International Trade Committee Formal minutes
Wednesday 13 September 2017 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair1
Julia Dockerill Emma Little Pengelly Mr Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Mr Marcus Fysh Keith Vaz Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Declaration of Interests
Members declared their interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. Procedural matters
Ordered, That the public be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless the Committee orders otherwise.
Resolved, That witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee orders otherwise.
Resolved, That the Committee shall not consider individual cases.
3. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Secretary of State for International Trade, the Permanent Secretary and Second Permanent Secretary to the Department for International Trade, and officials from the Department for International Trade responsible for International Trade and Investment and UK Export Finance on the work of the Department.
1 Elected by the House (Standing Order No. 122B) 12 July 2017, see Votes and Proceedings 12 July 2017
4. Committees on Arms Export Controls
Resolved, That the Committee agrees to meet concurrently with the Defence, Foreign Affairs, and International Development Committees for the purpose of examining and reporting on the Government’s regular reports on strategic export controls and related matters.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 October at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 11 October 2017 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Julia Dockerill Emma Little Pengelly Mr Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Mr Marcus Fysh Keith Vaz Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into UK-US trade relations.
2. Visit to Brussels
Resolved, That the Committee visit Brussels to meet with parliamentarians and officials.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 October at 10.00 a.m.
Wednesday 18 October 2017 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Julia Dockerill Emma Little Pengelly Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Committees on Arms Export Controls
The Committee considered this matter.
3. The work of the Department for International Trade
Louis Taylor, Chief Executive of UK Export Finance, and Paul McComb, Transition Programme Director at the Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 October at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 25 October 2017 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Julia Dockerill Mr Chris Leslie Nigel Evans Emma Little Pengelly Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western
1. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the Continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Trade and the Commonwealth: Australia and New Zealand.
2. UK-US trade relations
Sam Lowe, Campaign Lead, Brexit and Trade Policy, Friends of the Earth, and Shanker Singham, Director of Economic and Prosperity Studies, Legatum Institute, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 November at 10.00 a.m.
Wednesday 1 November 2017 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Julia Dockerill Emma Little Pengelly Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Mr Marcus Fysh Catherine West Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western Mr Chris Leslie
1. Bombardier trade dispute
Ordered, That correspondence with the Secretary of State regarding the trade dispute with Bombardier, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
2. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Work of the Department for International Trade
The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, Antonia Romeo, Permanent Secretary, Department for International Trade, and Crawford Falconer, Second Permanent Secretary and Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 November at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 15 November 2017 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Julia Dockerill Faisal Rashid Nigel Evans Keith Vaz Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Emma Little Pengelly
1. UK trade options beyond 2019
Draft Special Report (UK trade options beyond 2019: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2016–17), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
2. Trade Bill
Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the Trade Bill be reported to the House for publication.
3. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on the Trade Bill.
4. Continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit
Philippe De Baere, International Trade Lawyer, Van Bael & Bellis, and Andrew Hood, Barrister and EU Law Expert, Dechert, gave oral evidence.
Dr Michael Gasiorek, Economist, UK Trade Policy Observatory, University of Sussex, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 November at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 22 November 2017 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Julia Dockerill Faisal Rashid Nigel Evans Keith Vaz Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK-US trade relations
Resolved, That the Committee visit Canada and the US in February 2018 in connection with its inquiry into UK-US trade relations, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.
Nick Von Westenholz, Director of EU Exit and International Trade, National Farmers Union and Peter Stevenson, Chief Policy Advisor, Compassion in World Farming, gave oral evidence.
Gary Campkin, Director of Policy and Strategy, TheCity UK, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 November at 4.30 p.m.
Wednesday 22 November 2017
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A. Members present
Nigel Evans Angus Brendan MacNeil Mr Marcus Fysh Emma Little Pengelly Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West
Graham P Jones was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
1. Declaration of interests
Members declared their interests (see Appendix of 13 September 2017).
2. Chair
Motion made, That Graham P Jones do take the Chair.—(Angus Brendan MacNeil.)
Question put, That Graham P Jones do take the Chair.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 18 Noes, 5 Ian Austin Leo Docherty Ann Clwyd Mr Nigel Evans Martin Docherty-Hughes Mr Marcus Fysh Mr Mark Francois Mr Ranil Jayawardena Mike Gapes Henry Smith Stephen Gethins Graham P Jones Chris Law Dr Julian Lewis Johnny Mercer Mrs Madeleine Moon Ian Murray Gavin Robinson
Lloyd Russell-Moyle John Spellar Tom Tugendhat Stephen Twigg Phil Wilson
Question accordingly agreed to.
Graham P Jones was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
3. Procedural and administrative matters
The Committees considered this matter.
Ordered, That the public be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless the Committees order otherwise.
Resolved, That witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committees are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committees order otherwise.
Resolved, That the Committees shall not consider individual cases.
4. Remit and future programme
The Committees considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committees inquire into UK arms exports during 2016.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 29 November at 9.30a.m.
Thursday 23 and Friday 24 November 2017
The Chair, Mr Nigel Evans, Mr Marcus Fysh, Mr Ranil Jayawardena, Mr Chris Leslie, Julia Lopez, Faisal Rashid, Catherine West and Matt Western visited Brussels to meet with parliamentarians and officials, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 11 October 2017.
Wednesday 29 November 2017 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly
1. The work of the Department for International Trade
Ordered, that correspondence from the Secretary of State and from Paul McComb and Louis Taylor on the work of the Department be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
2. UK-US trade relations
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Agricultural Biotechnology Council (TER0027) American Pharmaceutical Group (TER0024) Association of British Insurers (TER0019) Baby Milk Action IBFAN UK (TER0021) British Veterinary Association (TER0018) Chemical Industries Association (TER0003) Chevron North Sea Ltd (TER0008) Compassion in World Farming (TER0005) Confederation of British Industry (TER0028) Crop Protection Association (TER0020) DAIRY UK (TER0014) Dr Dennis Novy (TER0002) First Steps Nutrition Trust (TER0012) Food and Drink Federation (TER0015) Global Justice Now (TER0016) Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) (TER0013) Maria Garcia (TER0011) Producers Alliance for Cinema and TV (Pact) (TER0026) Professor David Collins (TER0006) STOPAIDS (TER0022) Susan Hedley (TER0010)
Susan Hedley (TER0025) TheCityUK (TER0023) Trade Justice Dundee (TER0001) Trade Justice Scotland Coalition (TER0007) Trades Union Congress (TER0004) Wine and Spirit Trade Association (TER0009) Wine Institute (TER0017)
3. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on implications of arrangements for the Northern Ireland – Republic of Ireland border on wider UK trade policy.
4. The Trade Bill
Bernardine Adkins, Partner, Head of EU, Trade and Competition, Gowling WLG, Edwin Vermulst, Partner, VVGB, Brussels, and Gareth Stace, Director of UK Steel, gave oral evidence.
Derrick Wyatt QC, Brick Court Chambers and Nick Dearden, Director, Global Justice Now, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 December at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 6 December 2017 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Catherine West Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western Mr Chris Leslie
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit
Professor Andreas Dür, Professor of International Politics, University of Salzburg, and Hosuk Lee- Makiyama, Director, European Centre for International Political Economy, Brussels, gave oral evidence.
Dr Peg Murray-Evans, Lecturer in politics, University of York, and Dr Clair Gammage, Lecturer in law, University of Bristol, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 December at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 13 December 2017 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Nigel Evans Stephanie Peacock Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. Declaration of interests
Stephanie Peacock declared her interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries.
3. Correspondence
Ordered, that correspondence from the Secretary of State to the Chair regarding the 11th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. UK-US trade relations
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
BritishAmerican Business (TER0032) City of London Corporation (TER0030) Professor Philip Lawrence (TER0029) The Investment Association (TER0031)
5. Implications of arrangements for the Northern Ireland – Republic of Ireland border on wider UK trade policy
Dr Lorand Bartels, Reader in International Law, University of Cambridge and Senior Counsel, Linklaters, and Dr Sylvia de Mars, Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 January at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 10 January 2018
Members present:
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Stephanie Peacock Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly
1. Future Programme
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the Trade Remedies Authority.
2. UK-US relations
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by the British Standards Institution (TER0033) relating to UK-US relations be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Secretary of State evidence session
Ordered, That correspondence between the Chair and the Secretary of State regarding the evidence session of 1 November 2017 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Support for exports
Ordered, That correspondence between the Chair and Invest Northern Ireland regarding support for exports and investments be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Ordered, That correspondence between the Chair and the Welsh Government regarding support for exports and investments be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (EUT0004) American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (EUT0008) British Retail Consortium (EUT0012) DAIRY UK (EUT0010) Durham University (EUT0018) Fairtrade Foundation (EUT0017) Food and Drink Federation (EUT0011) Dr Stephen Hurt (EUT0003) Investment Association (EUT0014) National Farmers' Union (EUT0007) National Pig Association (EUT0013) Newcastle University (EUT0006) Pact - Producers Alliance for Cinema and TV (EUT0016) Sheila Page (EUT0005) TATE & LYLE SUGARS (EUT0015) The Law Society (EUT0019) Traidcraft (EUT0001) UK Trade Policy Observatory (EUT0009) Wine & Spirit Trade Association (EUT0002)
Lord Hannay of Chiswick GCMG, former UK Ambassador to the EEC and UN, gave oral evidence.
Lord Price CVO, former Minister of State for Trade Policy, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 January at 4.30p.m.
Wednesday 10 January 2018
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present:
Faisal Rashid Catherine West
Graham P Jones was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
1. Future Programme
The Committees considered this matter.
