Asked by: Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Johnson of Lainston on 12 December (HL3913), what role Invest Northern Ireland will play in the delivery of the trade and investment event in Northern Ireland in 2023, announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Autumn Statement on 17 November.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Northern Ireland Office and Department for International Trade are working closely with Northern Ireland partners, including the Executive Office, the Department for the Economy and Invest Northern Ireland, to deliver a trade and investment event in Northern Ireland in 2023. The UK Government and Northern Ireland partners will work together to deliver an event to attract international investment and to showcase Northern Ireland as a great place to live, work and do business.
Asked by: Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 17 November (HC Deb col 853), whether they will set out the details of the upcoming trade and investment event in Northern Ireland which was announced in the Autumn Statement.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The UK Government will deliver a trade and investment event to attract international investment and showcase Northern Ireland as a great place to live, work, and do business. The Northern Ireland Office and the Department for International Trade will work together with Northern Ireland partners to maximise the benefit to people and businesses in Northern Ireland. The event will demonstrate the UK Government’s commitment to building on the progress of the Good Friday Agreement and supporting Northern Ireland to achieve its economic potential.
Asked by: Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Taiwan about future trade relations between the two nations when the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Taiwan is an important trading partner for the UK. Our bilateral trade was £6.6bn in 2018, an increase of 16.4% from 2017. UK exports to Taiwan grew by 40% from £1.96bn to £2.76bn (latest [ONS] data). As we leave the EU, we are committed to strengthening our trade partnership with Taiwan, and across Asia Pacific, including through the annual UK-Taiwan Trade Talks – due to take place in London in October. The Department of International Trade’s Ministers visited Taiwan twice last year, and events like the Taipei Smart Cities Summit and Expo held in March are a crucial way to strengthen relationships in key sectors.