Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many diplomatic gifts have been given in each of the last three years, by recipient country.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The number of diplomatic gifts that have been given in each of the last three years, by recipient countries is not held centrally by the Department for International Trade (DIT).
The department fulfils the requirement to publish transparency data in line with the Government’s transparency agenda and this can be found at DIT ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the total value of diplomatic gifts is over the last three years, by recipient country.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The total value of gifts (given) over the last three years, by recipient country, is not held centrally by the Department for International Trade (DIT).
The department fulfils the requirement to publish transparency data in line with the Government’s transparency agenda and this can be found at DIT ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress she has made on negotiating a UK-US trade deal.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
We have had five productive rounds of negotiations to date and agreed a significant proportion of legal text across multiple chapters.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he plans to ban the import of Russian produced coking coal into UK ports; and what options are available to achieve that.
Answered by Mike Freer
In lockstep with our allies, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has announced the largest and most severe package of economic sanctions Russia has ever seen. The UK Government has banned all ships that are Russian owned, operated, controlled, chartered, registered or flagged from entering British ports. Ships carrying cargo from Russia are not within the scope of these specific transport sanctions. However, we continue to consider further trade measures to support our policy of ratcheting up economic pressure on Russia.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has had discussions with her counterparts in EU states on opposing the import and sale of Russian produced coking coal to the EU for steel production.
Answered by Mike Freer
In lockstep with our allies, including with EU states, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has announced the largest and most severe package of economic sanctions Russia has ever seen. Alongside other G7 countries, we are denying Russia Most-Favoured-Nation treatment relating to key products, ramping up the pressure on Russia’s economy. Whilst coking coal is not currently included with these products, we do not speculate on future sanctions. However, we have made clear that, together with our global partners, we will continue to apply pressure on Putin’s regime.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of the trade deal with Australia for the East Midlands.
Answered by Greg Hands
Nearly 1,200 East Midlands business exported goods to Australia last year. East Midlands business exported goods worth more than £200m to Australia in 2020. The world-famous East Midlands shoemaking industry, the region’s manufacturers and high-quality food exporters could all be big winners from an Australia free trade deal. The deal will cut tariffs on key UK exports, while removing red tape and aligning regulations would make exporting easier for East Midland industries such as machinery and chemicals, which exported £130m worth of goods to Australia last year.