2. Specialist advisers
The Committees considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 January at 9.30a.m.
Wednesday 17 January 2018
Members present:
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Stephanie Peacock Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. 11th WTO Ministerial conference
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State to the Chair regarding the 11th WTO Ministerial conference be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. UK-US trade relations
Dr Peter Holmes, Reader in Economics, University of Sussex, Julian Jessop, Chief Economist and Head of the Brexit Unit, Institute for Economic Affairs, and Warwick Lightfoot, Director of Research, and Head of Economics and Social Policy, Policy Exchange, gave oral evidence.
Ian Cranshaw, Head of Business Development and International Trade, Chemical Industries Association, Howard Chase, Director of Government Affairs, The Dow Chemical Company and Saoirse Fitzpatrick, Senior Advocacy Adviser, StopAIDS, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 January at 9.45am
Wednesday 24 January 2018
Members present:
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Marcus Fysh Julia Lopez Mr Chris Leslie Faisal Rashid Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit
Guillaume Van der Loo, Researcher at the Ghent European Law Institute, Steven Blockmans, Senior Research Fellow and Head of EU Foreign Policy Unit, Centre for European Policy Studies, and Silvia Merler, Affiliate Fellow at Bruegel, gave oral evidence.
The Rt Hon Greg Hands, Minister of State for Trade Policy, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 31 January at 9.45am
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Members present:
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Stephanie Peacock Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit
Ordered, That correspondence from the Minister of State for Trade Policy to the Chair regarding EU trade agreements after Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by Dr Joris Larik (EUT0020) relating to the continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Trade and the Commonwealth: Australia and New Zealand
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Australia – United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce (UAN0027) Australian British Chamber of Commerce (UAN0031) Australian Dairy Farmers (UAN0008) Australian red meat industry (UAN0009) Australian Sugar Industry Alliance (UAN0002) Aviation NZ (UAN0006)
British Egg Industry Council (UAN0043) British Retail Consortium (UAN0016) Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (UAN0025) DAIRY UK (UAN0037) Durham University (UAN0004) ExportNZ (UAN0001) Fresh Produce Consortium (UAN0026) Gafta (UAN0033) HCC – Meat Promotion Wales (UAN0024) Horticulture New Zealand (UAN0022) The International Meat Trade Association (UAN0005) Lubrizol (UAN0014) MAGB (UAN0034) Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (UAN0020) National Farmers’ Union (UAN0017) National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) (UAN0040) National Sheep Association (UAN0011) New Zealand High Commission (UAN0044) New Zealand International Business Forum (UAN0013) NZ Horticulture Export Authority (UAN0021) NFU Scotland (UAN0036) Pact (Producers Alliance for Cinema and TV) (UAN0042) Provision Trade Federation (UAN0032) Quality Meat Scotland (UAN0018) Royal Institute of British Architects (UAN0010) The Scotch Whisky Association (UAN0035) The Scotch Whisky Association (UAN0028) UK Honey Association (UAN0038) UK Protected Food Names Association (UAN0039) Universities UK (UAN0023) Wellington Chamber of Commerce (UAN0007) Wine Australia (UAN0003) Wine & Spirit Trade Association (UAN0030) Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (UAN0012) Wines of Great Britain Limited (UAN0019)
4. UK-US trade relations
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
techUK (TER0034) SMMT (TER0035)
Giles Derrington, Head of Policy, techUK, and Mike Hawes, Chief Executive, The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, gave oral evidence.
Mark Buckingham, Chair, Agricultural Biotechnology Council, and Dr. Julian Little, UK Head of Communications and Government Affairs, Bayer CropScience, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 February at 4.30p.m.
Sunday 4 - Saturday 10 February 2018
The Chair, Mr Nigel Evans, Mr Marcus Fysh, Mr Ranil Jayawardena, Mr Chris Leslie, Julia Lopez, Stephanie Peacock, Faisal Rashid, Catherine West and Matt Western visited Canada and the United States in connection with its inquiry into UK-US trade relations, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 22 November 2017.
Wednesday 21 February 2018
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present:
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Emma Little Pengelly Catherine West
1. Declaration of interests
Members further declared their interests (see Appendix of 13 September 2017).
2. UK arms exports during 2016
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK arms exports during 2016 be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
ADS Group Dr Anna Stavrianakis Corruption Watch UK Campaign Against Arms Trade Control Arms UK United Nations Association – UK United Nations Association – London and South East Region (two submissions) FCO, DFID, MoD and DIT
3. Future programme
The Committees considered this matter.
4. Specialist advisers
The Committees considered this matter.
5. UK arms exports during 2016
Oliver Feeley-Sprague, Programme Director for Military, Security and Police at Amnesty International UK, Martin Butcher, Policy Adviser, Arms Campaign, Oxfam, and Elizabeth Kirkham, Small Arms and Transfer Controls Adviser, Saferworld, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 February at 9.45a.m.
Wednesday 28 February 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Stephanie Peacock Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. UK-US trade relations
His Excellency Alexander Downer, High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom, gave oral evidence.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Trade and the Commonwealth: Australia and New Zealand
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Tate and Lyle Sugars (UAN0045) Australian Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade (UAN0046)
4. Trade Remedies Authority
Ordered, That correspondence from Rt Hon Greg Hands relating to the Trade Remedies Authority be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Supplementary estimates
Ordered, That memoranda from the Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance relating to supplementary estimates 2017-18 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
6. UK-US Trade Relations (2) Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by StopAids (TER0036) be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
7. Continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit
Ordered, That correspondence from Rt Hon Greg Hands relating to the interaction between the programme of trade agreement continuity and the implementation period with the EU be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Draft Report (Continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the First Report of the Committee, HC 520.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 March at 09.45 a.m.
Wednesday 7 March 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Marcus Fysh Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western
1. Future Business
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
ActionAid UK (TCD0018) African Solutions to African Migration (TCD0013) APPG for Africa and the Royal African Society (TCD0026) British Egg Industry Council (TCD0007) BSI (TCD0005) Fairtrade Foundation (TCD0012) Fresh Produce Consortium (TCD0006) Global Justice Now (TCD0021) Justin Moore (TCD0025) National Farmers’ Union (TCD0014) Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (TCD0008) Overseas Development Institute (TCD0020) Primark (TCD0004) Protection Approaches (TCD0017) SADC Sugar Producers Consultative Forum (TCD0016) Samsung Electronics (TCD0030) Scotch Whisky Association (TCD0003) STOPAIDS, MSF, UAEM, Just Treatment and Health Poverty Action (TCD0022) Tate and Lyle Sugars (TCD0015) Trade Justice Movement (TCD0010) Trade Law Centre (tralac) (TCD0019) TradeMark East Africa (TCD0023) Trades Union Congress (TCD0011)
Traidcraft (TCD0002) Transparency International UK (TCD0001)
3. Trade and the Commonwealth: Australia and New Zealand
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by Fonterra Europe Cooperatie (UAN0015) be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. UK Trade Remedies Authority
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Manufacturing Trade Remedies Alliance (TRA0001) Which? (TRA0002)
Rt Hon Greg Hands, Minister of State for Trade Policy, gave oral evidence.
5. UK-US Trade Relations
Rt Hon Greg Hands, Minister of State for Trade Policy, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 March at 09.45 a.m.
Wednesday 14 March 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future Business
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by African Solutions to African Migration (TCD0029) be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. UK-US trade relations
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by the British Toy and Hobby Association (TER0037) be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. UK Trade Remedies Authority
George Peretz QC, Barrister at Monkton Chambers, London, Bernard O’Connor, Managing Partner, Nctm, Brussels, and Daniel Moulis, Founder and Principal at Moulis Legal, Australia, gave oral evidence.
Laura Cohen, Chief Executive, British Ceramic Confederation, Cliff Stevenson, Consultant to Trade Remedies Alliance, and Rosa Crawford, Policy Officer, EU International Relations, TUC, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 March at 4.30p.m.
Wednesday 14 March 2018
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present
Faisal Rashid Catherine West
1. Future programme
The Committees considered this matter.
2. Specialist advisers
Ordered, That Martin Drew and Professor Trevor Taylor be appointed as specialist advisers to assist the Committees. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix)
3. UK arms exports during 2016
Paul Everitt, Chief Executive, ADS, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 March at 9.45a.m.
Wednesday 21 March 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Emma Little Pengelly
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK Trade Remedies Authority
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by George Peretz QC (TRA0005) relating to UK Trade Remedies Authority be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Maximiliano Mendez-Parra, Senior Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute, and Jean Blaylock, Trade Justice Movement, gave oral evidence.
Matt Grady, Senior Policy Advisor, Traidcraft plc, and Helen Dennis, Policy and Advocacy Manager, Fairtrade Foundation, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 March at 09.30 a.m.
Wednesday 28 March 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Marcus Fysh Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee visit Turkey in relation to its inquiry into Implications of arrangements for Ireland – Northern Ireland border for wider UK trade policy, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.
2. UK Trade Remedies Authority
Ordered, That correspondence from Rt Hon Greg Hands MP (TRA0006) relating to UK Trade Remedies Authority be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Aleyne Johnson, Head of Government Relations and Citizenship, Samsung, and Giles Derrington, Head of Policy: Brexit, International and Politics, techUK, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 April at 4.30p.m.
Wednesday 18 April 2018
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present
Julia Lopez Catherine West
Graham P Jones was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
1. Future programme
The Committees considered this matter.
2. Specialist advisers
Specialist advisers declared their interests. (See Appendix).
