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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Apr 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"9. What recent steps her Department has taken to increase trade with Israel. [R] ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Apr 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

I welcome the Government’s commitment to negotiating a trade deal with our great friend and ally Israel, which will be of huge benefit to lots of businesses in High Peak and across the country. May I urge …..."

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Written Question
Department for International Trade: Senior Civil Servants
Wednesday 1st December 2021

Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many senior civil servants employed by her Department were based in each of the 12 NUTS1 regions of the UK on (a) 1 March 2019, (b) 1 March 2020, (c) 1 March 2021 and (d) 1 September 2021.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

Senior Civil Servants employed by Department for International Trade based in 12 NUTS1 UK regions in March 2019, March 2020, March 2021 and September 2021 are detailed in the attached.

These figures are represented as Headcount (e.g., count of individuals). These figures provide information on domestic payroll staff only. These figures do not include those on Loan from Other Government Departments (OGDs) who remain on their home departments payroll, Contractors, Military staff, Individuals on secondment from other organisations, those who are on loan or secondment out of DIT, on unpaid special leave or career break. UK Export Finance are not included in the above figures. UKEF figures are below:

Mar-19

Mar-20

Mar-21

Sep-21

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

North East (England)

North West

Yorkshire and Humberside

East Midlands

West Midlands

East of England

London

17

21

26

28

South East

South West

Counts of less than five have been supressed and totals for each month not shown in order to prevent individuals from being identified, as guided by the Office for National Statistics guidance.


Written Question
Department for International Trade: Staff
Tuesday 30th November 2021

Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many civil servants employed by her Department were based in each of the 12 NUTS1 UK regions on (a) 1 March 2021, (b) 1 June 2021 and (c) 1 September 2021.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

Civil Servants employed by Department for International Trade (DIT) based in 12 NUTS1 UK regions in March, June and September 2021:

UK region

Mar-21

Jun-21

Sep-21

London

2316

2144

2361

West Midlands (England)

18

21

24

North West (England)

15

19

22

Scotland

11

16

21

Yorkshire and the Humber

17

16

16

South East (England)

120*

9

11

South West (England)

7

8

10

East of England

7

7

7

North East (England)

10

7

11

East Midlands (England)

8

7

9

Wales

4

5

12

Grand Total

2533

2259

2504

*Changes to figures in the South East of England from March 2021 are based upon the creation of the Trade Remedies Authority who now report people information separately to DIT.

These figures are represented as Headcount (e.g., count of individuals). These figures provide information on domestic payroll staff only. These figures do not include those on Loan from Other Government Departments (OGDs) who remain on their home departments payroll, Contractors, Military staff, Individuals on secondment from other organisations, those who are on loan or secondment out of DIT, on unpaid special leave or career break. UK Export Finance are not included in the above figures.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 May 2021
Agricultural Exports from Australia: Tariffs

"Businesses across the High Peak would welcome a trade deal with Australia, and the opportunities and jobs that that would bring. Will my right hon. Friend reassure the hill farmers of the Peak District, who, as we all know, produce the world’s best quality lamb, that their interests will be …..."
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