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Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Institute of Directors
EXP0008 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - NFU
EXP0007 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - British Furniture Confederation
EXP0006 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - UK Fashion and Textile Association
EXP0005 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - techUK
EXP0015 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Association of British HealthTech Industries
EXP0004 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Export Partners UK
EXP0016 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Dairy UK
EXP0018 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - British Poultry Council
EXP0017 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Railway Industry Association
EXP0011 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
EXP0010 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - UK Music
EXP0009 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Law Society of England and Wales
EXP0012 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Pact
EXP0014 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth
EXP0013 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - EXP0021 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Accession, dated 30 March 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - PRS for Music
EXP0022 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Global Underwater Hub
EXP0019 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Interex Motorsport
EXP0020 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to Machinery of Government changes, dated 19 April 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Levelling Up relating to East Midlands Freeport, dated 30 March 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the third round of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council, dated 22 March 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities relating to Welsh Freeports, dated 23 March 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the UK and Singapore Investment Treaty Negotiations, dated 29 March 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - ADS
RUS0005 - UK trade sanctions on Russia

UK trade sanctions on Russia - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Law Society of Scotland
RUS0004 - UK trade sanctions on Russia

UK trade sanctions on Russia - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - Manufacturing Technologies Association
EXP0003 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - BakerMcKenzie
RUS0001 - UK trade sanctions on Russia

UK trade sanctions on Russia - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - techUK
RUS0003 - UK trade sanctions on Russia

UK trade sanctions on Russia - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement, dated 20 March 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Levelling Up relating to Thames Freeport receiving final government approval, dated 20 March 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to CPTTP accession, dated 30 March 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister of State for International Trade relating to a Memorandum of Understanding on trade and economic cooperation with the US state of Oklahoma, dated 14 April 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the fifth round of the UK-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, dated 17 April 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chair of the Trade Remedies Authority relating to a new transition review into imports of steel ropes and cables from China, dated 30 March 2023

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Written Evidence - British Poultry Council
EXP0017 - Export opportunities

Export opportunities - International Trade Committee
Friday 21st April 2023
Report - Fifth Report - UK trade negotiations: Agreement with India

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, and Department for Business and Trade

The work of the Department for International Trade - International Trade Committee
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, and Department for Business and Trade

The work of the Department for International Trade - International Trade Committee
Tuesday 25th April 2023
Report - Sixth Report - CPTPP: opportunities and challenges for the UK

International Trade Committee
Wednesday 26th April 2023
Report - Seventh Report - Free Trade Agreement Negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council

International Trade Committee


Petitions

Require CBT, licence, insurance and helmet to ride e-bikes and e-scooters

Petition Closed - 188 Signatures

12 Dec 2023
closed 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Electric bike and scooter users should have compulsory basic training, be licensed and insured to protect third parties. Helmets should be required by law to protect drivers. This would match requirements for mopeds and light motorcycles.



Bill Documents
Apr. 12 2023
Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Howell regarding legislative consent, as raised in the Bill third reading debate.
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Act 2023
Will write letters


Department Publications - News and Communications
Thursday 4th May 2023
Department for International Trade
Source Page: Landmark post-Brexit trade deals to come into force this month driving economic growth across the UK
Document: Landmark post-Brexit trade deals to come into force this month driving economic growth across the UK (webpage)
Friday 2nd June 2023
Department for International Trade
Source Page: Letter from the Minister for Exports on UKEF’s annual priorities
Document: Letter from the Minister for Exports to UK Export Finance on UKEF’s annual priorities (PDF)
Friday 2nd June 2023
Department for International Trade
Source Page: Letter from the Minister for Exports on UKEF’s annual priorities
Document: Letter from the Minister for Exports on UKEF’s annual priorities (webpage)
Tuesday 31st October 2023
Department for International Trade
Source Page: New insurance scheme to facilitate UK business supporting Ukraine
Document: New insurance scheme to facilitate UK business supporting Ukraine (webpage)
Tuesday 14th November 2023
Department for International Trade
Source Page: UK and Florida sign pact to boost trade
Document: UK and Florida sign pact to boost trade (webpage)


Department Publications - Transparency
Friday 8th December 2023
Department for International Trade
Source Page: DIT gender pay gap report and data 2022 to 2023
Document: DIT gender pay gap report and data 2022 to 2023 (webpage)



Department for International Trade mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)
101 speeches (15,840 words)
Committee stage: 2nd sitting
Tuesday 20th February 2024 - Public Bill Committees
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Greg Hands (Con - Chelsea and Fulham) We have been absolutely clear, right the way through since 2016 with the inception of the Department - Link to Speech
2: None the Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill, but I did not get a clear answer explaining why the then Department - Link to Speech

Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]
85 speeches (24,478 words)
Report stage
Tuesday 16th January 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Lab - Life peer) The former DIT Minister said that the protections would be in place by May 2021 for all 77 new products - Link to Speech

Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]
75 speeches (21,479 words)
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings
Thursday 14th December 2023 - Grand Committee
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Lab - Life peer) The former Department for International Trade said that the protections would be in place by May 2021 - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Written Evidence - Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce
ELG0044 - Export-led growth

Export-led growth - Business and Trade Committee

Found: This is not to say there is not value in working with DIT and their overseas connections and network

Tuesday 5th March 2024
Oral Evidence - Rolls-Royce plc, Arm Holdings plc, and Kendal Nutricare

Export-led growth - Business and Trade Committee

Found: I really would like to thank the trade advisers that we work with in the Department for International

Tuesday 5th March 2024
Oral Evidence - German Chambers of Industry and Commerce, Japan External Trade Organization, and Loughborough University

Export-led growth - Business and Trade Committee

Found: even further, consolidating the collaboration between Government Departments—the FCO, BEIS and the DIT—and

Tuesday 5th March 2024
Oral Evidence - British Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, The CityUK, and National Farmers' Union

Export-led growth - Business and Trade Committee

Found: The Department for International Trade published a report of research that it commissioned on barriers

Wednesday 28th February 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Lord Johnson of Lainstone CBE to the Chair regarding briefing the Committee on Retained EU law, dated 21 February 2024

European Scrutiny Committee

Found: 0AA T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Tuesday 27th February 2024
Oral Evidence - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Sustain, Feedback, and British Egg Industry Council

UK trade policy: food and agriculture - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Found: I say that in light of changes made to the Department for International Trade in February 2023, creating

Tuesday 20th February 2024
Correspondence - Letter to the Secretary of State relating to CPTPP and UK exports, 8 February 2024

Business and Trade Committee

Found: being to achieve that level of exports five years earlier than it was originally projected to occur (Department

Monday 19th February 2024
Report - Second Report - UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Business and Trade Committee

Found: In February 2023, the Department for International Trade was merged with parts of the Department for

Tuesday 6th February 2024
Oral Evidence - UK India Business Council, National Farmers Union (NFU), Coombe Castle, and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

UK trade policy: food and agriculture - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Found: There is a wealth of experience out there in the industry that could be better utilised by DIT.

Tuesday 6th February 2024
Oral Evidence - Edge Hill University, University of Leeds, and Institute of Economic Affairs

UK trade policy: food and agriculture - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Found: There is a wealth of experience out there in the industry that could be better utilised by DIT.

Monday 5th February 2024
Written Evidence - Professor Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter OBE
SSTG0042 - Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government

Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government - Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government

Found: at Dft in 2019, the UK’s first 30-year maritime strategy in 500 years; the Export Strategy at DIT

Wednesday 31st January 2024
Written Evidence - RAND Europe
UKE0012 - The UK’s economic security

The UK’s economic security - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: s Office (2023). 45 UK Government (2023a); The White House (2023). 46 UK Government (2023b). 47 Department

Monday 29th January 2024
Estimate memoranda - NAO Supplementary Estimates Memorandum 2023-24

Public Accounts Commission Committee

Found: These changes abolished two departments – the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department

Monday 29th January 2024
Report - Second Report - Parliamentary Scrutiny of International Agreements in the 21st century

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: committee, was abolished in April 2023 after machinery of government changes moved the functions of the Department

Wednesday 24th January 2024
Oral Evidence - 2024-01-24 09:20:00+00:00

Public Accounts Commission Committee

Found: The very large BEIS Department and the Department for International Trade became three new Departments

Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Written Evidence - Save the Children
SZH0014 - The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger

The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger - International Development Committee

Found: Based on previous achievements and best practices from then Department for International Trade (DFID

Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Special Report - First Joint Special Report - Scrutiny of Strategic Export Controls

Business and Trade Committee

Found: for International Trade, United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2021, HC (2022–23)

Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Special Report - First Joint Special Report - Scrutiny of Strategic Export Controls

International Development Committee

Found: for International Trade, United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2021, HC (2022–23)

Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Special Report - First Joint Special Report - Scrutiny of Strategic Export Controls

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: for International Trade, United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2021, HC (2022–23)

Tuesday 12th December 2023
Written Evidence - UN Global Compact Network UK
CGW0016 - Cross-government working

Public Accounts Committee

Found: under each priority to specific Targets. 23.However, some departments, including HM Treasury and the Department



Written Answers
Stonewall: Finance
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Wednesday 13th March 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has provided (a) grants and (b) funding to Stonewall in the last five years.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) was established in February 2023 and has not provided any grants or funding to Stonewall since it was formed. For the period prior to the formation of DBT, the question is assumed to refer to the former Department for International Trade. The Department for International Trade made a payment to Stonewall of £2,500 + VAT in financial years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. These payments were for membership fees as part of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme. The Department withdrew from the programme in 2021.

Department for Business and Trade: Fraud and Maladministration
Asked by: Pat McFadden (Labour - Wolverhampton South East)
Monday 11th March 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by her Department in each of the last three financial years.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

The Government is proud of its record in proactively seeking to find and prevent more fraud in the system. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.

The PSFA produces a Fraud Landscape Report. This provides data on fraud and error detection, loss and recoveries in central government, outside of the tax and welfare system. The 2020/21 Report was published in March 2023.

Due to the recent Machinery of Government changes, the Department for Business and Trade have not yet published any fraud and error estimates.

The latest published figures available for the Department for International Trade are available in the 2022 Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Annual Report.

The latest Government figures made available in the BEIS Annual Report and Accounts (2022/2023), for all BEIS activities, indicated that estimated expected losses due to fraud and error within the Bounce Back Loan Scheme will be £1.74bn. There are not material levels of fraud and error within the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme or the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

Other losses include £4 million in relation to 2 suspected fraudulent payments within the Future Fund Scheme.

Department for Business and Trade: Advertising
Asked by: Pat McFadden (Labour - Wolverhampton South East)
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding her Department and its predecessor Department (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on advertising in each of the last three financial years.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

The Department buys advertising media through its media buying agency Omnicom Media Group UK Ltd. Advertising is used to promote investment and UK exports.

The Department’s general ledger records spend with Omnicom Media Group for the last three years for which figures are available as follows:

2020/21: £15,102,407.21

2021/22: £11,890,853.20

2022/23: £13,124,598.26

Advertising is part of the Department’s wider marketing strategy. Budgeting is carried out at the marketing category level, so no records are held on sums specifically budgeted for advertising.

These figures relate to the Department’s predecessor department, the Department for International Trade.

Department for Business and Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department made payments to (a) P&O Ferries and (b) DP World (i) for Departmental business travel and (ii) on Government Procurement Cards in the period between 17 March 2022 and February 2024.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Neither the former Department for International Trade nor the Department for Business & Trade have made any payments of the types requested to P&O Ferries or DP World.

Department for Business and Trade: Apprentices
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

Following a machinery of government in February 2023, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the Department for International trade were replaced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade.

As the Department for Business and Trade did not exist between September 2021 and January 2023, we are unable to provide data on payment towards the apprenticeship levy and spend of levy funds for this period.

Since the creation of the Department for Business and Trade the apprenticeship levy account has remained shared between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade. Therefore, the Department for Business and Trade is unable to accurately provide the amount paid in apprenticeship levy fees between February 2023 and August 2023 and is unable to accurately provide the amount spent from the levy over the same period.

Exports: Russia
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)
Thursday 29th February 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when Ministers last met (a) representatives of the government of and (b) business leaders from Russia to discuss UK exports to that country.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Details of all Ministerial meetings undertaken on behalf of the Department are published on a quarterly basis on the gov.uk website as part of the Government’s wider transparency agenda. The information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings

Department for International Trade: Indonesia
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Monday 5th February 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Department for International Trade's publication of ministerial travel data for July to September 2022, what the cost was of the (a) plane tickets and (b) accommodation used by the former Minister of State for International Trade on his visit to Indonesia from 20 to 24 September 2022.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Government publishes, on gov.uk, details of the total cost of overseas Ministerial travel, including costs of travel, and of other costs (visas, accommodation, meals). However, as has been the case under successive administrations, the Government does not publish granular detail on Ministers’ travel at home or abroad, nor details of those accompanying them.

Department for International Trade: Aviation
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Tuesday 23rd January 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 85 of the Department for International Trade's annual report and accounts for 2021-22, HC501, published on 18 July 2022, what the distance travelled on domestic flights was that resulted in the emission total of 26.81 tCO2e in 2021-22.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The distance travelled on domestic flights that resulted in the emission total of 26.81 tCO2e in 2021-22 was 206,214km.

Department for Business and Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Wednesday 17th January 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many purchases with a value of less than £500 were made against the budget of the Department for International Trade through a Government procurement card (a) in calendar year 2022 and (b) from 1 January to 7 February 2023; and what was the total cost of those purchases.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The former Department for International Trade government procurement spend under £500 for the periods requested is:

Time Period

Number of transactions

Value

Calendar year 2022

4361

£233,872.67

01 January-07 February 2023 (inclusive)

327

£23,188.19

Department for Business and Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Wednesday 17th January 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many purchases with a value of less than £500 were made against her Department's budget through a Government procurement card from 7 February to 30 June 2023; and what was the total cost of those purchases.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The former Department for International Trade government procurement spend under £500 between 07 February-30 June 2023 (inclusive) was £115,749.12. The number of transactions was 2177.

