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1172818

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agricultural Products: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on opportunities to promote Welsh produce abroad.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Fay Jones
uin	900354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>My counterpart in the Welsh Government, the Noble Baroness Morgan of Ely, the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language, recently wrote to me that ‘For a small nation, Wales enjoys a reputation which stretches far beyond its borders’. She is right. Wales was my second visit as a Minister as we see the opportunities to help promote Wales abroad. Indeed I recall pushing the cause of Welsh Lamb quite recently in Vietnam. I hope we may continue those conversations today when I Chair the inaugural Ministerial Forum for Trade with Ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 23/01/2020 17:28:35 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Conor Burns
tabling member	4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones

1172819

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the potential economic opportunities for the UK of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	900355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is an ambitious regional trade agreement covering 11 countries across four continents.</p><p> </p><p>Joining would provide us with the opportunity to deepen our trading links with some of the world’s most diverse, growing economies, and will allow us to expand our influence in the world and strengthen the rules-based international system.</p><p> </p><p>No doubt CPTPP countries will be a valuable market for Aston Martin’s new DBX SUVs, which will be exported from the factory in my Rt Hon Friend for Vale of Glamorgan's constituency.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/01/2020 17:37:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1172820

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	For what reasons her Department is prioritising trade deals with the US, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
tabling member constituency	Guildford
tabling member printed	Angela Richardson
uin	900358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>As we prepare to leave the EU our priority has been the roll over of existing EU trade agreements.</p><p>As we prepare to have our own independent trade policy for the first time in over four decades our ambition for our country is to secure free trade agreements (FTA) with countries covering 80% of UK trade within three years of leaving the EU.</p><p>The United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan are highly developed and likeminded economies. They are free market democracies and allies. Each has made clear they welcome the prospect of reaching a FTA with us making them natural lead partners in this endeavour.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 23/01/2020 17:41:03 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Conor Burns
tabling member	4840 label Biography information for Angela Richardson

1172451

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the number of voters at risk of becoming disenfranchised as a result of the proposals for voter ID requirements contained in the Queen’s Speech.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	900331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>No one will be disenfranchised by confirming who they are. These are sensible plans to make our elections more secure. Everyone registered to vote will have the opportunity to do so. Any voter who does not have an approved form of ID will be able to apply, free of charge, for an electoral ID from their local authority.</p><p>Both the pilots and the Northern Irish experience demonstrate that showing ID does not reduce participation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 900336 question first answered 22/01/2020 17:07:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1172452

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to move public sector jobs out of London and the South East.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	900333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>We are clear that the Government needs to be less London-centric and should reflect the nation it serves. The Cabinet Office’s Places for Growth programme has been established to drive the relocation of roles out of London into the regions and nations of the United Kingdom.</p><p>So far the Programme has identified over 3,000 roles in arms length bodies for relocation, over a phased timetable and we will continue to push ahead with these plans as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/01/2020 17:40:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1172453

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the number of voters at risk of becoming disenfranchised as a result of the proposals for voter ID requirements contained in the Queen’s Speech.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	900336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>No one will be disenfranchised by confirming who they are. These are sensible plans to make our elections more secure. Everyone registered to vote will have the opportunity to do so. Any voter who does not have an approved form of ID will be able to apply, free of charge, for an electoral ID from their local authority.</p><p>Both the pilots and the Northern Irish experience demonstrate that showing ID does not reduce participation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 900331 question first answered 22/01/2020 17:07:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1172118

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Free Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to promote global free trade.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	900360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>As we leave the EU, we will be a liberalising force for trade in the world. We aim to secure agreements with countries accounting for 80% of UK trade within three years of leaving the EU.</p><p> </p><p>As we take up our independent seat at the WTO we will be a champion of global free trade.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 23/01/2020 17:55:02 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Conor Burns
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1172119

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase trade and inward investment with Commonwealth partners.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	900350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working with Commonwealth partners to deliver the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) ambition of boosting intra-Commonwealth trade to beyond $2 trillion by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2019 my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade chaired the sixth Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting, which reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s support for free trade and discussed the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to increase cooperation ahead of the next CHOGM in June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/01/2020 14:28:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1172126

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Stoke On Trent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to support businesses in Stoke-on-Trent.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	900287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub has received more than £1m over five years and in the previous financial year supported over 5000 local businesses, including ceramics companies.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, £98m of Local Growth Funding is supporting projects across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire such as the Heat Academy at Stoke-on-Trent College to help businesses access the skills they need to compete and grow.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/01/2020 14:54:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1172127

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing business rates for firms.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	900288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>This Government will conduct a fundamental review of business rates.</p><p> </p><p>My Retail Sector Council industry co-chair and I have already met the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to discuss the Council’s review of the costs retailers face, including business rates.</p><p> </p><p>I will continue to engage with Treasury colleagues as we deliver this important manifesto commitment.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/01/2020 14:54:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell