Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to start the external recruitment for the new role of Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Australasia.
Answered by Conor Burns
Further details on timings and the process to recruit for this important role will be made available in due course.
Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, at what civil service grade the post of Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Australasia will be.
Answered by Conor Burns
Her Britannic Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Australasia will be SCS Pay Band 2, in line with the other nine HM Trade Commissioners.
Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the post of Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Australasia will be combined with another post.
Answered by Conor Burns
We are still determining the full remit and responsibilities of Her Britannic Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Australasia.
Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, where the next meeting of the Board of Trade will take place.
Answered by Conor Burns
The next, and eighth, meeting of the Board of Trade will take place in the South of England. It will bring together businesses from across the Southern region to celebrate their contribution to UK trade and investment.
Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
What progress the Government has made on its Export Strategy.
Answered by Liam Fox
The Export Strategy sets out how the Government will encourage, inform, connect and finance UK businesses to enable them to take advantage of the international demand for British goods and services. Last month we launched an enhanced digital service on great.gov.uk, connecting businesses to over 20,000 export opportunities.
Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
What steps he is taking to secure a free trade agreement with the US.
Answered by Liam Fox
In July 2017 I launched the UK/US Trade and Investment Working Group which has since met on four occasions. As well as looking at delivering continuity for British business post-EU exit, this group is laying the groundwork for an ambitious UK/US free Trade Agreement.