Queen Elizabeth House
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Tuesday 16th January 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were employed at Queen Elizabeth House in each UK Government department or arms-length body (a) full time, (b) part time, (c) on a consultancy basis and (d) as civil servants as of 8 January 2023.

Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

The number of civil servants reported in post by government departments and executive agencies as at 31 March 2023 based in Queen Elizabeth House is presented in the table below. The postcode for Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald, Edinburgh is EH8 8FT.

Information on consultants based or employed at Queen Elizabeth House is not centrally available.

Table 1: Civil Servants whose postcode of government establishment or other workplace where employed or based is EH8 8FT, by civil service organisation and working pattern, as at 31 March 2023

Civil Service Organisation

Headcount of all civil servants in full-time role

Headcount of all civil servants working in a part-time role

Total headcount of all civil servants

Building Digital UK

[s]

0

[s]

Cabinet Office (excl. agencies)

10

0

10

Central Civil Service Fast Stream

[s]

0

[s]

Competition and Markets Authority

55

15

70

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (excl. agencies)

80

[s]

85

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (excl. agencies)

10

0

10

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (excl. agencies)

20

[s]

20

Department for International Trade

30

[s]

35

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (excl. agencies)

30

[s]

35

Department for Transport (excl. agencies)

5

0

5

Department of Health and Social Care (excl. agencies)

[s]

0

[s]

Government Actuary’s Department

10

[s]

15

Government Commercial Organisation

[s]

0

[s]

Health and Safety Executive

50

5

55

HM Revenue and Customs (excl. agencies)

1,825

395

2,220

Home Office

[s]

0

[s]

Ministry of Justice (excl. agencies)

[s]

0

[s]

Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland (incl. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland)

75

10

80

Scottish Government (excl. agencies)

[s]

0

[s]

Valuation Office Agency

5

5

10

Total

2,220

440

2,655

Source: Annual Civil Service Employment Statistics (ACSES), Cabinet Office

[s] = confidential and suppressed due to small numbers of between 1 and 4.

Numbers are rounded to the nearest five.

Additional departments and their civil servants may be based/employed at Queen Elizabeth House but may not show in the data due to non-reporting of postcode information when reporting their locations information to Cabinet Office through ACSES.

The data in the table refers to civil service organisations and civil servants only. Data for non-civil service organisations are not available centrally.

Department for Business and Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Tuesday 16th January 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many government procurement cards were held by people to make purchases against her Department’s budget as of (a) 31 March 2023 and (b) 31 December 2023.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The number of Government Procurement Cards (GPC) held by staff is as follows:

Date

Number of GPCs

31 March 2023*

230

31 December 2023

277

*The figure for 31 March 2023 represents the number of cardholders within the former Department for International Trade only.

Cabinet Office: Sick Leave
Asked by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
Monday 15th January 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the total number staff days lost to long term sick absences in each Department in each year since 2021.

Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office publishes sickness absence data for the Civil Service on an annual basis on gov.uk. Our preferred measure is Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) per staff year which accounts for workforce size and composition. The table below provides the data requested, days lost per department, along with AWDL for context. Data for 2023 are in production for planned publication by end March 2024.

Table: Long Term Sickness Absence by Department 2021 and 2022

Organisation

2021

2022

Days

AWDL

Days

AWDL

Attorney General's Departments

5,250

2.2

7,190

2.9

Crown Prosecution Service

18,530

3.1

23,570

3.7

Serious Fraud Office

830

1.8

940

2.0

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

34,010

2.1

47,160

2.5

Cabinet Office

13,090

1.4

20,750

1.9

National Savings and Investments

370

1.9

170

0.9

Charity Commission

1,300

2.7

s

s

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

6,850

2.0

7,670

2.0

Competition and Markets Authority

1,100

1.4

870

1.0

Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport

2,670

1.3

4,110

1.4

Ministry of Defence

219,380

4.1

149,690

2.8

Department for International Trade

3,960

0.8

6,820

1.3

Department for Education

9,580

1.3

20,410

2.6

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

19,210

1.9

27,070

2.4

ESTYN

410

3.9

320

3.1

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

16,750

1.9

18,830

2.3

Food Standards Agency

3,850

2.9

4,500

3.4

The Health and Safety Executive

7,440

3.2

10,520

4.2

Department of Health and Social Care

20,880

2.2

27,770

2.6

HM Revenue and Customs

189,360

3.2

243,040

3.9

HM Treasury

2,770

1.1

3,990

1.5

Home Office

109,360

3.4

148,080

4.5

Ministry of Justice

435,690

6.0

596,420

7.4

National Crime Agency

10,640

2.1

15,180

3.3

Northern Ireland Office

140

0.9

420

2.4

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services & Skills

6,530

3.6

9,270

5.3

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

2,260

2.1

2,650

2.1

Office of Rail and Road

590

1.9

290

0.9

Scotland Office (incl. Office Advocate General for Scotland)

320

2.8

490

4.2

Scottish Government

111,300

5.4

134,510

5.9

Department for Transport

51,950

3.6

71,260

4.9

United Kingdom Statistics Authority

9,250

2.4

10,070

2.2

UK Export Finance

250

0.7

340

0.8

UK Supreme Court

*

*

280

5.2

Wales Office

230

4.4

190

4.1

Water Services Regulation Authority

570

2.4

250

1.0

Welsh Government

14,590

2.8

20,110

3.7

Department for Work and Pensions

243,230

3.3

383,320

4.5

Notes:

  • Annual Data for year ending 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022

  • Source – Management Information

  • Days rounded to nearest 10 days, AWDL rounded to 1 decimal place

  • s = suppressed due to data review, * = suppressed due to low counts

  • For sickness absence publications see https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absence



Bill Documents
Mar. 15 2024
Research Briefing on the Bill
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024
Briefing papers

Found: the CPTPP but noted the agreement’s limited ec onomic benefits as forecast by the then responsible Department

Jan. 10 2024
Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Davies regarding questions raised during the Committee stage (second day): the department’s impact assessment approach for CPTPP, the implications of this analysis for the financial services sector.
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024
Will write letters

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Jan. 10 2024
Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Foster regarding the scope of Clause 5, impact on creative industries.
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024
Will write letters

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Jan. 10 2024
Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord McNicol regarding the agreement enforcing the International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards and CPTPP member countries’ adherence to the ILO fundamental conventions.
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024
Will write letters

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Jan. 10 2024
Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Purvis regarding potential impacts on the trade of developing countries, particularly in West Africa.
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024
Will write letters

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Jan. 10 2024
Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Purvis regarding how investment disputes in relation to the investment chapters of CPTPP and of bilateral FTAs with CPTPP parties would be resolved.
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024
Will write letters

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Dec. 13 2023
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: HL Bill 30
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill 2022-23
Briefing papers

Found: Social Security Act 1973 o subordinate legislation made under the above provisions • a child tax cre dit

Dec. 13 2023
Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Lansley regarding whether the government would consult before exercising the powers in Sections 206 and 208 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, as discussed during the Committee stage.
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024
Will write letters

Found: T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Dec. 12 2023
Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Purvis regarding issues raised in the Committee stage debate (first day): concerns regarding supply chains being tainted by modern slavery and forced labour.
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024
Will write letters

