Asked by: Martyn Day (Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which British cyber-security companies undertaking cyber-security projects in the United Arab Emirates are funded or subsidised by the Government.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Department for International Trade is supporting UK business to export their world-leading capability across the globe. This includes supporting the not-for-profit accreditation organisation CREST to establish a global presence, including the UAE and wider Gulf.
Asked by: Martyn Day (Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make it a precondition for any increase in trade between the UK and Iran that the Government of Iran adheres to international human rights norms by allowing peaceful demonstrations and protests against its policies.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) supports trade with Iran as a key part of its commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). HMG remains concerned about the human rights situation in Iran and continues to encourage the Iranian government to improve its human rights record.
The Government provides support and advice to UK businesses looking to take advantage of the commercial opportunities in countries around the world, including in Iran.
Asked by: Martyn Day (Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make it a precondition for any increase in trade between the UK and Iran that the Government of Iran adheres to international human rights norms by allowing peaceful demonstrations and protests against its policies.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) supports trade with Iran as a key part of its commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). HMG remains concerned about the human rights situation in Iran and continues to encourage the Iranian government to improve its human rights record.
The Government provides support and advice to UK businesses looking to take advantage of the commercial opportunities in countries around the world, including in Iran.
Asked by: Martyn Day (Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the amount of manual processing on paper that it carries out and to make such processing digital.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Department for International Trade aims to ensure that the primary route for export or investment support is digital. The Department continues to develop and extend the reach of digital services through great.gov.uk. Technology used by staff is also being upgraded to enable the use of cloud-based software that promotes simultaneous collaboration and seamless mobile working, and further drive productivity. The Digital team are also developing a new business relationship management system, which will encourage and enable staff to record business interactions digitally.