (ii) other sanctions on Russian industries and individuals.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The situation will continue to change over the coming days and weeks. The Department for International Trade stands ready and continues to assess the support provided to UK businesses. The Department has expanded the Export Support Service to help businesses deal with the trade implications of the situation. This is available through our Digital Enquiry Service (https://www.gov.uk/ask-export-support-team) and helpline (0300 303 8955), currently open Mon-Fri 0800-2200.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January to Question 110332, to list the 20 UK travel and transport companies referenced as having taken part in the Department’s programme at the Expo 2020 Dubai.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Travel and Transport companies who were involved in the Thought Leadership activity on the UK Pavilion were: Royce, Vertical Aerospace ltd, BP, Atkins Acuity, Riversimple, Ryze Hydrogen, Wrightbus, Ev.energy, Arity, Thales, CoMoUK, Artemis Technologies, ZigZag, Thompson Aero, Space Hub Sutherland, Aston Martin, Wood group PLC, Shell, LEVC, JLR.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2022 to Question 110333, what the total cost to her Department was of staffing the UK Government’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Expo 2020 Dubai runs from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. Between 1 October and December 31, the latest reporting period available, spend on contracted staffing services at the UK Pavilion of £103,754 was reported. This excludes salaries of DIT staff. Spend on DIT staff working at the event and staff located in the UK providing critical support was reported to be £669,474.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many businesses operating in the UK (a) shipping and (b) ports industry have exhibited in the UK's pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai from 1 October 2021 to date.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The activity at the UK Pavilion is arranged by the UK Government via the Department for International Trade (DIT) and also by sponsors and UK companies/organisations using the space to deliver their own events and messages. The number of UK companies from the Travel and Transport Industries that have taken part in the DIT programme as speakers, panellists and providers of podcasts online and physically to date is 20. The number of companies (UK and Overseas) who participated as audience was in excess of 300 and continues to be counted as our on-demand content is accessible until the end of Expo 2020 Dubai, on 31st March 2022.
The UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is the centre point of a business culture education and tourism programme that promotes the UK and UK companies in a number of different ways. UK expertise and excellence is promoted through the retail of food and drink, physical showcasing, thought leadership sessions, business and networking events and through online podcasts, virtual events and media/communications.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment he has made of whether the cost of the UK’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 will remain within its allocated budget.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Costs are routinely assessed each month as part of the department’s financial governance process and are expected to remain affordable within DITs 2021-22 control totals.