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Dec. 12 2023
Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Purvis regarding questions raised in the Committee stage debate (first day): clause 2: the Bill’s application to Northern Ireland, and the benefit of including a mechanism for conformity assessment bodies (CABs) to report on the impact on the accreditation of goods from CPTPP
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024
Will write letters

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit



National Audit Office
Dec. 19 2023
Report - Investigation into whistleblowing in the civil service (PDF)

Found: Rural Affairs; Department for Education; Department for Transport; Department of Health & Social Care; Department



Department Publications - Guidance
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 22 February 2024 to 10 March 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 22 February 2024 to 10 March 2024 (PDF)

Found: was made as a result of the applicant’s activity, or (2) be accompanied by a letter from the Department

Tuesday 27th February 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 19 February 2024 to 21 February 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 19 February 2024 to 21 February 2024 (PDF)

Found: was made as a result of the applicant’s activity, or (2) be accompanied by a letter from the Department

Thursday 22nd February 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 31 January 2024 to 18 February 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 31 January 2024 to 18 February 2024 (PDF)

Found: was made as a result of the applicant’s activity, or (2) be accompanied by a letter from the Department

Tuesday 20th February 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 28 December 2023 to 15 January 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 28 December 2023 to 15 January 2024 (PDF)

Found: was made as a result of the applicant’s activity, or (2) be accompanied by a letter from the Department

Monday 19th February 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership [MS No.2/2024]
Document: (webpage)

Found: On 20 July 2018, the Department for International Trade (as it was then) launched a public consultation

Monday 19th February 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership [MS No.2/2024]
Document: Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, Volume II of II (PDF)

Found: Department for International Trade 13.

Tuesday 6th February 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 16 January 2024 to 30 January 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 16 January 2024 to 30 January 2024 (PDF)

Found: was made as a result of the applicant’s activity, or (2) be accompanied by a letter from the Department

Thursday 25th January 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 28 December 23 to 15 January 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 28 December 23 to 15 January 2024 (PDF)

Found: was made as a result of the applicant’s activity, or (2) be accompanied by a letter from the Department

Friday 5th January 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 15 November 2023 to 27 December 2023
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 15 November 2023 to 27 December 2023 (PDF)

Found: was made as a result of the applicant’s activity, or (2) be accompanied by a letter from the Department

Friday 15th December 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Iran sanctions: guidance
Document: Iran sanctions: guidance (webpage)

Found: guidance should be read alongside more detailed sanctions guidance published by departments including the Department

Thursday 14th December 2023
HM Treasury
Source Page: OFSI General licence - INT/2023/4078352
Document: General licence - INT/2023/4078352 Payment Processing Wind Down (PDF)

Found: “A UK cre dit or financial institution ” means a) A person that has permission under Part 4A of the

Thursday 14th December 2023
HM Treasury
Source Page: Government Financial Reporting Manual: 2024-25
Document: 2024-25 Government Financial Reporting Manual (PDF)

Found: Downward movements in value will be set against any cre dit balance held in the revaluation reserve

Thursday 14th December 2023
HM Treasury
Source Page: Government Financial Reporting Manual: 2023-24
Document: 2023-24 Government Financial Reporting Manual (PDF)

Found: Downward movements in value will be set against any cre dit balance held in the revaluation reserve



Department Publications - Transparency
Thursday 7th March 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Sport England Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023
Document: Sport England Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023 (PDF)

Found: Gareth Davies Comptroller and Audit or General National Au dit Office 157-197 Buckingham P alace Road

Thursday 29th February 2024
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Civil Service sickness absence, 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: 2.1 1.4000000000000001 3.5 1.7 1.4 3.1 Defence 2.5 2.8000000000000003 5.2 3.3000000000000003 3.2 6.5 Department

Tuesday 27th February 2024
HM Treasury
Source Page: Supplementary Estimates 2023-24
Document: Supplementary Estimates 2023-24 (web) (PDF)

Found: Estimates, 2023-24 Department for Business and Trade 427PART III: NOTE F ­ ACCOUNTING POLICY CHANGES The Department

Tuesday 27th February 2024
HM Treasury
Source Page: Supplementary Estimates 2023-24
Document: Supplementary Estimates 2023-24 (print) (PDF)

Found: zBook.indb 427 26/02/2024 10:1526/02/2024 10:15PART III: NOTE F ­ ACCOUNTING POLICY CHANGES The Department

Monday 26th February 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Home Office spending over £25,000: 2024
Document: (webpage)

Found: Home Office IOPC 23/03/2023 Seconded & Temporary Staff IOPC - Independent Office for Police Conduct Department

Friday 9th February 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: DBT senior officials travel, hospitality and Permanent Secretary meetings
Document: DBT senior officials travel, hospitality and Permanent Secretary meetings (webpage)

Found: The Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Friday 29th December 2023
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Resignation Honours: December 2023
Document: Resignation Honours December 2023 (PDF)

Found: Sophie Ina Jarvis For public service as Special Adviser from July 2019 to October 2022 at DIT

Thursday 21st December 2023
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Civil Superannuation annual account 2022 to 2023
Document: Civil Superannuation annual report and account 2022-23 (PDF) (PDF)

Found: described above as having direct effect on the financial statements; • I enquired of management, the Au dit

Thursday 21st December 2023
HM Treasury
Source Page: OSCAR II – publishing data from the database: December 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: Department for Business and Trade TOTAL AME DEPT AME Department for Business and Trade X013A015 X013A015 - DIT

Tuesday 19th December 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2023
Document: Commonwealth Scholarships annual report for the year ending September 2023: forging a sustainable and peaceful common future (PDF)

Found: I was the first ever Higher Education Specialist in the UK Department for International Trade (now the

Tuesday 19th December 2023
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: MoJ service specifications for interventions
Document: Deliver residence requirement: MoJ service specification (PDF)

Found: All Compliance Enforcement Contract Management and / or Au dit PI 03/2012

Friday 15th December 2023
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Government Lead Non-Executive’s annual report 2022 to 2023
Document: Government Lead Non-Executive’s annual report 2022 to 2023 (PDF) (PDF)

Found: 1 The 15 Departments are: BEIS/DESNZ, CO, DCMS, DLUHC, Defra, DFE, DFT, DHSC, DIT

Thursday 14th December 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: The Great Britain-China Centre annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023
Document: The Great Britain China Centre annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 (PDF)

Found: eleven Whitehall departments and agencies (BEIS, Cabinet Office, DEFRA, Department for Education, DIT

Thursday 14th December 2023
HM Treasury
Source Page: OFSI Annual Reviews
Document: OFSI Annual Review 2019 to 2020 (PDF)

Found: Exit briefings OFSI held in conjunction with FC DO and the Department of International Trade (DIT

Tuesday 12th December 2023
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Places for Growth Data Tables 2020-2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: - - - - - - 3 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - 231 308 308 415 442 468 569 587 Department



Department Publications - Statistics
Thursday 7th March 2024
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Civil justice statistics quarterly: October to December 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: 0.333333333333333 0 0 2 1 0.5 0 0 3 1 0.333333333333333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dept. for International Trade7 DIT