3. UK arms export during 2016
Philip Bramwell, Group General Counsel, BAE Systems, Sue Tooze, Senior Manager, UK Exports and Control, BAE Systems, and Andrew Cowdery, Director, Government Affairs, Leonardo, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 April at 9.45am.
Tuesday 24 April 2018
The Committee met concurrently with the Treasury Committee
Members present
Mr Marcus Fysh Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Emma Little Pengelly
The following members of the Treasury Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A):
Charlie Elphicke Catherine McKinnell Stephen Hammond Nicky Morgan Stewart Hosie Wes Streeting
Mr Alister Jack
Nicky Morgan was called to the Chair (Standing Order No. 137A (1)(d))
1. The economic effects of trade policy
Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the economic effects of trade policy be reported to the House for publication on the internet: David Blake (ETP0001) David Blake (ETP0002) David Blake (ETP0003)
Angus Brendan MacNeil was called to the Chair (Standing Order No. 137A (1)(d)).
Professor Alasdair Smith, University of Sussex UK Trade Policy Observatory, Professor Jacques Pelkmans, College of Europe and Centre for Europe Policy Studies, Professor David Blake, Cass Business School and Economists for Free Trade, and Professor Patrick Minford, University of Cardiff and Economists for Free Trade, gave oral evidence.
Nicky Morgan was called to the Chair (Standing Order No. 137A (1)(d)).
Sir Martin Donnelly, Hertford College, University of Oxford, David Henig, European Centre for International Political Economy, and Molly Kiniry, Legatum Institute, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 April at 09.30 a.m.
Wednesday 25 April 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Marcus Fysh Stephanie Peacock Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. Future Programme
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into UK investment policy.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Norway in connection with its inquiry into Implications of arrangements for the Ireland – Northern Ireland border for wider UK trade policy, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Geneva in connection with its inquiry into The work of the Department for International Trade and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.
2. UK Trade Remedies Authority
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the recruitment of a non-executive Chair of the UK Trade Remedies Authority be published on the internet.
3. UK Export Finance
Ordered, That correspondence between the Chair and Louis Taylor, Chief Executive of UK Export Finance, relating to UK Export Finance’s Supplementary Estimate for 2017-18 be published on the internet.
4. UK-US trade relations
Draft Report (UK-US Trade Relations) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Second Report of the Committee, HC 481.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 May at 09.30 a.m.
Wednesday 2 May 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Emma Little Pengelly
1. Supplementary Estimate 2017-18
Ordered, That correspondence from Antonia Romeo, Permanent Secretary, Department for International Trade, regarding the Department for International Trade’s Supplementary Estimate be published on the internet.
2. UK Trade Remedies Authority
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet: British Ceramic Confederation (TRA0004) Law Society of Scotland (TRA0007)
3. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Gerald Mason, Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs, Tate & Lyle Sugars, Paul Kenward, Managing Director, British Sugar and Board Member, AB Sugar, and Dr Ben Richardson, Associate Professor in International Political Economy, University of Warwick, gave oral evidence.
4. UK Trade Remedies Authority (2)
Draft Report (UK Trade Remedies Authority), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report of the Committee, HC 743.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 May at 09.30 a.m.
Wednesday 9 May 2018 Members present
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. Chair of the meeting
Resolved, That at this day’s sitting, Julia Lopez take the Chair.
2. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
Draft Special Report (Continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s response to the First Report was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
3. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny.
4. Main Estimates 2018-19
Ordered, that the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication: Department for International Trade Main Estimate 2018-19 Explanatory Memorandum, and UK Export Finance Main Estimate 2018-19 Explanatory Memorandum.
5. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Ian Michell, Technical Director, Flamingo, Sian Thomas, Communications Manager, Fresh Produce Consortium, and Avnish Malde, Director, Wealmoor, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 May at 4.30 p.m.
Wednesday 9 May 2018
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present:
Emma Little Pengelly Catherine West Faisal Rashid
Graham P Jones was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
1. Future programme
The Committees considered this matter.
2. UK arms exports during 2016
Ordered, That the letter from Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade, relating to export licenses for Russia, Belarus, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Dr Anna Stavrianakis, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex, Andrew Feinstein, Executive Director, Corruption Watch UK, Ian Stewart, Senior Research Associate, Centre for Science and Strategic Studies, King’s College London, and Dr Lucie Béraud-Sudreau, Research Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 May at 9.30 a.m.
Wednesday 23 May 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Trade Remedies Authority
Ordered, that correspondence from the Secretary of State to the Chair regarding the recruitment of a non-executive Chair of the Trade Remedies Authority be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 3. UK National Contact Point
Ordered, that correspondence between the Chair and the Minister of State for Trade Policy regarding the UK National Contact Point be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by Ben Richardson (TCD0031) relating to Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Economic effects of trade policy
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by Professor Alasdair Smith (ETP0004) relating to the Economic effects of trade policy be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
6. Trade and the Commonwealth: Australia and New Zealand
Peter Dawson, Policy and Sustainability Director, Diary UK, Liz Murphy, Chief Executive, The International Meat Trade Association, Gwyn Howells, Chief Executive, HCC Meat Promotion Wales and David Richmond, Trade Strategy Manager, Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa, Fonterra Co-operative Group, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 June at 9.30 a.m.
Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 May 2018
The Chair, Mr Nigel Evans, Mr Ranil Jayawardena, Emma Little-Pengelly, Julia Lopez, Faisal Rashid and Matt Western visited Norway in connection with the inquiry into Implications of arrangements for the Ireland – Northern Ireland border for wider UK trade policy, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 25 April 2018.
Wednesday 6 June 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Faisal Rashid
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
William Bain, Europe and International Policy Adviser, British Retail Consortium, Ashok Kallumpram, Managing Director, Premier Textiles Ltd, and Daryl Jopling, Head of Risk, Debenhams, gave oral evidence.
Thao Hoang Phuong, County Director, Action Aid Vietnam, Marion Sharples, Policy and Communications Officer, Gender and Development Network, and Arif Zaman, Executive Director, Centre for Research and Enterprise, London School of Business and Management, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 June at 3.30 p.m.
Wednesday 6 June 2018
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present:
Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly
Graham P Jones was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
1. Future programme
The Committees considered this matter.
2. UK arms exports during 2016
Ordered, That letters from Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade, relating to licenses for exports to Israel, Russia, Belarus, Syria, and Venezuela be reported to both Houses for publication on the internet.
Sir Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Investment, Department for International Trade, Edward Bell, Head of Export Control Joint Unit, Department for International Trade, and Ben Fender, Head of Security Policy, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 June at 09.30am.
Wednesday 6 – Friday 8 June 2018
The Chair, Mr Marcus Fysh, Mr Ranil Jayawardena, Julia Lopez, Catherine West and Matt Western visited Geneva in connection with the inquiry into The work of the Department for International Trade, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 25 April 2018.
Wednesday 13 June 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West
Faisal Rashid Matt Western Emma Little Pengelly
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK investment policy
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 June at 9.30 a.m.
Wednesday 20 June 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Julia Lopez Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West
1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter.
2. Trade Remedies Authority
Ordered, that correspondence from the Minister of State for Trade Policy relating to the Trade Remedies Authority be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by the Investment Association (UTP0001) relating to UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by the British Retail Consortium (TCD0032) relating to Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Professor Tony Heron, Department of Politics, University of York, and Brendan Vickers, Head of Research and Policy for International Trade and Economic Development, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, gave oral evidence.
5. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny (2)
Shanker Singham, Director of the International Trade and Competition Unit, Institute of Economic Affairs, Sir Lockwood Smith, Alan Oxley, and John Weekes, Members of the International Trade and Competition Unit Advisory Council, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 4 July at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 4 July 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Sir Mark Hendrick Catherine West Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western Mr Chris Leslie
1. Declaration of Interests
Sir Mark Hendrick stated that he did not have any relevant interests to declare in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. UK investment policy
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet;
Advertising Association (UIP0008) Dr Ashley Lenihan (UIP0017) Dr Geoffrey Gertz (UIP0014) Dr Jonathan Bonnitcha (UIP0001) Dr Julia Calvert (UIP0010) Dr Lauge Poulsen (UIP0002) Dr Michael Waibel (UIP0011) Dr Zoe Williams (UIP0016) Global Justice Now (UIP0007) Institute of Directors (UIP0015) Professor of Law Jason Yackee (UIP0003) Railway Industry Association (UIP0012) techUK (UIP0018) The Investment Association (UIP0005) Trade Justice Movement (UIP0004) Trades Union Congress (UIP0009) Traidcraft (UIP0006) War on Want (UIP0013)
4. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by ACD/LDC Sugar Industries Group (TCD0033) relating to Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Implications of arrangements for the Ireland – Northern Ireland border for wider UK Trade Policy
Fadi Hakura, Associate Fellow, Europe Programme, Chatham House, and Dr Hasan Turunç, Director, TUSIAD London Representative Office, gave oral evidence.
Dr Andrew Grainger, Trade Facilitation Consulting, Tim Morris, Chief Executive, UK Major Ports Group Ltd, and Nick Platts, Head of Cargo, Heathrow Airport, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 July at 9.30a.m.
Wednesday 11 July 2018
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present:
Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West
Graham P Jones was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
1. UK arms exports during 2016
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK arms exports during 2016 be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Dr Lucie Beraud Sudreau Corruption Watch
Draft Report (UK arms exports during 2016) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Joint Report of the Committees, HC 666.
Ordered, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, written evidence received before the next meeting from the Department for International Trade or HMRC shall be reported to the House for publication.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 July at 2.15p.m.
Wednesday 11 July 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie
1. UK Trade Remedies Authority Draft Special Report (UK Trade Remedies Authority: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s response to the Third Report was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report, (UK Trade Remedies Authority: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report), be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
2. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee visit Japan and South Korea in connection with its inquiry into UK investment policy, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.
3. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet;
38 Degrees (UTP0022) Amnesty International UK (UTP0003) British Chambers of Commerce (UTP0009) Compassion in World Farming (UTP0016) Dr Maria Garcia (UTP0015) Dr Michael Strange (UTP0011) Equality and Human Rights Commission (UTP0025) Fairtrade Foundation (UTP0014) Global Justice Now (UTP0026) International Chamber of Commerce UK (UTP0031) Ken Skates (UTP0029) National Farmers' Union (UTP0021) National Pig Association (UTP0023) Professor Derrick Wyatt QC (UTP0002) Professor Elaine Fahey (UTP0012) Scottish Government (UTP0030)
Shaw Foundation Junior Research Fellow, Jesus College, Oxford Ewan Smith (UTP0020) Sustain (UTP0004) The Law Society of Scotland (UTP0018) Trade Justice Dundee (UTP0010) Trade Justice Movement (UTP0005) Trade Justice Scotland coalition (UTP0008) Traidcraft (UTP0013) War on Want (UTP0027) Which? (UTP0028) Wine and Spirit Trade Association (UTP0024) WWF (UTP0006)
4. The work of the Department for International Trade
The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 September at 2.15 p.m.
Tuesday 4 September 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Emma Little Pengelly
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy.
2. UK-US trade relations Draft Special Report (UK-US trade relations: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s response to the Second Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
3. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Law Society of England and Wales (UTP0032) techUK (UTP0033)
4. UK’s schedule of goods to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the UK’s schedule of goods pursuant to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. UK’s Agreement on Government Procurement proposed market access offer
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the UK’s Agreement on Government Procurement proposed market access offer, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
6. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
George Hollingbery MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade, Rachel Turner, Director, Economic Development and Europe, Department for International Development, and Paul Walters, Deputy Director, Development Trade Agreements, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 September at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 12 September 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Emma Little Pengelly
1. Future programme The Committee considered this matter.
2. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
The Committee considered this matter.
3. The impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Michael Lux (KTP0001) Eric Pickett (KTP0002)
James Canham, Global Managing Director, Accenture Border Services, Michael Lux, EU customs and international trade lawyer, and Eric Pickett, EU customs and international trade lawyer, gave oral evidence.
Dr Emily Lydgate, Lecturer in Environmental Law, Dr Michael Gasiorek, Senior Lecturer in Economics, and Dr Peter Holmes, Reader in Economics, University of Sussex/ UK Trade Policy Observatory, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 October at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 10 October 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK investment policy
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Barnali Choudhury (UIP0019)
3. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Ordered, That correspondence from George Hollingbery MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade, regarding his appearance before the Committee on 4 September 2018, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Brexit: No-deal technical notices
Ordered, That correspondence from Richard Harrington MP, Minister for Business and Industry, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, regarding no-deal technical notices, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 October at 9.45 a.m.
Sunday 14 to Friday 19 October 2018
The Chair, Mr Marcus Fysh, Sir Mark Hendrick, Julia Lopez, Faisal Rashid and Matt Western visited Japan and South Korea in connection with the inquiry into UK investment policy, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 11 July 2018.
Wednesday 24 October 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Emma Little Pengelly
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. EU exit preparations
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State for International Trade on EU exit preparations be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. The impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy Richard Wade, Management Committee Member, Automated Customs and International Trade Association, and Bryn Ward, Managing Director, UK Customs Solutions Limited, gave oral evidence.
Dr Graham Gudgin, Chief Economic Adviser, Policy Exchange, and Joe Owen, Associate Director, Institute for Government, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 31 October at 09.45 a.m.
Wednesday 31 October 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Emma Little Pengelly Faisal Rashid Julia Lopez Matt Western
1. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association: Westminster Workshop on Parliamentary Oversight of Trade Agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. UK schedule of goods to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the UK’s schedule of goods to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Publication of correspondence
Ordered, That in the 2017-19 session, where the Committee receives correspondence which, in the Chair's judgement, merits publication by the Committee before it will meet again, the Chair shall have discretion to report it to the House for publication on the Internet.
5. Travel of Chair in a representative capacity
The Committee considered this matter.
6. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
Hannah Essex, Co-Executive Director of Policy and Campaigns, British Chambers of Commerce, David Talbot, Senior Director, International Government Affairs, Eli Lilly and Company, Mark Summers, Managing Director, Avon Valley Precision Engineering, and Sally Jones, Director of International Trade Policy and Global Brexit Insight Lead, Deloitte LLP, gave oral evidence. Nick Dearden, Director, Global Justice Now, Rosa Crawford, International Trade Lead, Trades Union Congress, and Anna Fielder, Senior Policy Adviser, Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 November at 09.45 a.m.
Tuesday 13 November 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy Julian Braithwaite, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, UK Mission to the UN and other International Organisations, gave oral evidence.
Shane Murphy, Director of Analytical Services, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland Executive, and Jonathan Athow, Deputy National Statistician for Economic Statistics, Office for National Statistics, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 November at 09.45 a.m.
Wednesday 14 November 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Emma Little Pengelly
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny Noel Lavery, Permanent Secretary, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland Executive, and Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, Scottish Government, gave oral evidence.
Councillor Kevin Bentley, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Brexit Taskforce and Deputy Leader of Essex County Council, Councillor Philip Atkins OBE, Leader of Staffordshire County Council, and Michael Strange, Global Political Studies Department, Malmö University, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 November at 09.45 a.m.
Wednesday 21 November 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Marcus Fysh Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into UK trade in services.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the Department for International Trade’s support for exports.
2. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Parliament of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana (UTP0034) New Zealand House of Representatives (UTP0035) Dr Michael Strange (UTP0036)
3. Initial Assessment by the UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
Ordered, That correspondence from the Minister for Trade Policy regarding Initial Assessment by the UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) against HPower Group Limited (HPG), Company A and Company B, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny (2) Dr Brigid Fowler, Senior Researcher, Hansard Society, David Henig, Director of the UK Trade Policy Project, European Centre for International Political Economy, and Maddy Thimont Jack, Researcher, Institute for Government, gave oral evidence.
5. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries
Draft Report (Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Fifth Report of the Committee, HC 667.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 November at 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 27 November 2018
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present:
Mr Marcus Fysh Catherine West Faisal Rashid
1. UK arms exports during 2016
Draft Joint Special Report (UK arms exports during 2016: Government Response to the Committees’ First Joint Report), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government response to the First Joint Report of Session 2017–19 was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the draft Report be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A (2) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That Graham P. Jones make the Joint Special Report to the House.
2. Correspondence
The Committees considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter from Control Arms regarding the Committee’s First Joint Report, and reply Letter from the Chair to the Saudi Arabia ambassador regarding the missile strike on Dahyan, Yemen
3. European Scrutiny Committee’s 43rd Report
The Committees considered this matter.
4. Future programme
The Committees considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committees inquire into the 2017 arms export control annual report, including end-use/compliance audits and brokering and extra-territoriality.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 November at 09.45 a.m.
Wednesday 28 November 2018 Morning Sitting
Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy
George Hollingbery MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, and Graham Zebedee, Director of Continuity, Wider Europe and Development, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
3. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
George Hollingbery MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 November at 4.00 p.m.
Wednesday 28 November 2018 Afternoon Sitting
Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Emma Little Pengelly Catherine West Faisal Rashid Matt Western
1. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
Jude Kirton-Darling MEP, Member of the European Parliament for North East England, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 December at 09.45 a.m.
Wednesday 5 December 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Emma Little Pengelly Mr Marcus Fysh Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Geneva in January 2019 in connection with its inquiry into the impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.
2. Specialist Adviser
Ordered, That Richard Rumbelow be appointed as a Specialist Adviser to the Committee. (For declaration of interests, see Appendix.)
3. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Dan Jarvis MP, Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority (UTP0037)
4. The work of the Department of International Trade
Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, John Alty, Director General of Trade Policy, and Catherine Vaughan, Director General and Chief Operating Officer, Department of International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 December at 10.00 a.m.
Wednesday 19 December 2018 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western
1. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
David Henig (UTP0017) Dr Rob Amos and Dr Emily Lydgate (UTP0019) Greater Manchester Combined Authority (UTP0039) Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (UTP0038)
2. UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Agricultural Biotechnology Council (KTP0006) British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies (KTP0008) Cardiff Business School (KTP0005) International Meat Trade Association (KTP0003) Pact (KTP0004)
3. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on the Trade Remedies Authority.
4. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
Draft Report (UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Sixth Report of the Committee, HC 1043.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 January at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 9 January 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Emma Little Pengelly Mr Marcus Fysh Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Appointment of specialist adviser
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Appearance of Trade Remedies Authority officials
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the appearance of officials from the Trade Remedies Authority before the Committee be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. The work of the Department for International Trade
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding his appearance before the Committee be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Trade and the Commonwealth: Australia and New Zealand
Sarah Dickson, Director of International, Scotch Whisky Association, Simon Robinson, Chairman, Wines of Great Britain Limited, and Simon Stannard, International Affairs Director, The Wine and Spirit Trade Association, gave oral evidence.
