Emily Thornberry

1 Feb 2021 · Department for International Trade

Generalised System of Preferences: Cambodia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of15 October 2020 to Question 101253, on what basis the decision was taken to derogate from the previously stated replication of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences syste

28 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: Cameroon

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to publish the Memorandum of Understanding on interim trading arrangements with Cameroon, which came into force on 1 January 2021.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: Cameroon

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to publish the text of the Economic Partnership Agreement secured with Cameroon on 30 December 2020, together with an accompanying explanatory memorandum and parliamentary report.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the London School of Economics research her Department funded from 6 April 2020 to 30 September 2020 on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership an

25 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department's publication of spending over £500 using an electronic purchasing card in February 2020, how many of the (a) attendees at the dinner at Miller and Carter on 11 Februa

25 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department's monthly transparency publications on expenditure over £25,000, where the following payments made to Linklaters LLP are recorded, as set out in Linklaters' filings un

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Postal Services: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to discuss the US's self-determined postage rates with the new US administration.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Overseas Trade: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of the proposed five-year increase in postal rates to the US on the profitability of UK SME exporters.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Overseas Trade: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of the increased postal rates to the US on the profitability of UK SME exporters.

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Overseas Trade: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on that country's recently increased self-determined postage rates for UK exporters.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade: Advisory Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2020 to Question 127536, if she will publish a full list of the Thematic Working Groups established by the Government to include the (a) membership and (b) terms

13 Jan 2021 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister is responsible for the (a) administration of and public communication around the UK's new trading relationship with the European Union and (b) discussions

13 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 128106 tabled on 15 December 2020 by the Hon Member for Islington South and Finsbury.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason she did not include an essential elements clause relating to human rights in the UK’s free trade agreement with Turkey, absent any accompanying political arrangements.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what provisions exist in the UK’s free trade agreement with Turkey to suspend that agreement in whole or in part in response to serious violations by either party of the terms of the Universal Declara

12 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: Kenya

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason annex III of the UK's trade agreement with Kenya does not contain the same references to the consequences of human rights abuses transposed from Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement tha

12 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Vietnam

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason she did not include an essential elements clause relating to human rights in the UK's free trade agreement with Vietnam, absent any cross-references in that agreement to other legally

12 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Vietnam

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what provisions exist in the free trade agreement with Vietnam to suspend that agreement in whole or in part in response to serious violations by either party of the terms of the Universal Declaration

30 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Developing Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of the lack of exceptions for originating imports from developing countries in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on (a) the profitability of business

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of (a) the likelihood of the EU granting a positive data adequacy decision, (b) the likelihood of a positive data adequacy decision being made within the next

30 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Customs

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of border delays resulting from additional customs formalities on (a) the profitability of UK exporters and (b) the uninterrupted supply of goods t

30 Dec 2020 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the new procurement provisions in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the (a) level of market access for U

30 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Business: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support the Government plans to make available to help businesses facing (a) new administrative processes and (b) tariff barriers at the end of the transition period.

30 Dec 2020 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU: Rules of Origin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) industries and (b) products his Department has assessed as unlikely to meet the requirements as set out in the rules of origin provisions in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement to qualify for tariff-f

30 Dec 2020 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU: Financial Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the loss of passporting rights under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the (a) ability of UK financial services exporters to operate in the EU and (b

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Trade with EU: Service Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the provisions on short-term travel for UK service exporters in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the ability for service p

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Trade with EU: Service Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the exceptions from market access included within the annexes of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the (a) ability for UK s

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the absence of a full mutual recognition agreement in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the profitability of UK exporters excluded from t

30 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade with EU: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of prospective future EU tariffs contained within the rebalancing clauses of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the long-term stability of the inve

30 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade with EU: Non-tariff Barriers

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of non-tariff barriers, including but not limited to documentary, identity and physical checks, on the profitability of UK exporters.