Thursday 7th March 2024
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Civil justice statistics quarterly: October to December 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: Table_2.5 7 In February 2023 the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department

Thursday 7th March 2024
Department for Work and Pensions
Source Page: Considering Social Factors in Pension Scheme Investments: a guide from the Taskforce on Social Factors
Document: Case studies: Considering social factors in pension scheme investments (PDF)

Found: Taili n g s M a n a g e m e nt I n stit ut e t o o v er s e e it s i m pl e m e nt ati o n a n d a u dit

Thursday 7th March 2024
Department for Work and Pensions
Source Page: Considering Social Factors in Pension Scheme Investments: a guide from the Taskforce on Social Factors
Document: Guide on effective stewardship, investment and advice services: Considering social factors in pension scheme investments (PDF)

Found: I n p arti c ul ar, m a n a g er s s h o ul d n ot s e e k t o t a k e e x c e s s cr e dit f or d eli

Tuesday 27th February 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Evaluation of the Global Supply Chains Intelligence Pilot (GSCIP) by Ipsos
Document: Final evaluation of the Global Supply Chains Intelligence Pilot (GSCIP) and identification of potential future impacts (PDF)

Found: . © [ DIT 2023 [ iii Contents 1 Key messages for policymakers .................................

Thursday 15th February 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Evaluation of the DIT UK House Programme
Document: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Business and Tourism Programme: DIT UK House Programme evaluation report (PDF)

Found: Evaluation of the DIT UK House Programme

Thursday 15th February 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Evaluation of the DIT UK House Programme
Document: Evaluation of the DIT UK House Programme (webpage)

Found: Evaluation of the DIT UK House Programme

Tuesday 6th February 2024
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Median age of civil servants by department, responsibility level and profession: 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: for International Trade 54 30 30 37 45 [u] 35 Department for Transport 43 49 43 44 45 [u] 45 Department

Wednesday 20th December 2023
HM Treasury
Source Page: Country and regional analysis: 2023
Document: (Excel)

Found: Business and TradeDepartment for Business and TradeUKT013-S013A003-UK-TES_CAP-Non-ID-CG-SUB040100S013A003-DIT

Wednesday 20th December 2023
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Freedom of Information statistics: July to September 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: 252 354 Department for International Development 87 [z] [z] [z] [z] [z] [z] [z] [z] [z] [z] [z] [z] Department

Wednesday 20th December 2023
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Freedom of Information statistics: July to September 2023
Document: (webpage)

Found: for International Trade 128 115 0 13 1 128 75 29 24 58.59375 81.25 128 0 30 98 22 25 38 13 22.44897959

Tuesday 19th December 2023
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Task and Finish Group: industry resilience for critical minerals
Document: The Task & Finish Group report on industry resilience for critical minerals (PDF)

Found: Department for International Trade, Department for Business & Trade and Nusrat Ghani MP, “UK and Canada

Wednesday 13th December 2023
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: DBT national survey of registered businesses’ exporting behaviours, attitudes and needs mid-year tables 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: for International Trade (DIT) 0.0051647122 0.02073758954204806 Contacted / Sent an enquiry to the Export

Wednesday 13th December 2023
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: DBT national survey of registered businesses’ exporting behaviours, attitudes and needs mid-year tables 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: for International Trade (DIT) 0.0 0.0 Visited the Department for Business and Trade / Department for



Department Publications - News and Communications
Thursday 29th February 2024
HM Treasury
Source Page: Clare Lombardelli appointed as Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at The Bank Of England
Document: public register of interests (PDF)

Found: Expert Consultative Group on Valuation of Intangible Assets NED, UK Statistics Authority Member, DIT



Department Publications - Policy and Engagement
Wednesday 17th January 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: UK critical imports and supply chains strategy
Document: Critical imports and supply chains strategy (PDF version) (PDF)

Found: For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic the then Department for International Trade (D I T ) la unched



Department Publications - Policy paper
Friday 22nd December 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Sport England framework document 2023
Document: Sport England framework document 2023 (PDF)

Found: The Board must [set up an Au dit and Risk Assurance Committee chaired by an independent and appropriately



Department Publications - Consultations
Friday 15th December 2023
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Distributing tips fairly: draft statutory code of practice
Document: Consultation document: code of practice on fair and transparent distribution of tips (PDF version) (PDF)

Found: This document is also available on our website at gov.uk/dit Any enquiries regarding this publication



Department Publications - Services
Thursday 14th December 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Source Page: English Housing Survey 2022 to 2023: questionnaire and physical survey form
Document: English Housing Survey 2022 to 2023: questionnaire (PDF)

Found: (new in yea r 11 to rep lace LDrnUCla) Renter.sav You said that y ou receiv e Universal Cre dit



Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Mar. 12 2024
Independent Reconfiguration Panel
Source Page: Independent Reconfiguration Panel: code of practice
Document: Independent Reconfiguration Panel: code of practice (webpage)
Transparency

Found: Severn tidal power: Implications of potential habitat mitigation/compensation for SPA waterbirds DIT:

Feb. 26 2024
Independent Office for Police Conduct
Source Page: Home Office spending over £25,000: 2024
Document: (webpage)
Transparency

Found: Home Office IOPC 23/03/2023 Seconded & Temporary Staff IOPC - Independent Office for Police Conduct Department

Jan. 30 2024
Independent Office for Police Conduct
Source Page: Independent Office for Police Conduct annual report and accounts: 2022 to 2023
Document: IOPC annual report and accounts: 2022 to 2023 (print-ready PDF) (PDF)
Transparency

Found: monitoring report on the implementation of recommendations was provided to each meeting of the Au dit

Jan. 26 2024
National Highways
Source Page: Dartford-Thurrock river crossing charging scheme accounts 2022-23
Document: 2022-23 Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing Charge Scheme Accounts (PDF)
Transparency

Found: public -sector or ganisations, National Highways has policies and procedures in place to ensure cre dit

Jan. 17 2024
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Source Page: Freedom of Information responses from the MHRA - week commencing 29 August 2022
Document: FOI 22/842 - attachment 1 (PDF)
Transparency

Found: utive confirm s that this report c ontains a complete account o f all pharmacovigilance system au dit

Jan. 17 2024
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Source Page: Freedom of Information responses from the MHRA - week commencing 29 August 2022
Document: FOI 22/842 - attachment 2 (PDF)
Transparency

Found: managemen t activi ties operate in accordance with procedures . 3.2.3.2 Audit body The au dit

Jan. 09 2024
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Source Page: OPSS Delivery Reports
Document: OPSS Delivery Report 2021-2022 (PDF)
Transparency

Found: requirements for cosmetics, OPSS developed a new government -backed certification system with the Department

Dec. 21 2023
Government Property Function
Source Page: State of the Estate in 2022-2023
Document: Government Estate: Annual Data Publication, 2022-23 (PDF) (PDF)
Transparency

Found: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Defra Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DIT

Dec. 19 2023
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2023
Document: Commonwealth Scholarships annual report for the year ending September 2023: forging a sustainable and peaceful common future (PDF)
Transparency

Found: I was the first ever Higher Education Specialist in the UK Department for International Trade (now the