William Bain, Policy Advisor, Europe and International, British Retail Consortium, Douglas Lippoldt, Chief Trade Economist, HSBC, and Michael Nower, Durham University, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 January at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 16 January 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Marcus Fysh Emma Little Pengelly Sir Mark Hendrick Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Trade Remedies Authority
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding secondary legislation and the Trade Remedies Authority be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. The work of the Department for International Trade
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding his next appearance before the Committee be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding his appearance before the Committee on 5 December be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises
Ordered, That the correspondence from the Minister of State for Trade Policy regarding OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. The impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
British Standards Institution (KTP0007)
6. Trade Remedies Authority – follow-up
Claire Bassett, Chief Executive Designate, Trade Remedies Authority, Amanda Brooks, Director, Trade Remedies, Access and Controls, and Gaynor Jeffery, Deputy Director of Trade Remedies and Import Control, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 January at 09.45 a.m.
Wednesday 23 January 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Marcus Fysh Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Emma Little Pengelly
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy
Resolved, That the Committee visit the European Parliament in Brussels from 6-7 March 2019 in connection with its inquiry into the impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy.
3. UK investment policy
Dr Lukas Linsi, Political Economist, Amsterdam University, Dr Richard Kneller, Professor of Economics, Nottingham University, and Courtney Fingar, Editor in Chief, fDi Magazine, gave oral evidence.
Dr Ilona Serwicka, UK Trade Policy Observatory, Jonathan Athow, Deputy National Statistician, and Director General, Economic Statistics, Office for National Statistics, and Dr Henry Loewendahl, Group CEO, WAVTEQ, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 January at 9.45 a.m.
Wednesday 30 January 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western Mr Chris Leslie
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK-Switzerland trade agreement
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the UK-Switzerland trade agreement be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. The impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy
Sarah Taylor, Director of International Agreements, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 January at 3.30 pm
Wednesday 30 January 2019
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present:
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West
Graham P Jones was called to the Chair (Standing Order NO. 137A (1)(d)).
1. 2017 arms export controls annual report
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the 2017 arms export controls annual report be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom
Campaign Against Arms Trade Dr Anna Stavrianakis EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation ADS Group The Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence, Department for International Trade and Department for International Development Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalists United Nations Association, London and South East Region (three submissions) Corruption Watch UK Control Arms UK
2. EU export control legislation
Ordered, That the letter from Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Investment, relating to Brexit secondary legislation, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Future programme
The Committees considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 February at 9.45a.m.
Wednesday 30 January to Friday 1 February 2019
The Chair, Mr Nigel Evans, Mr Ranil Jayawardena, Julia Lopez, Faisal Rashid and Matt Western visited the World Trade Organization in Geneva in connection to the inquiry into the impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 5 December 2018.
Wednesday 6 February 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Catherine West Julia Lopez Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK trade in services
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet: City of London Corporation (TIS0003) Hook Tangaza (TIS0008) RIBA (TIS0006) TheCityUK (TIS0005) The Law Society of Scotland (TIS0004)
3. The work of the Department for International Trade
Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, John Alty, Director General of Trade Policy, and Catherine Vaughan, Director General and Chief Operating Officer, Department of International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 February at 3.30 pm.
Wednesday 6 February 2019
The Defence, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present
Faisal Rashid Catherine West
Graham P Jones was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
1. 2017 arms export controls annual report
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the 2017 arms export controls annual report be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control Privacy International Control Arms Letter from Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Investment, relating to a Brexit no-deal Open General Export Licence
2. Brokering of ammunition exports from Bosnia to Saudi Arabia
Resolved, That the Chair write to the minister, Department for International Trade, regarding this matter.
3. Examination of a selection of licence cases
Resolved, That the Chair write to the minister, Department for International Trade, regarding this matter.
4. 2017 arms export controls annual report
Martin Butcher, Oxfam, Roy Isbister, Saferword, Mike Lewis, Conflict Armament Research, and Edin Omanovic, Privacy International, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 February at 10.30am.
Wednesday 13 February 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on continuity of trading arrangements with Turkey.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on developments at the WTO.
3. UK trade in services
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Advertising Association (TIS0001) BT Group (TIS0007) The Law Society (TIS0009) Professional Business Services Council (TIS0002) UK Trade Policy Observatory (TIS0012)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 February at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 27 February 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Sir Mark Hendrick Catherine West Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western Mr Chris Leslie
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK trade in services
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Department for International Trade (TIS0011) EEF (TIS0010) Motion Picture Association (TIS0015) techUK (TIS0014) The Trade Justice Movement (TIS0013)
3. UK Export Finance Supplementary Estimate
Ordered, That the UK Export Finance 2018-19 Supplementary Estimate memorandum be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. UK investment policy Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Dr Robert Basedow (UIP0020)
Dr James X Zhan, Director of the Investment and Enterprise Division, UN Conference on Trade and Development, Alan Wilson, Head of International Investment, Invest Northern Ireland, and Chris Henning, Corporate Director, Development & Growth, Nottingham City Council, gave oral evidence.
Dr Axel Berger, Senior Researcher, German Development Institute, Dr J Robert Basedow, Assistant Professor in International Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Dr Stephen Woolcock, Associate Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 March at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 6 March 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Emma Little Pengelly Mr Marcus Fysh Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Minister for Trade Policy on the Government’s response to the Committee’s Report into UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny.
2. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny Draft Special Report (UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
3. Department for International Trade Supplementary Estimate
Ordered, That the Department for International Trade 2018-19 Supplementary Estimate memorandum be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. The work of the Department for International Trade
Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, John Alty, Director General for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade, and Catherine Vaughan, Director General and Chief Operating Officer, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 March at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 6 to Thursday 7 March 2019
The Chair, Mr Nigel Evans, Mr Marcus Fysh, Sir Mark Hendrick, Mr Ranil Jayawardena, Julia Lopez and Faisal Rashid visited the European Parliament in Brussels in connection with the inquiry into UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 23 January 2019.
Wednesday 13 March 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Emma Little Pengelly Mr Marcus Fysh Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Catherine West Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
3. UK trade in services
Prof. Lucia Quaglia, University of Bologna, Prof. Catherine Barnard, Cambridge University, Prof. L. Alan Winters, Director of UK Trade Policy Observatory, University of Sussex, and Sam Lowe, Centre for European Reform, gave oral evidence.
Jonathan Athow, Deputy National Statistician and Director General, Office for National Statistics, Anjalika Bardalai, Chief Economist & Head of Research, TheCityUK, and Dr Ingo Borchert, UK Trade Policy Observatory, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 March at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 20 March 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Sir Mark Hendrick Catherine West Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Department for International Trade’s support for exports
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet: ADS (SFE0030) British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) (SFE0021) Both ENDS (SFE0004) British Chambers of Commerce (SFE0025) British Marine (SFE0020) British Plastics Federation (BPF) (SFE0022) Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) (SFE0014) Christian Aid (SFE0008) Confederation of British Industry (CBI) (SFE0029) Engineering and Machinery Alliance (SFE0012) Federation of Garden & Leisure Manufacturers Ltd (SFE0027) GAMBCIA (SFE0011) GL Education (SFE0015) Global Witness (SFE0001) Kent County Council (SFE0007) Method International (SFE0013) Newable (SFE0026) Overseas Development Institute (SFE0023) Pact (SFE0017) Platform (SFE0009) Railway Industry Association (SFE0019) RIBA (SFE0016) Society of Maritime Industries (SFE0002) Sponsors Alliance (SFE0006) Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd (E3G) (SFE0010) UK Fashion & Textile Association (SFE0018) UK Finance (SFE0024) West of England Combined Authority (SFE0028)
3. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Continuity of trading arrangements with Turkey
Dr Pinar Artiran, WTO Chair, Istanbul Bilgi University, Richard Warren, Head of Policy and Representation, UK Steel, and Dr Hasan Turunç, Chief Policy gave oral evidence.
5. Developments at the WTO
Ambassador Alan Wm. Wolff, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organisation, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 March at 3.30p.m.
Wednesday 20 March 2019
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present
Mr Ranil Jayawardena
Graham P Jones was called to the Chair (Standing Order No.137A (1)(d)).
1. UK arms exports during 2016
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK arms exports during 2016 be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter from HMRC on enforcement statistics Note from HMRC on staff numbers/budgets
2. UK arms export controls annual report
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the 2017 arms export controls annual report be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter from the Minister for Investment, DIT, on the ‘LITE’ IT system implementation. Letter from the Minister for Investment, DIT, on the ‘Trade in Dual-use items etc’ SI.
Letter from the Minister for Investment, DIT, on selected individual licence cases and prosecutions related to Bosnia/Saudi ammunition licence applications.
3. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
4. BAE Systems and the German moratorium on arms exports to Saudi Arabia
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Working methods
The Committee considered this matter.
6. 2017 arms export controls annual report
Paul Everitt, Chief Executive, ADS, and Stephen Phipson, Chief Executive Officer, Make UK, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 April at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 3 April 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Sir Mark Hendrick Owen Smith Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Declaration of interests
Owen Smith stated that he did not have any interests to declare in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. UK trade in services
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet: ActionAid UK (TIS0017) UK Trade Policy Observatory (TIS0016)
4. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Trade Remedies Authority
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the Trade Remedies Authority be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
6. Parliamentary scrutiny of free trade agreements
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the parliamentary scrutiny of free trade agreements be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
7. Free Trade Agreement between the UK, Iceland and Norway
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding a Free Trade Agreement between the UK, Iceland, and Norway be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
8. Trade and the Commonwealth: Australia and New Zealand
Alan Vallance, Chief Executive, Royal Institute of British Architects, Vivienne Stern, Director, Universities UK International, and Elizabeth Ames, Executive Director, Australia-UK Chamber of Commerce, gave oral evidence.
9. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny: follow-up
George Hollingbery MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
10. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 28 March 2019 (Order of the Committee, 31 October 2018)
Correspondence with the Secretary of State regarding continuing application of EU trade agreements; Correspondence with the Minister for Trade Policy relating to the CARIFORUM trade agreement.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 April at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 24 April 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on EU trade policy.
2. Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries Draft Special Report (Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
3. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
4. UK trade in services Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Office for National Statistics (TIS0018)
Alastair Evans, Head of Government Policy & Affairs, Lloyd’s of London, Alison Hook, Director of Hook Tangaza, and Stan McCoy, President and Managing Director, Motion Picture Association, EMEA, gave oral evidence.
Mike Hulme, Managing Director of Trains and Modernisation, Alstom UK, George Riddell, Associate Director of International Trade, Deloitte LLP, and Dr Richard Torbett, Executive
Director, Commercial Policy: UK and International, The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, gave oral evidence.
5. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 23 April 2019 (Order of the Committee, 31 October 2018)
Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to an increase to UK Export Finance’s cover for Iraq; Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to transitioning EU trade agreements; Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to his appearance before the Committee on 6 March 2019.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 May at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 1 May 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Faisal Rashid Sir Mark Hendrick Owen Smith Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Meeting with Michel Barnier
Ordered, That correspondence from Michel Barnier relating to a meeting with the Committee be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. UK investment policy
Dr David Collins, Professor of International Economic Law, City, University of London, Ruth Bergan, Coordinator, Trade Justice Movement, and Pia Eberhardt, Research and campaigner, Corporate Europe Observatory, gave oral evidence.
Stephen Adams, Senior Director, Global Counsel, Jack Knight, Deputy Chief Executive, Investment Association, and Jonathan Geldart, Regional Chair for Yorkshire and Humber, Institute of Directors, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 May at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 8 May 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Emma Little Pengelly Sir Mark Hendrick Julia Lopez Mr Ranil Jayawardena Faisal Rashid Mr Chris Leslie Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
3. UK trade in services
Professor Panos Delimatsis, Director of Tilburg Law and Economics Center, Tilburg University, Dmitry Grozoubinski, Founder of ExplainTrade.com, Dr Billy Melo Araujo, Lecturer in EU Law, Queen’s University Belfast, and Quan Zhao, Trade in Services Adviser, International Trade Centre, gave oral evidence.
Nick Ashton-Hart, Geneva Representative of the Digital Trade Network, Giles Derrington, Head of Policy: Brexit, International and Economics, techUK, Andrew Fray, Managing Director, Interxion UK, and Anna Fielder, Senior Policy Advisor, Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 May at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 15 May 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Sir Mark Hendrick Owen Smith Mr Ranil Jayawardena Gareth Thomas Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. Declaration of interests
Gareth Thomas declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence on the Belt and Road initiative.
3. Main Estimates 2019-20
Ordered, That the memorandum relating to the Department for International Trade’s Main Estimate for 2019-20 and UK Export Finance’s Main Estimate for 2019-20 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Trade and the Commonwealth: Australia and New Zealand
Dr Christopher Dent, Senior Lecturer in Economics and International Relations, Edge Hill University, and Dr Maria Garcia, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath, gave oral evidence.
6. Trade with China
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 May at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 22 May 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Marcus Fysh Gareth Thomas Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western
1. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. UK trade in services Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TIS0019)
4. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
5. EU trade policy
Roderick Abbott, Senior Adviser on Trade Policy, European Centre for International Political Economy, Iana Dreyer, Founder and Editor, Borderlex news service, and Professor Elaine Fahey, Professor of Law, City, University of London, gave oral evidence.
Luisa Santos, Director for International Relations, BusinessEurope, Rosa Crawford, Policy Officer, European Union and International Relations Department, TUC, Léa Auffret, Trade
Team Leader, BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation, and François Guerin, Senior Policy Advisor, COPA-COGECA, gave oral evidence.
6. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 20 May 2019 (Order of the Committee, 31 October 2018)
Correspondence from the Minister of State for Trade Policy relating to the roll-over of the EU trade agreement with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 June at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 5 June 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Sir Mark Hendrick Owen Smith Julia Lopez Gareth Thomas
1. UK trade in services Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (TIS0020)
2. Trade policy transparency and scrutiny Ordered, That correspondence from the Minister of State for Trade Policy regarding the inaugural meeting of Strategic Trade Advisory Group be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Committees on Arms Export Controls Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to German moratorium on arms exports to Saudi Arabia be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Chair of the Committees on Arms Export Controls’ letter to the Foreign Secretary Response from the Foreign Secretary to the Chair of the Committees on Arms Export Controls
Chair of the Committees on Arms Export Controls’ letter to the International Trade Secretary Response from the Foreign Secretary to the Chair of the Committees on Arms Export Controls
Ordered, That the letter to Raytheon UK from the Chair of the Committees on Arms Exports Controls relating to the 2017 arms export controls annual report be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the 2017 arms export controls annual report be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Raytheon UK (AAR019) Make UK (AAR016) Clarion Events Ltd (AAR017) ADS (AAR018)
4. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
5. The Belt and Road initiative
Dr Yu Jie, Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House, Peter Lu, Partner, Baker McKenzie LLP, and Henry Tillman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Grisons Peak and Founder and Editor, China Outbound Investments, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 June at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 12 June 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Sir Mark Hendrick Owen Smith Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK trade in services Ordered, That the written evidence submitted by techUK (TIS0021) be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Committees on Arms Exports Controls
Resolved, That the Committees on Arms Export Controls visit Washington to consider US arms export control practices.
5. UK investment policy
Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Investment, Department for International Trade, Mark Slaughter, Director General for Investment, Department for International Trade, and John Alty, Director General, Trade Policy Group, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 June at 09.30a.m.
Wednesday 26 June 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Julia Lopez Gareth Thomas Faisal Rashid Matt Western Owen Smith
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on the impact of no-deal on trade with third countries.
2. Department for International Trade’s support for exports
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Destination for Education (SFE0031)
3. Continuing application of EU trade agreements Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding roll-over agreements be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. UK investment policy
The Committee considered this matter.
5. UK trade in services Professor Johanna Jacobsson, International and European Law, IE University, Mickaël Laurans, Head of International, Law Society of England and Wales, and Francoise Guei, Expert – Multilateral Trade issues, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Secretariat, gave oral evidence.
Ruth Bergan, Coordinator, Trade Justice Movement, Professor Marcus Krajewski, Chair in Public Law and Public International Law, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Dr Kamala Dawar, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Sussex, and Kate Ling, Senior European Policy Manager, NHS Confederation, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 July at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 3 July 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Faisal Rashid Mr Marcus Fysh Gareth Thomas Mr Ranil Jayawardena Matt Western Julia Lopez
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK trade in services Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Lloyds (TIS0022)
3. UK investment policy Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Honda Motor Europe (UIP0021) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (UIP0022)
Ordered, That correspondence from the Minister of State for Trade Policy regarding the Committee’s inquiry into UK investment policy be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Committees on Arms Exports Controls Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State for International Trade to the Chair of the Committees on Arms Export Controls regarding the Campaign Against the Arms Trade’s claim for judicial review of licensing decisions about military exports to Saudi Arabia be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Continuing application of EU trade agreements after Brexit
The Committee considered this matter.
6. The work of the Department for International Trade Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, John Alty, Director General of Trade Policy, and Catherine Vaughan, Director General and Chief Operating Officer, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 July at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 17 July 2019 Members present
Mr Nigel Evans, in the Chair
Sir Mark Hendrick Owen Smith Julia Lopez Gareth Thomas Faisal Rashid
1. Chair of the meeting
Resolved, That at this day’s sitting, Mr Nigel Evans take the Chair.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
4. UK trade in services
George Hollingbery MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade, and Tom Josephs, Director of Policy, Department for International Trade, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 July at 09.45a.m.
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Morning sitting Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh Owen Smith Mr Ranil Jayawardena Gareth Thomas Emma Little Pengelly Matt Western
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Trade and the environment.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Trade with China.
2. UK trade in services
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
ACP Secretariat (TIS0024) NHS Confederation (TIS0023)
3. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding tariff rate quotas in the UK-Chile agreement be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Committees on Arms Export Controls
The Committee considered this matter.
5. No deal: impacts for trade with non-EU countries
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the Department for International Trade’s preparations for a no-deal Brexit be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Sam Lowe, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform, Dr Lorand Bartels, Senior Counsel, Linklaters, and Reader in International Law, University of Cambridge, Dr Anna Jerzewska, Customs and Global Trade Consultant, and Robert Hardy, Commercial Director, Oakland Invicta Limited, gave oral evidence.
Mike Hawes, Chief Executive Officer, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Ian Wright CBE, Chief Executive, Food and Drink Federation, and Stephen Phipson CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Make UK, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 July at 2.00p.m.
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Afternoon sitting Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Mr Nigel Evans Julia Lopez Mr Marcus Fysh
1. UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny
The Committee considered this matter.
2. No deal: impacts for trade with non-EU countries
The Committee considered this matter.
3. UK investment policy
Draft Report (UK investment policy) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Seventh Report of the Committee, HC 998.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 4 September at 10.00a.m.
Wednesday 4 September 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Emma Little Pengelly Gareth Thomas Julia Lopez Matt Western Faisal Rashid
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, that the Committee take oral evidence on free ports.
