We secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade.
Elizabeth Truss
Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade
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Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
Date | Type | Title |
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Apr. 15 | Oral Questions | Oral Answers to Questions |
Nov. 17 | Urgent Questions | Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny |
Mar. 15 | Written Statements | Future Trading Relationship with Australia |
Nov. 16 | Westminster Hall | Trade Deals and the NHS |
Jul. 01 | Adjournment Debate | Covid-19: International Language Schools |
A Bill to make provision about the disclosure of information relating to trade.
This Bill received Royal Assent on Thursday 17th December 2020 and was enacted into law.
A Bill to make provision about the implementation of international trade agreements; to make provision establishing the Trade Remedies Authority and conferring functions on it; and to make provision about the collection and disclosure of information relating to trade.
Dates | Department | Title | Type |
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Laid 1 Apr 2021 In Force 23 Apr 2021 |
Department for International Trade |
Trade Preference Scheme (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation |
Made negative procedure |
These Regulations are made under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (c.22). They amend the Trade Preference Scheme (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1438) to correct typographical or similar errors. | |||
Laid 12 Jan 2021 In Force Not stated |
Department for International Trade |
Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Movement etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation |
Draft affirmative procedure |
Explanatory text not available |
Current Signatures | Final Signatures | Title | Petition Deadline |
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111,076 Petition Closed |
Omit the NHS from any future trade deal with the US Gov Responded - 23 Jun 2020 Debated on - 16 Nov 2020 |
11 Nov 2020 closed 5 months, 1 week ago |
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As the Coronavirus escalates, there are concerns that a trade deal between the UK Government and the US deal might not exempt our NHS, leaving it vulnerable to privatisation and in direct contradiction to promises this would not happen. |
Commons Select Committees are a formally established cross-party group of backbench MPs tasked with holding a Government department to account.
At any time there will be number of ongoing investigations into the work of the Department, or issues which fall within the oversight of the Department. Witnesses can be summoned from within the Government and outside to assist in these inquiries.
Select Committee findings are reported to the Commons, printed, and published on the Parliament website. The government then usually has 60 days to reply to the committee's recommendations.
Date | Title | Type |
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Apr. 07 | Strategic export controls: licensing statistics: 1 July to 30 September 2020 | Statistics |
Mar. 31 | G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting – Chair’s Statement | News and Communications |
Mar. 31 | UK’s G7 Trade Track Opening Statement | News and Communications |
Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.
Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.
Date | Title | Questioner |
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16 Apr 2021, midnight | None | Alex Davies-Jones (Labour - Pontypridd) |
Question to the Department for International Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of her Department’s trade policy on the protection of animal welfare. Answered by Elizabeth Truss - Minister for Women and Equalities I am proud of our world-leading animal welfare standards and these will be upheld throughout our trade negotiations. We have established the Trade and Agriculture Commission in law, which will provide independent scrutiny of the effect on animal welfare our trade deals. |