Dec. 14 2023
Great Britain-China Centre
Source Page: The Great Britain-China Centre annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023
Document: The Great Britain China Centre annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 (PDF)
Transparency

Found: eleven Whitehall departments and agencies (BEIS, Cabinet Office, DEFRA, Department for Education, DIT

Dec. 14 2023
Trade Remedies Authority
Source Page: FOI release: late payments
Document: FOI release: late payments (PDF)
Transparency

Found: confirmed that TRA statistics are included in DBT’s prompt payment data currently published on DIT

Dec. 14 2023
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Source Page: OFSI Annual Reviews
Document: OFSI Annual Review 2019 to 2020 (PDF)
Transparency

Found: Exit briefings OFSI held in conjunction with FC DO and the Department of International Trade (DIT



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Feb. 28 2024
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Source Page: Part 3: Governance
Document: guidance (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: committee should approve the appointment or termination of appointment of the head of internal au dit

Feb. 13 2024
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Source Page: Financial sanctions guidance for importers and exporters
Document: Financial sanctions guidance for importers and exporters (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: ECJU and OFSI OFSI works closely with the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) , which sits in the Department

Feb. 13 2024
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Source Page: Financial sanctions guidance for maritime transport
Document: Financial sanctions guidance for maritime transport (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: relation to t ransport or trade restrictions should immediately contact the Department for Transport and Department

Feb. 13 2024
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Source Page: Financial sanctions guidance for charities
Document: Financial sanctions guidance for charities (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: such restricted goods requires a licence from the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU), part of the Department

Dec. 14 2023
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Source Page: OFSI General licence - INT/2023/4078352
Document: General licence - INT/2023/4078352 Payment Processing Wind Down (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: “A UK cre dit or financial institution ” means a) A person that has permission under Part 4A of the

Dec. 12 2023
Defence and Security Accelerator
Source Page: Remote Monitoring of Sensitive Sites Phase 2: Security & Resilience
Document: Remote Monitoring of Sensitive Sites Phase 2: Security and Resilience - Terms & Conditions (DRAFT) (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: the Contractor to meet the agreed Service Levels as set out/referred to in any applicable service cre dit



Non-Departmental Publications - Policy paper
Feb. 21 2024
HM Revenue & Customs
Source Page: Finance Bill 2023-2024 — Lords Stage
Document: Explanatory notes — Finance Bill 2023-2024 (PDF)
Policy paper

Found: A worked example follows: • Company 1 has £100 of cre dit to surrender to Company 2, which is in the



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Jan. 25 2024
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)
Source Page: HMRC v The Applicants/Appellants in the Post-Prudential Closure Notice Application Group Litigation/ Appeals Group Litigation
Document: HMRC v The Applicants/Appellants in the Post-Prudential Closure Notice Application Group Litigation/ Appeals Group Litigation (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: It is true that calculation, when applying the imputation method, of a tax cre dit on the basis of the



Non-Departmental Publications - Research and Statistics
Jan. 16 2024
Export Control Joint Unit
Source Page: Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2019
Document: Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 January to 31 December 2019 (PDF)
Research and Statistics

Found: Licence applications are submitted to and processed by the Export Control Organisation (ECO), part of the Department

Jan. 16 2024
Export Control Joint Unit
Source Page: Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2019
Document: Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2019 (webpage)
Research and Statistics

Found: From: Export Control Joint Unit, Department for International Trade, and Department for Business and



Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics
Dec. 14 2023
HM Revenue & Customs
Source Page: Regional trade statistics business counts data: third quarter, July to September 2023
Document: Regional trade statistics business counts data: third quarter, July to September 2023 (webpage)
Statistics

Found: business count  The Exporters by proportional business count spreadsheet was previously produced by the Department



Non-Departmental Publications - Open consultation
Dec. 12 2023
HM Revenue & Customs
Source Page: Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) proposed amendments
Document: explanatory notes. (PDF)
Open consultation

Found: A worked example follows: • Company 1 has £100 of cre dit to surrender to Company 2, which is in the



Deposited Papers
Friday 23rd February 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Letter dated 10/01/2024 from Lord Johnson of Lainston to Lord Purvis of Tweed regarding potential impacts on the trade of developing countries, particularly in West Africa, as discussed during the Committee stage (second day) of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill. 2p.
Document: Lord_Johnson_letter_to_Lord_Purvis-Developing_Countries.pdf (PDF)

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Wednesday 3rd January 2024

Source Page: Sport England framework document. December 2023. 44p.
Document: Sport_England_framework_document.pdf (PDF)

Found: The Board must [set up an Au dit and Risk Assurance Committee chaired by an independent and appropriately

Friday 22nd December 2023
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Letter dated 13/12/2023 from Lord Johnson of Lainston to Lord Lansley regarding whether the government would consult before exercising the powers in Sections 206 and 208 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, as discussed during the Committee stage (second day) of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill. 2p.
Document: Letter_from_Lord_Johnson_to_Lord_Lansley-CPTPP_Bill.pdf (PDF)

Found: T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Tuesday 19th December 2023
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Letter dated 12/12/2023 from Lord Johnson of Lainston to Lord Purvis of Tweed regarding issues raised in the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill Committee stage debate (first day): concerns regarding supply chains being tainted by modern slavery and forced labour. 2p.
Document: Minister_Johnson_Letter_to_Lord_Purvis_Procurement_Act75.pdf (PDF)

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Tuesday 19th December 2023
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Letter dated 12/12/2023 from Lord Johnson of Lainston to Lord Lansley regarding issues raised in the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill Committee stage debate (first day): exemption for contracts funded by international organisations under the WTO agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), and under CPTPP. 2p.
Document: Minister_Johnson_Letter_to_Lord_Lansley_92.pdf (PDF)

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Tuesday 19th December 2023
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Letter dated 12/12/2023 from Lord Johnson of Lainston to Lord Purvis of Tweed regarding questions raised in the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill Committee stage debate (first day): clause 2: the Bill’s application to Northern Ireland, and the benefit of including a mechanism for conformity assessment bodies (CABs) to report on the impact on the accreditation of goods from CPTPP parties. 2p.
Document: Minister_Johnson_Letter_to_Lord_Purvis_of_Tweed_81.pdf (PDF)

Found: 0PW T E W +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 minister.investment @businessand trade.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dit

Thursday 14th December 2023
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: UK-Republic of Korea free trade agreement. Strategic approach. 28p.
Document: UK_Republic_of_Korea_FTA_Public_Bundle.pdf (PDF)

Found: Call for Input on Trade Negotiations with the Republic of Korea and Outline Approach The former Department




Department for International Trade mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Select Committee Publications
Wednesday 10th January 2024
Correspondence - Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, 10 January 2024
Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and Glen Rosa (Hull 802)

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Found: the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy – 27 November 2023 16 Public Au dit

Wednesday 25th October 2023
Correspondence - Correspondence from Stephen Boyle, the Auditor General for Scotland to the Convener of the Public Audit Committee and Chair of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit, 25 October 2023
Guidance for auditors on planning 2023/24 audits of public bodies

Public Audit Committee

Found: Convener and Chair Guidance for auditors on planning 2023/24 audits of public bodies Each year, Au dit



Scottish Cross Party Group Publications
Minutes of the meeting held on 3 May 2023 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Taiwan
Published: 3rd May 2023

Found: Thomas Huang Director of Taiwan Trade Centre London Key points • According to the Department for

Minute of the meeting held 15 May 2022 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions
Published: 15th May 2022

Found: • In 2016 , the cre dit union was approached by the Council to see how they could support us and

CPG USA minutes 08 june 22 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on USA

Found: Consulate General Edinburgh Scott Douglas, Communications, Department for International Trade Hina

Annual Return 2022 to 2023 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Space

Found: University of Strathclyde Global Surface Intelligence The Higgs Centre, STFC AAC Clyde Space Department

Registration form (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Space

Found: Department for International Trade UK Govt. 8. AstroAgency 9.