2. Continuing application of EU trade agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That correspondence with the Secretary of State regarding information on rolled- over EU trade agreements be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Ordered, That correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding an agreement with South Korea be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. No deal: impacts for trade with non-EU countries
Ordered, That correspondence with the Secretary of State regarding guidance to businesses on trade with third countries in a no-deal scenario be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. UK trade in services
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That correspondence with the Minister for Trade Policy regarding UK trade in services be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Trade Remedies Authority
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Committees on Arms Exports Controls
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Free ports
Tim Morris, CEO of UK Major Ports Group and member of the Government’s Free Ports Advisory panel, Neil Davidson, Senior Analyst – Ports and Terminals, Drewry, and Geoff Lippitt, Commercial Director, PD Ports, gave oral evidence.
8. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 3 September 2019 (published on 1 August 2019) (Order of the Committee, 31 October 2018)
Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the treatment of the UK in respect of EU free trade agreements should a transition period be agreed.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 September at 09.15a.m.
Tuesday 8 October 2019 Members present
Angus Brendan MacNeil, in the Chair
Emma Little Pengelly Gareth Thomas Faisal Rashid Matt Western
1. U.K seafood exports
Terri Portmann, Marine Consultant, David Jarrad, Director, Shellfish Association of Great Britain, and Andrew Kuyk CBE, Director General, Provision Trade Federation, representing the UK Seafood Industry Alliance, gave oral evidence.
George Eustice MP, Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, Phil Haslam, Director of Operations, Marine Management Organisation, and Fiona Wright, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Seafish, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 October at 09.45a.m.
Appendix: Details of declarations of interests
MacNeil, Angus Brendan (Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
1. Employment and earnings
Tenant crofter on the Island of Barra.
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Government of Gibraltar Address of donor: Gibraltar House, 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA 270 Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation with a value of £1,137 Destination of visit: Gibraltar Date of visit: 8-10 September 2016 Purpose of visit: Gibraltar National Day, as Deputy Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for the SNP and member of the Gibraltar APPG. (Registered 03 October 2016)
Name of donor: Hong Kong Government Address of donor: c/o Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, 18 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JA Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights valued at approx. £8,500; accommodation 4 nights) and food valued at £1,652; other transport and hospitality to a value of approx £207; approx £10,359 in total Dates of visit: 9- 13 January 2017 Purpose of visit: to maintain bilateral ties; support British businesses operating in Hong Kong, and deepen the knowledge of parliamentarians of Hong Kong’s political, social and economic development. (Registered 27 February 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Joint ownership of house in Fort William: (i). (Updated 23 June 2015)
Flat in Glasgow: (i) and (ii).
Flat in London: (i) and (ii).
Dockerill, Julia (Hornchurch and Upminster)
1. Employment and earnings
30 June 2017, received £911.50 from London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London E14 2BG. Final allowance payment for my role as a Councillor. Hours: 25 hrs. (Registered 06 July 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Anderson Group Address of donor: Springfield Lodge, Colchester Road, Chelmsford CM2 5PW Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: company, registration 03930713 (Registered 6 July 2017; updated 7 August 2017)
8. Miscellaneous
Trustee of Inspire Malawi, an education and development charity. (Registered 06 July 2017)
Councillor, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London E14 2BG. No allowances received since 30 June 2017. (Registered 06 July 2017)
Evans, Mr Nigel (Ribble Valley)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Exclusive Press and Publicity Ltd, Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London WC2N 4JF, in respect of three media engagements with (1) the Mail on Sunday, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT (2) the Daily Mirror, 1 Canada Square, London E14 5AP (3) ITV, The London Studios, 58-72 Upper Ground, London SE1 9LT. Hours: 3 hrs for each; 9 hrs in total. To be paid in instalments. (Registered 15 August 2014; updated 2 June 2015)
3 August 2016, received £200. Hours: as above. (Registered 09 August 2016)
1 September 2016, received £200. Hours: as above. (Registered 07 September 2016)
4 October 2016, received £200. Hours: as above. (Registered 02 November 2016)
1 November 2016, received £200. Hours: as above. (Registered 20 January 2017)
1 December 2016, received £200. Hours: as above. (Registered 20 January 2017)
12 January 2017, received £200. Hours: as above. (Registered 20 January 2017)
21 February 2017, received £200. Hours: as above. (Registered 28 February 2017)
14 March 2017, received £200. Hours: as above. (Registered 31 March 2017)
18 April 2017, received £200. Hours: as above. (Registered 25 April 2017)
25 May 2017, received £200. Hours: as above. (Registered 21 June 2017)
8 November 2016, received £1,600 for writing an article for the Daily Express, The Northern & Shell Building, Number 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6EN. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2016)
17 November 2016, received £750 from Studio Sixty Billion, The Metal Box Factory, 30 Great Guildford St., London, SE1 0HS for appearing on ‘Russia Today’. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 23 December 2016) 150 21 April 2017, received £750 from Studio Sixty Billion, The Metal Box Factory, 30 Great Guildford St, London SE1 0HS for appearing on ‘Russia Today’. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 21 June 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Dr B Al-Chalabi Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 04 July 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: R&A Championships Limited Address of donor: Beach House, Golf Place, St Andrews, Scotland, KY16 9JA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend The Open at Royal Birkdale, and associated hospitality; total value £550 Date received: 22 July 2017 Date accepted: 22 July 2017 Donor status: company, registration SC247047 (Registered 09 August 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Results UK Address of donor: 31-33 Bondway, London SW8 1SJ Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, internal travel, accommodation and hospitality; approx. value £1,377 Destination of visit: Uganda Date of visit: 21-25 August 2016 Purpose of visit: Delegation to gain insight into the impact of UK support to Uganda to improve child health outcomes through DFID’s bilateral programmes and support to multilateral organisations. (Registered 19 September 2016)
Name of donor: HM Government of Gibraltar Address of donor: 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flights, internal travel, accommodation and hospitality; approx. value £1,145 Destination of visit: Gibraltar Dates of visit: 8-11 September 2016 Purpose of visit: Delegation from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gibraltar, at the invitation of HM Government of Gibraltar, to attend the National Day Celebrations, attend briefings and visit Parliament. (Registered 05 October 2016)
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flights, internal travel, accommodation and hospitality; approx. value £4,000 Destination of visit: Taipei Dates of visit: 25 September – 2 October 2016 Purpose of visit: part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to gain a better understanding of economic and political issues concerning the country. (Registered 11 October 2016)
Fysh, Mr Marcus (Yeovil)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Abbatt Group Ltd Address of donor: New Penderel House, 283-287 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: company, registration 02152123 (Registered 09 August 2017)
Name of donor: JC Bamford Excavators Ltd Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Denstone Road, Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 Donor status: company, registration 00561597 (Registered 09 August 2017)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
London Wessex Ltd: investment and research. (Registered 07 June 2015)
London Wessex Brands Ltd: brand development, wholesale, retail and manufacturing. (Registered 07 June 2015)
Wessex Investments Proprietary Ltd; investment. (Registered 07 June 2015)
Some of these companies have investments in the EU and Africa (interest declared at private meeting of the International Trade Committee, 13 September 2017).
