Asked by: Sam Tarry (Labour - Ilford South)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the compliance of Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act with the criteria outlined in section21(2)(e) of SI No1438 regarding Trade Preference Scheme Regulations 2020.
Answered by Ranil Jayawardena
The Department has not undertaken such an assessment.
Asked by: Sam Tarry (Labour - Ilford South)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has undertaken of Sri Lanka's eligibility for the Scheme of Preferences outlined in SI No.1438 regarding Trade Preference Scheme.
Answered by Ranil Jayawardena
The Department has not undertaken such an assessment.
Asked by: Sam Tarry (Labour - Ilford South)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has undertaken of Sri Lanka's compliance with human rights criteria outlined in section 21(2)(a)(b) of SI No.1438 on Trade Preference Scheme Regulations 2020.
Answered by Ranil Jayawardena
The Department has not undertaken such an assessment.
Asked by: Sam Tarry (Labour - Ilford South)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has undertaken of Sri Lanka’s compliance with human rights criteria as outlined in section 21 of Trade Preference Scheme (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 1438).
Answered by Ranil Jayawardena
The Department has not undertaken such an assessment.
Asked by: Sam Tarry (Labour - Ilford South)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if the Government is continuing FTA talks with the US Administration virtually during the covid-19 pandemic.
Answered by Greg Hands
Both the UK Government and the US Government are fully committed to negotiating a comprehensive free trade agreement with one another.
However, these are unprecedented times and both sides are looking at options to conduct the negotiations in a way that reflects the current situation and respects public health.
We remain in regular contact with the US on this matter.