Annual Return 2021 to 2022 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Creative Economy

Found: Irene Kernan noted concern that Department for International Trade have recently discontinued a fund

Annual return 2022 to 2023 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on USA

Found: Craneware plc Cullen Property Limited Cyan Forensics Cygnus Extra DEM Solutions Ltd Dentons Department

Annual Return 2021 to 2022 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on USA

Found: International, St Andrews University Rob Lang , Head of Marketing, Edinburgh Airport Steve Kerr , Department



Scottish Government Publications
Wednesday 13th March 2024
EU Directorate
Source Page: Scotland’s International Network Reporting: FOI Release
Document: Document 4 (PDF)

Found: SHB worked with SDI, Fintech Scotland and DIT in the British Embassy Brussels in the virtual Fintech

Wednesday 13th March 2024
EU Directorate
Source Page: Scotland’s International Network Reporting: FOI Release
Document: Document 2 (PDF)

Found: 1.2KRetweetsTown Twinning 12,000 visitors Joint event with German Offshore Wind industry association (BWO) and DIT

Wednesday 13th March 2024
EU Directorate
Source Page: Scotland’s International Network Reporting: FOI Release
Document: Document 3 (PDF)

Found: international students of campus safety RESEARCH & INNOVATION INVESTMENTRegular engagement with DiT

Tuesday 12th March 2024
Chief Economist Directorate
Source Page: Public Sector Employment in Scotland Statistics for 4th Quarter 2023
Document: Public Sector Employment Scotland Tables Q4 2023 (ODS)

Found: , Food and Rural Affairs, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Chancellor’s Other Departments, Department

Wednesday 31st January 2024
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Source Page: OEUK, Shell, and Equinor correspondence with Ministers: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202200323958 - information released (PDF)

Found: Islands Enterprise and Scottish Development International have partnered with the UK Government’s Department

Tuesday 30th January 2024
Learning Directorate
Source Page: Anti-Racism in Education Programme sub-group minutes: FOI release
Document: FOI 202300372644 - Information Released - Documents 26 to 49 (PDF)

Found: The chair confirmed th at they have engaged with the DiT PEW workstream to have this discussion.

Tuesday 30th January 2024
External Affairs Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding Edinburgh Zoo pandas: EIR release
Document: EIR 202300373200 - Information Released - Annex A (PDF)

Found: From: [Redacted] Sent: 14 August 2023 16:55 To: [Redacted] (DIT) <[Redacted]@fcdo.gov.uk>; [Redacted

Thursday 25th January 2024
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Source Page: Proposed changes to council tax calculations: FOI release
Document: FOI 202300377074 - Information Released - Annex B (PDF)

Found: The lack of integration between Universal Cre dit and Council Tax Reduction was also cited by a number

Thursday 4th January 2024
External Affairs Directorate
Source Page: Tartan Week: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202300352137 - information released - Annex C (PDF)

Found: I’m also looping in [Redacted] , for DIT based here in NY.

Thursday 21st December 2023
Economic Development Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding EU state aid rules: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202200299753 - Information release (PDF)

Found: had two damning reports about the SNP’s ferry failures, one from the REC Committee and one from Au dit

Tuesday 19th December 2023
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding 'seed potato' 'Pepsi' and 'trade with Russia': FOI release
Document: FOI - 20220089962 - MiCase docs 1 to 39 (PDF)

Found: already massive blow to th e sector To confirm, Europe have given the green lights to seed movement , DIT

Friday 15th December 2023
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 draft - proposed amendments: consultation
Document: The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 - Consultation Draft (PDF)

Found: than one metre a long the stretch to be worked, and (a) Vegetation on any bank of the river, burn or dit

Tuesday 12th December 2023
Chief Economist Directorate
Source Page: Public Sector Employment in Scotland Statistics for 3rd Quarter 2023
Document: Public Sector Employment Scotland Tables Q3 2023 (ODS)

Found: , Food and Rural Affairs, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Chancellor’s Other Departments, Department

Tuesday 12th December 2023
Chief Economist Directorate
Source Page: Public sector employment in Scotland: web tables
Document: Public sector employment - web tables (ODS)

Found: , Food and Rural Affairs, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Chancellor’s Other Departments, Department

Wednesday 29th November 2023
Chief Economist Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Source Page: Team Scotland's Export Promotion Support: evaluation
Document: Evaluation of the Scottish Government's Export Promotion Support - ERC Report (PDF)

Found: DBT, formerly DIT), Innovate UK, Chamber s of Commerce etc.

Friday 17th November 2023
Constitution Directorate
External Affairs Directorate
Source Page: Building a New Scotland: an independent Scotland in the EU
Document: Dutch translation (PDF)

Found: Dit lag in het verlengde van een campagne waarin de tegenstanders van onafhankelijkheid beloofden dat

Thursday 16th November 2023
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Source Page: First Minister's meetings October 2022: FOI release
Document: 202300338444 (PDF)

Found: • At SE’s request, BlackRock Edinburgh hosted the launch of UK Trade & Investment’s (now DIT) Financial

Monday 23rd October 2023
Safer Communities Directorate
Source Page: Rights for persons detained under the Terrorism Act 2000
Document: Danish - Letter of Rights for persons detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 (PDF)

Found: MEN du er forpligtet til at oplyse dit navn, din adresse, din fødselsdato, dit fødested og din nationalitet

Monday 23rd October 2023
Safer Communities Directorate
Source Page: Rights for persons detained under the Terrorism Act 2000
Document: Dutch - Letter of Rights for persons detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 (PDF)

Found: Dit is gratis.

Monday 23rd October 2023
Safer Communities Directorate
Source Page: Rights for persons detained under the Terrorism Act 2000
Document: French - Letter of Rights for persons detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 (PDF)

Found: Il est important que vous compreniez ce qui est dit au poste de police.