Jayawardena, Mr Ranil (North East Hampshire)
1. Employment and earnings
Until 19 June 2015, employed by Lloyds Banking Group plc, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN. I was previously on a period of extended unpaid leave and not undertaking any work on their behalf. Until 1 May 2017, I received ongoing preferential borrowing of approx. value £7,000 per annum as part of my former relationship with Lloyds Banking Group. Hours: no hours since the election. (Registered 5 June 2015; updated 20 June 2015 and 23 June 2017)
Fees paid following the completion of opinion surveys for Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW. Unless otherwise stated, all payments used to help meet the costs of my office and to support my work as a Member of Parliament. (Updated 21 August 2017)
31 January 2017, payment of £200. Fee paid direct to 'Team Ranil', a branch of my constituency association. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 February 2017)
7 August 2017, payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 09 August 2017)
Fees paid direct to 'Team Ranil', a branch of my constituency association, following the completion of opinion surveys for ComRes Global, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
27 January 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 November 2016)
20 May 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 November 2016)
22 July 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 November 2016)
20 October 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 November 2016)
3 November 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 November 2016)
13 December 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 20 December 2016)
30 December 2016, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 11 January 2017)
22 June 2017, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 23 June 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Nick MacAndrew Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 23 June 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Hampshire Cricket Ltd Address of donor: The Ageas Bowl, Botley Road, West End, Southampton SO30 3XH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets, with hospitality, for the England v South Africa ODI, with an approx. value £800 Date received: 27 May 2017 Date accepted: 27 May 2017 Donor status: company, registration 4343355 (Registered 23 June 2017)
Name of donor: Boeing Defence UK Ltd Address of donor: 25 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: For myself and a guest, tickets for hospitality area and refreshments at the Royal International Air Tattoo with a total value of £408 Date received: 16 July 2017 Date accepted: 16 July 2017 Donor status: company, registration 01290439 (Registered 09 August 2017)
Name of donor: L-3 Communications ASA Ltd Address of donor: 100 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6JA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: For myself and a guest, tickets for hospitality area and refreshments at the Royal International Air Tattoo with a total value of £408 Date received: 16 July 2017 Date accepted: 16 July 2017 Donor status: company, registration 1730717 (Registered 09 August 2017)
Name of donor: Hampshire Cricket Ltd Address of donor: The Ageas Bowl, Botley Road, West End, Southampton SO30 3XH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: one ticket, with hospitality, for the Hampshire v Glamorgan T20, with an approximate value of £102 Date received: 10 August 2017 Date accepted: 10 August 2017 Donor status: company, registration 4343355 (Registered 18 August 2017)
Name of donor: Boeing Defence UK Ltd Address of donor: 25 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Breakfast for a staff member and myself with a total value of approx. £20 Date received: 8 August 2017 Date accepted: 8 August 2017 Donor status: company, registration 01290439 (Registered 18 August 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Swiss Foreign Ministry Address of donor: Presence Switzerland PRS, Bundesgasse 32, 3003 Bern, Switzerland Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and accommodation with an approx. value of £1,900 Destination of visit: Switzerland (Zurich, Bern, Lausanne, Geneva) Dates of visit: 3-7 April 2017 Purpose of visit: Participation in a study trip to Switzerland (Swiss-EU relations, Swiss financial centre, Science and Innovation, International Geneva). (Registered 26 April 2017)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Ringshall Ltd; previously a consulting business but not active at present. (Registered 05 June 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
Unremunerated director of Ringshall Ltd. (Registered 05 June 2015)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Alison Jayawardena, as part-time Senior Researcher. (Registered 14 June 2016)
Leslie, Mr Chris (Nottingham East)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from the BBC, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA, for appearing on the programme ‘This Week’:
23 January 2017, received £350 for an appearance on 12 January 2017. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 30 January 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: BM Creative Management Ltd Address of donor: 23 Kingsway, London WC2B 6UJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: company, registration 05635995 (Registered 04 July 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to All England Lawn Tennis Club Championships at Wimbledon; total value £252 Date received: 7 July 2016 Date accepted: 7 July 2016 Donor status: company, registration 07459469 (Registered 28 November 2016)
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket with hospitality to the ATP World Tour Finals; total value £605 Date received: 20 November 2016 Date accepted: 20 November 2016 Donor status: company, registration 07459469 (Registered 28 November 2016)
Name of donor: The Queen’s Club Address of donor: Palliser Road, West Kensington, London W14 9EQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets, with associated hospitality, for the Aegon Championships; total value £630 Date received: 25 June 2017 Date accepted: 25 June 2017 Donor status: company, registration 23072 (Registered 03 July 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary China Group (with sponsorship from John Swire & Sons, HSBC, City of London, Cambridge Assessment, and Arup)
Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Economy class flights (international and domestic) £822.51; accommodation £455.91; food and drink £163.96; meeting and hospitality expenses (inc. interpretation, venue hire) £243.56; total £1,685.94 Destination of visit: China (Beijing and Wuhan) Dates of visit: 13–17 November 2016 Purpose of visit: To maintain and strengthen relations between the UK Parliament and the National People’s Congress of China; support British businesses operating in China; and deepen the knowledge of parliamentarians of China. (Registered 24 November 2016)
Name of donor: (1) Labour Friends of Israel (2) Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address of donor: (1) BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX (2) 9 Yitzhak Rabin Blvd., Kiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 9103001 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) flights, accommodation, meals, airport and taxi transfers, with a value of £1,500 (2) fast track access through security check, passport control, registration and customs, value £75. Destination of visit: Israel and Palestinian territories Dates of visit: 2-6 January 2017 Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit. Meeting with Israeli and Palestinian co-existence campaigners, politicians, academics and diplomats. (Registered 18 January 2017)
Name of donor: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung London Office Address of donor: 44 Charlotte Street, London W1T 2NR Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Food, accommodation and travel in Berlin with an estimated value of £270. The cost of flights were met by a non-registrable source. Destination of visit: Berlin, Germany Dates of visit: 22-23 March 2017 Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit to the German Parliament, meeting with German politicians to discuss issues affecting both countries. (Registered 05 April 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Terraced house in London: (i) and (ii). (Registered 12 August 2013)
Little Pengelly, Emma (Belfast South)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Qubric Ltd (non-trading). (Registered 07 July 2017)
CIPCR Ltd (non-trading). (Registered 07 July 2017)
8. Miscellaneous
Barrister (non-practising). (Registered 07 July 2017)
Director (unpaid) of CIPBCR Ltd, a not for profit company sharing the experience and lessons of peace building and conflict resolution. (Registered 07 July 2017)
Peacock, Stephanie (Barnsley East)
1. Employment and earnings
6 July 2017, received £161.80 as a political officer of the GMB, 22 Stephenson Way, Euston, London NW1 2HD. Hours: none since my election. I retained the use of a company car until 2 August 2017, estimated value £292 per month. (Registered 7 July 2017; updated 01 September 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: GMB Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 01 September 2017) Name of donor: GMB Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 16 October 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: UK Music Address of donor: 4th Floor, 49 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BX Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to Mercury Awards with a value of £570 (inc VAT) Date received: 14 September 2017 Date accepted: 14 September 2017 Donor status: company, registration 03245288 (Registered 24 October 2017)
Name of donor: GMB Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: During the Labour Party Conference, accommodation with a value of £760 Date received: 23-28 September 2017 Date accepted: 23 September 2017 Donor status: trade union (Registered 23 November 2017)
Name of donor: GMB Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Whilst fulfilling a speaking engagement (unpaid), one night's accommodation with a value of £50 Date received: 7 July 2017 Date accepted: 7 July 2017 Donor status: trade union (Registered 27 November 2017)
Name of donor: GMB Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Whilst attending meetings at the TUC Conference, one night's accommodation with a value of £190 Date received: 10 September 2017 Date accepted: 10 September 2017 Donor status: trade union (Registered 27 November 2017) Name of donor: GMB Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Whilst delivering training (unpaid), one night's accommodation with a value of £70 Date received: 18 November 2017
Date accepted: 18 November 2017 Donor status: trade union (Registered 27 November 2017)
Rashid, Faisal (Warrington South)
1. Employment and earnings
16 June 2017, received £4,025.58 from Natwest Bank, 23 Sankey St, Warrington WA1 1XG for my role as relationship manager for June 2017. I resigned on 14 June. Hours: 28 hrs between my election as an MP and my resignation. I repaid £2,195.76. (Registered 06 July 2017; updated 08 August 2017)
Allowances received from Warrington Council, Town Hall, Warrington, for my role as a councillor:
15 June 2017, received allowances of £577.51 for June 2017. Hours: approx. 45 hrs since my election as an MP. (Registered 06 July 2017)
14 July 2017, received allowances of £571.24 for July 2017. Hours: approx. 60 hrs. (Registered 08 August 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in Warrington: (i). (Registered 06 July 2017)
Two small plots of land in Lahore, Pakistan: (i). (Registered 06 July 2017; updated 08 August 2017)
Thomas, Gareth (Harrow West)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in Harrow: (i) and (ii). (Registered 27 June 2014)
Vaz, Keith (Leicester East)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in Leicester, which is part used as my constituency office: (i). (Updated 20 January 2017)
Two flats in London: (i) and (ii). The second flat became registrable on 16 January 2017. (Updated 23 January 2017)
Until January 2017, house in Leicester: (i) and (until 12 December 2016) (ii). (Updated 28 June 2016, 12 December 2016 and 20 January 2017)
8. Miscellaneous
I own two season tickets for Leicester City Football Club. However, I am invited from time to time into the directors’ box to watch matches. The annual value of this benefit is below registrable value. (Updated 1 December 2014 and 2 June 2015)
Barrister (not practising).
Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Yemen (interest declared at private meeting of the International Trade Committee, 13 September 2017).
West, Catherine (Hornsey and Wood Green)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Diana Sternfeld Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: Steve Hart Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,620 Donor status: individual (Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: CWU Address of donor: 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1RX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: UNITE Address of donor: Unite House, 128 Theobald's Road, Holborn, London, WC1X 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 07 July 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Justice for Colombia Address of donor: 4th Floor, 75-77 St John street, London EC1M 4NN
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and accommodation with a value of £2,900 Destination of visit: Colombia Dates of visit: 26 November - 3 December 2016 Purpose of visit: To support the Colombian peace process.
(Registered 06 December 2016)
Western, Matt (Warwick and Leamington)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Maurice Millward Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 07 July 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in Dorset, owned jointly with a family member: (i) and (ii). (Registered 05 July 2017)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
Apple; technology company. (Registered 05 July 2017)
8. Miscellaneous
Councillor, Warwickshire County Council. Since 9 June 2017, I receive no allowances. (Registered 05 July 2017)
Member of PSA Peugeot-Citreon Pension Fund.
The following interests were declared at a private meeting of the International Trade Committee, 13 September 2017:
County Councillor and Member of the Union ‘Unison’.
Partner is employed by Warwick University.
Owner of shares as part of savings or a self-invested pension plan in the following companies:
- Volkswagen
- Tata Motors
- Next
- Verizon
- Vodafone
- Aviva
- Barclays
- Hargreaves Lansdown
- Howderns
- Sound Energy
(The value of shares in each of these companies falls below the £70,000 value threshold.)
Richard Rumbelow (Specialist Adviser)
Employment:
EEF Ltd.: Employed within the Communication, Government and Policy directorate.
Non-remunerated employment:
Enterprise Forum (non-paid Director): The Enterprise Forum is an independent, not-for- profit organisation founded in 1997 to facilitate discussions on policy between the business community, the Government, politicians, and other stakeholders in the EU, National, Devolved and Local Government. It is managed by an unpaid board of senior directors drawn from business and industry. The organisation does not take a position on policy, and does not donate to or receive donations from any political party.
Political affiliations:
Conservative Party: a member of the Devizes Constituency. No official role or position held.