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Written questions

Emily Thornberry

4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Thomas Tucker

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the (a) venue, (b) purpose, (c) list of attendees and (d) outcome was of her meeting on 10 October 2019 with Tommy Tucker.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: LinkedIn Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what marketing and media services her Department procured from LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, paid for on 27 March 2019.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Jingo Juice

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what marketing and media services her Department procured from Jingo Juice Ltd T/A Marshmallow Laser Feast, paid for on 3 June 2019.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department last held discussions with its international counterparts on tackling the illegal trade in wildlife and endangered species.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Riot Control Weapons: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has licensed exports of riot control equipment where the end user was the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency, a division of the United States Department of Homel

22 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Riot Control Weapons: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has licensed exports of riot control equipment where the end user was the US Marshals Special Operations Group, a division of the US Department of Justice, in the last five year

16 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Written Statement of 7 July 2020 on Trade Update, how many and what proportion of alleged incidents of violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Yemen examined by her

16 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Written Statement of 7 July 2020 on Trade Update, what alleged incidents of violations of International Humanitarian Law in Yemen her Department has identified through the revise

8 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to enable Parliament to scrutinise the outcome of the (a) Trade and Agriculture Commission’s report and (b) Government response to its recommendations.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to consult Parliament on the (a) membership, (b) timescale, (c) terms of reference and (d) powers of the Trade and Agriculture Commission.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to enable the Trade and Agriculture Commission to publish its observations on the adequacy and implications of the Government’s response to its recommendations.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government will be required to respond formally to the recommendations made by the Trade and Agriculture Commission.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Imports: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Trade and Agriculture Commission will be invited to consider whether legislation will be required to ensure that agricultural imports meet UK food standards.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Trade and Agriculture Commission will be have the ability to present its report to the media at the same time that is presented to Parliament by her Department.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission: Meetings

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Trade and Agriculture Commission will have the power to call witnesses to give evidence at its meetings.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Trade and Agriculture Commission will (a) meet in public, (b) publish minutes of its meetings and (c) publish all evidence submitted to the Commission.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which Minister in Government will appoint the (a) Chair and (b) membership of the Trade and Agriculture Commission, and chat the (a) criteria and (b) timeframe is for their appointment.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the timeframe is for the Trade and Agriculture Commission to (a) undertake and (b) complete its work.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to establish the Trade and Agriculture Commission on a statutory basis.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what consultation with the Devolved Administrations was undertaken in advance of the establishment of the Trade and Agriculture Commission; and what role the Devolved Administrations will play in the

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to sign a trade agreement with the US before the Trade and Agriculture Commission has submitted its full report to the Government.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Trade and Agriculture Commission will remain in place until all major ongoing trade negotiations with (a) the US, (b) the EU, (c) Japan, (d) Australia, (d) Canada and (e) the other members

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Trade and Agriculture Commission will be asked to make recommendations on import standards relating to (a) environmental protection, (b) food hygiene and traceability and (c) plant health

7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade and Agriculture Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Trade and Agriculture Commission will be able to make its first set of recommendations to the Government before all stages of the Trade Bill and the Agriculture Bill are complete.

25 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Riot Control Weapons: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what measures firms are required to comply with to export tear gas to law enforcement agencies or military forces in the United States.

25 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the challenges associated with the equitable and efficient international supply and distribution of a vaccine for covid-19.

25 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Protective Clothing: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department took with the Department for Health and Social Care in January 2020 to source personal protective equipment to help prepare for the effect of covid-19 on the UK.

25 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Foreign Investment in UK: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of overseas investors seeking to buy large stakes in UK businesses in the event that the UK enters a

24 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Police: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what records are kept by her Department about end users in the US police for arms that are subject to export controls.

23 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Pepper spray: USA

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the value of exports of pepper spray to the US in the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.