Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the primary and secondary legislative proposals likely to be required after ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement in order to bring the trade deal into effect in law.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
We anticipate that no specific UK legislation will be proposed after CETA has been ratified to bring the agreement into force in UK law.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if UK Export Finance officials conducting its review into support for Rolls-Royce will examine support beyond that referred to in the statement of facts agreed in the deferred prosecution agreement between Rolls Royce and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on 17 January 2017 and published by the SFO.
Answered by Greg Hands
UK Export Finance is considering whether the information in the deferred prosecution agreements and statements of facts agreed by the Serious Fraud Office and other overseas investigating authorities with Rolls Royce, has any implications for existing support, or more widely. UK Export Finance is not able to repeat the Serious Fraud Office’s own criminal investigation into Rolls-Royce.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has for the House to (a) debate and (b) vote on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as part of the process of ratification.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of state for International trade (Greg Hands) on the 2 March to rt. hon. Member for Glasgow North UIN 65736.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Leader of the House to ensure that the 21-day ratification period for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement takes place during a time in the parliamentary calendar which contains at least one Opposition Day.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of state for International trade (Greg Hands) on the 2 March to rt. hon. Member for Glasgow North UIN 65736.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he plans to make public the report arising out of UK Export Finance's review of its support for Rolls-Royce.
Answered by Greg Hands
UK Export Finance is scrutinising the deferred prosecution agreements and statements of facts agreed by the Serious Fraud Office and other overseas investigating authorities with Rolls Royce, in order to consider whether the information contained has any implications for existing support, or more widely.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials in UK Export Finance are involved in conducting the review into its support for Rolls-Royce; and who is heading that review.
Answered by Greg Hands
UK Export Finance is scrutinising the deferred prosecution agreements and statements of facts agreed by the Serious Fraud Office and other overseas investigating authorities with Rolls Royce, in order to consider whether the information contained has any implications for existing support, or more widely.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if officials in UK Export Finance conducting its review into its support for Rolls-Royce will seek information from the Serious Fraud Office.
Answered by Greg Hands
UK Export Finance is scrutinising the deferred prosecution agreements and statements of facts agreed by the Serious Fraud Office and other overseas investigating authorities with Rolls Royce, in order to consider whether the information contained has any implications for existing support, or more widely.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the terms of reference are for the internal review being conducted by UK Export Finance into the support it provided to Rolls-Royce.
Answered by Greg Hands
UK Export Finance is scrutinising the deferred prosecution agreements and statements of facts agreed by the Serious Fraud Office and other overseas investigating authorities with Rolls Royce, in order to consider whether the information contained has any implications for existing support, or more widely.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who the five clients and companies with the highest volume of trade supported by UK Export Finance were in each of the last three financial years.
Answered by Greg Hands
Details about exporters and amounts supported by UK Export Finance are published annually in its Annual Report and Accounts which is presented to Parliament.
Asked by: Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2017 to Question 62357, what the value of cover provided to Rolls Royce was in each year since 2010.
Answered by Greg Hands
Details of all UK Export Finance (UKEF) support for Rolls Royce since 2010 are published in UKEF’s Annual Report and Accounts, which have been presented to Parliament.