Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department's impact assessment of the new free trade agreement between the UK and Australia, published on 16 December 2021, if she will make a subsequent assessment of the impact of that agreement on (a) air pollution, (b) water quality, (c) forests, (d) biodiversity and (e) waste management as a result of the estimated increased economic activity and sectoral changes set out in that original impact assessment.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The Government is committed to ongoing monitoring and evaluation of its Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). It is currently developing the tools and approaches to undertake monitoring and evaluation activities. This includes consideration of approaches to assess the environmental impacts of FTAs.
The Department for International Trade will publish an ex-post evaluation for the UK-Australia agreement within 5 years of entry into force of the agreement.
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether there are any extant export licences for the supply of equipment to Turkey by EDO MBM Technology Ltd.
Answered by Ranil Jayawardena
There are no extant licences in scope of this request.
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether (a) the United Arab Emirates, (b) Kuwait, (c) Bahrain and (d) Egypt will be invited to send a delegation to the defence and security equipment international exhibition on 10 to 13 September.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Egypt have been invited to send delegations to the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition on 10 to 13 September.
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether representatives from Saudi Arabia (a) have been or (b) will be invited by the Government to send a delegation to the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition taking place at the Excel Centre in London 10-13 September 2019.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Representatives of Saudi Arabia will be invited to DSEI 2019.
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential effect of future trade deals on the NHS.
Answered by George Hollingbery
I refer the Honourable Friend for Bath to the answer I gave to the Member for Ealing, Southall on 18 March 2019, UIN: 231970.
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2018 to Question 202327 on UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation: Staff, whether the total workforce of 155 in the Defence and Security Organisation includes the Export Support Team.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Yes – the figure includes the Defence and Security Organisation’s Export Support Team.
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff the Defence and Security Organisation employed as of 1 April 2018; and what that organisation's 2018-19 budget is.
Answered by Graham Stuart
At 1 April 2018, the Department for International Trade had a total workforce of 155 in the Defence and Security Organisation. Its current net budget for 2018-19 is £9.9m.
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment his Department has made of how World Trade Organisation rules would affect UK trade in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a trade deal.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Currently all UK trade with members of the WTO is subject to WTO rules. This will not change when the UK leaves the EU.
DIT will continue to contribute trade policy expertise to input into DExEU’s preparations and negotiations with the EU.
We want the UK to have the greatest possible tariff and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours and also to be able to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world.