Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of the global defence export market the UK accounted for in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The defence and security export statistics are published annually on GOV.UK.
To the questions:
185377: what proportion of the global defence export market the UK accounted for in
(a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
a) 19% b) 16% c) 6% d) 7% e) Not available (Source Official Stats 2018-2021)
185378: what the total value of UK defence exports in actual prices was in
(a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
a) £14bn b) £11bn c) £7.52 bn d) £6.64bn e) Not available (Source Official Stats 2018-2021)
The value of UK defence exports are based on orders received, and are not the value of actual exports.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the announcement on 11 November 2021 by her Department of the Clean Growth programme, how many businesses in England received support from that programme in each month in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023 broken down by English region.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to his previous question on 17 January 2023 to PQ UIN 119996.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total value of UK defence exports in actual prices was in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The defence and security export statistics are published annually on GOV.UK.
To the questions:
185377: what proportion of the global defence export market the UK accounted for in
(a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
a) 19% b) 16% c) 6% d) 7% e) Not available (Source Official Stats 2018-2021)
185378: what the total value of UK defence exports in actual prices was in
(a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
a) £14bn b) £11bn c) £7.52 bn d) £6.64bn e) Not available (Source Official Stats 2018-2021)
The value of UK defence exports are based on orders received, and are not the value of actual exports.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility publication entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in March 2023, what assessment his Department has made of the sectors most likely to be impacted by the 6.6 per cent fall in exports in 2023 referenced in that document.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Growing UK exports to reach £1 trillion by 2030 is at the centre of the UK’s export ambitions, with all sectors of the economy needing to contribute to this shared goal. The UK’s Export Strategy is addressing barriers to exporting through a 12-point plan.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the terms of the Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand will commence.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Our ground-breaking free trade agreement with New Zealand is one of our first two ‘from scratch’ agreements since we left the EU, and is set to benefit every nation and region of the UK. We are working hard to bring the FTA into force at the earliest opportunity so businesses and consumers can reap the benefits. This includes working to pass the necessary legislation and to coordinate with New Zealand. We expect to be able to bring the agreement into force this spring.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the terms of the Free Trade Agreement with Australia will commence.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Our ground-breaking free trade agreement with Australia is our first ‘from scratch’ since we left the EU, and is set to benefit every nation and region of the UK. We are working hard to bring the FTA into force at the earliest opportunity so businesses and consumers can reap the benefits. This includes working to pass the necessary legislation and to coordinate with Australia. We expect to be able to bring the agreement into force this spring.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for concluding accession negotiations for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The UK is continuing to negotiate accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership. Recent discussions have seen the department make considerable progress towards concluding talks, aiming to finish them at the earliest opportunity. The Government is working to ensure that the UK joins on terms that work for British business and are in line with domestic priorities.
Joining CPTPP will offer significant benefits to exporters. It could give tariff free access to up to 99% of UK goods, to export to a market of 500 million people, while reducing barriers to our world leading service firms.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has commissioned legal advice on the UK's exposure to Investor State Dispute Settlement claims under the provisions of Chapter 9 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Please see the answer given to UIN 155771 tabled on 19th April 2022 for a response to this question.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department spent on end of year bonus payments for members of staff involved in export support roles in 2021-22.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
We have interpreted your question to mean end of year performance bonuses paid to those employees whose roles directly support on export activity.
Within the former Department for International Trade, the Director General for Exports and Trade area has a primary role of supporting on exports. In the year 2021 – 2022 the Director General for Exports and Trade Group paid out at total of £250,115 to 195 people for end of year performance bonuses.
Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for negotiating trade agreements with (a) India, (b) Canada and (c) Mexico.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
We have an ambitious programme of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations to help our nation become a truly Global Britain.
We have completed seven rounds of negotiations with India, four rounds of negotiations with Canada, and two rounds of negotiations with Mexico.
We look forward to concluding negotiations at the earliest opportunity, but it is the substance of trade deals that is important, not the timing.