Thursday 19th October 2023
Offshore Wind Directorate
Source Page: Expenses, itinerary and correspondence from Neil Gray's trip to Japan in April 2023: FOI release
Document: Annex A-C - 202300356471 (PDF)

Found: and Infrastructure Counsellor 1 Ichiban -cho | Chiyoda -ku | Tokyo 102 -8381 REDACTED gov.uk/dit

Wednesday 27th September 2023
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Source Page: Ivan McKee's meetings: FOI release
Document: FOI 202200331295 Engagement Briefing Minister BTTE Attending Investment Dinner with Mubadala 4th July 2022 (003) (PDF)

Found: Actions : • SG/SDI to a follow up with DIT and Mubadala to develop a working level relationship and

Tuesday 12th September 2023
Chief Economist Directorate
Source Page: Public Sector Employment in Scotland Statistics for 2nd Quarter 2023
Document: Public Sector Employment Scotland Tables Q2 2023 (ODS)

Found: , Food and Rural Affairs, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Chancellor’s Other Departments, Department

Monday 4th September 2023
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Carer Support Payment: island communities impact assessment
Document: Carer Support Payment: Island Communities Impact Assessment (PDF)

Found: continue to recognise Carer Support Payment recipients as carers for the purposes of paying Universal Cre dit

Tuesday 22nd August 2023
People Directorate
Source Page: Public appointment: Chair and Members reappointed to the Quality Meat Scotland Board
Document: Public appointment: Chair and Members reappointed to the Quality Meat Scotland Board (webpage)

Found: She is also a member of the new Trade and Agriculture Commission reporting to the UK Department for International

Wednesday 16th August 2023
Chief Economist Directorate
Source Page: Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland 2022-23
Document: Supplementary data - Expenditure database (Excel)

Found: economic, commercial and labour affairs4.1 General economic, commercial and labour affairsS013A003-DIT

Thursday 20th July 2023
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Source Page: Agricultural food and drink sector - impact of future UK Free Trade Agreement scenarios: research
Document: Summary Report: Analysis on the Impact of Future UK FTA Scenarios on Scotland’s Agricultural Food and Drink Sector (PDF)

Found: particularly RESAS, data from various other UK -based governmental organisations such as Defra, Department

Thursday 20th July 2023
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Source Page: Agricultural food and drink sector - impact of future UK Free Trade Agreement scenarios: research
Document: Annex II (PDF)

Found: Department for International Trade.

Thursday 13th July 2023
Chief Economist Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Source Page: Team Scotland's inward investment support: evaluation
Document: Evaluation of the Scottish Government’s inward investment support - final ERC report (PDF)

Found: investors to Scotland) , expansion projects (existing investors in Scotland, supported to create 12 Department

Friday 30th June 2023
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Source Page: Scotland's Vision for Trade: annual report - June 2023
Document: Scotland’s Vision for Trade Annual Report - June 2023 (PDF)

Found: market access barriers could boost British exports as a whole by £75 billion per year – UK Government Department

Monday 19th June 2023
Constitution Directorate
Source Page: Building a New Scotland - Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland: summary
Document: French translation (PDF)

Found: droits couvriraient à la fois les questions qui sont actuellement décentralisées et celles que l’on dit

Monday 19th June 2023
People Directorate
Source Page: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: June 2022
Document: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: June 2022 (Excel)

Found: 00Meeting / with MSPsMaggie Chapman MSPEnterprise2022-06-30 00:00:00Meeting / Video ConferenceJames Blower, DIT

Thursday 15th June 2023
External Affairs Directorate
Source Page: Feminist approach to foreign policy - stakeholder engagement workshops: evidence report
Document: Stakeholder engagement workshops on Scotland’s feminist approach to foreign policy: evidence report (PDF)

Found: [online] Available at: https://wbg.org.uk/ wp- content/uploads/2018/10/trade -consultation -DIT-october

Thursday 15th June 2023
Chief Economist Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding Scotland offshore wind potential: EIR release
Document: EIR 202300356373 - Documents File - Redacted (PDF)

Found: ScotlandIsNow #Renewables Retweeted by: Scottish Government Brussels , John Semple SDI, Graham Glover DIT

Tuesday 13th June 2023
Chief Economist Directorate
Source Page: Public Sector Employment in Scotland Statistics for 1st Quarter 2023
Document: Tables Q1 2023 (ODS)

Found: , Food and Rural Affairs, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Chancellor’s Other Departments, Department

Friday 19th May 2023
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Source Page: Tackling child poverty pathfinders: evaluability assessment
Document: Child Poverty Pathfinders: Evaluability Assessment (PDF)

Found: used economic evaluations to evidence their impact. 81 Department



Scottish Written Answers
S6W-16698
Asked by: Mundell, Oliver (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Dumfriesshire)
Wednesday 26th April 2023

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Department for International Trade regarding the interests of Scotland's agricultural sector in future trade negotiations.

Answered by Gougeon, Mairi - Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands

The Scottish Government has repeatedly made the case, to all relevant departments of the UK Government (in correspondence and in a range of established forums) for a guaranteed role in all stages of the negotiation and implementation of UK Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to protect and promote Scottish agricultural priorities. This is because, while the negotiation of FTAs is reserved to the UK Government, trade deals cover many devolved issues which have significant implications for Scottish agri-food producers and for our economy.

The Scottish Government had previously not been given full sight of relevant FTA chapter texts or supporting data from the Department of Business and Trade in the negotiation of the recent agreements such as UK-Australia and New Zealand deals. Through a recent information sharing agreement with the Devolved Administrations, the UK Government has now accepted the benefits of sharing greater information on trade negotiations, such as the agri-food elements of the agreement in principle on CPTPP accession.

We welcome this progress, and the Scottish Government will continue to work regularly and collaboratively with the UK Government in the interests of the Scottish agri-food sector, including by seeking further assurances from the UK Government about the agri-food elements of the UK-CPTPP agreement at the recent 17 April meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.



Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Friday 21st April 2023
On 31 March 2023 it was announced that the UK Government had substantially concluded negotiations on the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This briefing sets out what the CPTPP is, why the UK has asked to join it and what membership means in practice.
View source webpage

Found: //assets.publishing.service.gov .uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/ attachment_data/file/1027860/dit-cptpp-uk-accession-strategic-approach.pdf

Chemicals and Pesticides Common Framework
Monday 27th June 2022
This briefing discusses the Chemicals and Pesticides Common Framework. It sets out how the UK Government and devolved governments propose to work together on chemicals and pesticides policy and regulation. It also provides background information on the common frameworks programme.
View source webpage

Found: Technical Barriers to trade governance •The Department of International T rade (DIT) represents UK interests

Plant Varieties and Seeds Common Framework
Monday 27th June 2022
This briefing discusses the Plant Varieties and Seeds Common Framework. It sets out how the UK Government and devolved governments propose to work together in policy areas covering plant varieties and seeds. This area covers intellectual property rights of plant breeders, plant variety registration, setting standards for marketing and certification of seed and other
View source webpage

Found: Environment and Rural Af fairs •Defra: UK Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Af fairs •DIT

Negotiating the future UK and EU relationship
Friday 17th January 2020
This briefing sets out the process for negotiating the new economic and security relationship between the UK and the EU after Brexit. It also provides analysis of the key areas of negotiation from a Scottish perspective.
View source webpage

Found: Up to now , in preparation for Brexit, the UK Department for International T rade (DIT) has been mostly



Scottish Parliamentary Debates
National Outcomes
98 speeches (84,048 words)
Thursday 15th June 2023 - Committee
Mentions:
1: None to a member who told me that, in the past few months, they had been contacted twice by what was the DIT - Link to Speech