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Written questions

Barry Gardiner

702 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Mar 2018 · Department for International Trade

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has received legal advice on effectiveness of bringing a case to the World Trade Organisation on the introduction of steel and aluminium tariffs by the US administration.

19 Mar 2018 · Department for International Trade

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his European Union counterparts on the potential merits of bringing a case to the World Trade Organisation on the US Administration's proposed steel and aluminium tari

16 Mar 2018 · Department for International Trade

Iron and Steel: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how he plans to increase market access for UK steel to existing and new markets in order to make up for any loss of market access in the US.

16 Mar 2018 · Department for International Trade

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the potential for some countries to receive exemptions from the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminium imports; and what assessment his Departmen

16 Mar 2018 · Department for International Trade

Import Duties: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on the potential for bringing a case to the WTO against the USA in respect of steel tariffs.

16 Mar 2018 · Department for International Trade

Metals: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the EU on imposing safeguards on steel and aluminium imports into the EU in order to protect our industries from redirected imports.

13 Mar 2018 · Department for International Trade

Exports: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate his Department had made of the proportion of steel exports to the US by value which are specialist steel products that the US does not or has no capability to produce.

13 Mar 2018 · Department for International Trade

Exports: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of steel exports to the US by volume that are specialist steel products that the US does not have capability to produce.

19 Feb 2018 · Department for International Trade

Trade Remedies

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the economic interest test will have the same functions and be operated on the same basis as the Union Interest Test used by the EU.

19 Feb 2018 · Department for International Trade

Dumping

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what methodology the Trade Remedies Authority will use to calculate dumping margins after the UK leaves the EU.

7 Feb 2018 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade With EU

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2018 to Question 125208, how many (a) staff and (b) contracted staff were involved in (i) replicating agreements and (ii) negotiating with counterparties and what

6 Feb 2018 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade With EU

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2018 to Question 125208, on UK Trade With EU, whether any counterparties have made proposals for commitments that could result in a material difference from those

6 Feb 2018 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Chile

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government has received formal notification from the Government of Chile on changes in the terms of trade between the UK and Chile after the UK leaves the EU.

6 Feb 2018 · Department for International Trade

Chile: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government has received representations from the Government of Chile on concessions for its agricultural sector in any new agreement with that country after the UK leaves the EU.

6 Feb 2018 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Chile

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government has received formal notification from the Government of Chile on changes in the terms of trade between the UK and Chile after the UK leaves the EU.

6 Feb 2018 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2018 to Question 125208 on UK trade with EU, which of the EU free trade agreements and other EU preferential arrangements listed have been prioritised by his Depar

5 Feb 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Trade Agreements: Norway

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2018 to Question 125209 on trade agreements, whether in maintaining the effects of existing EU free trade agreements with Norway, the UK will maintain the e

5 Feb 2018 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer 31 January 2018 to Question 125209 on Trade Agreements, whether maintaining the arrangements of the EU free trade agreements with Turkey will require the retention of the provis

5 Feb 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Trade Agreements: Switzerland

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2018 to Question 125209 on Trade Agreements, whether an agreement to maintain the EU free trade arrangements with Switzerland will require the maintenance o

5 Feb 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to his Answer of 1 February to Question 125248 on Trade Agreements, whether the continuity for business, investors and consumers will include UK membership of the (a) European Free Tra

5 Feb 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Trade Agreements: Switzerland

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2018 to Question 125248 on trade agreements, whether the 20 EU-Switzerland joint committees to oversee bilateral agreements will be replicated by UK-Switzer

29 Jan 2018 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the number of new institutions that the UK will need to create to mirror the terms of existing trade agreements negotiated by the EU after the UK leaves the EU.

26 Jan 2018 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department plans to replicate all the provisions and obligations of the trade agreements that the UK has as a member of the EU with (a) Norway, (b) Switzerland and (c) Turkey after the UK

26 Jan 2018 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will list the EU trade agreements that the Government plans to replicate after the UK leaves the EU; what priority his Department has assigned to each of those agreements; and what methodology t

26 Jan 2018 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will publish a hierarchical organisational chart of his Department which lists (a) the title of positions, (b) the reporting lines, (c) the number of direct reports and (d) the number of vacanci

3 Nov 2017 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what funding his Department has made available to support the work of delivery partners in (a) the English regions and (b) overseas.

3 Nov 2017 · Department for International Trade

Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he will set up business engagement groups for exporters and potential exporters on a (a) country and (b) sectoral basis.

3 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

European Patent Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the UK will remain a member of the European Patent Office after the UK leaves the EU.

3 Nov 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Patents: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the UK will participate in the European Unitary Patent and the EU Unified Patent Court after the UK leaves the EU.

3 Nov 2017 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many delivery partners his Department has.

Source: official written-questions record.