Asked by: Lord Evans of Rainow (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help businesses build trading opportunities abroad.
Answered by Liam Fox
DIT provides market access, support and advice to UK business both in the UK and in 109 markets overseas. Through the GREAT campaign we build the global appetite for British goods and services, and give UK companies access to millions of pounds’ worth of potential business through the digital services offered on the great.gov.uk website.
Asked by: Lord Evans of Rainow (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK retains its research and development relationship with Israel after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero)
We have a strong research and development relationship with Israel, and that will continue.
We have established a UK-Israel Tech Hub, which creates partnerships between British companies and world class Israeli innovators.
We also have a thriving science and innovation relationship, for example the UK-Israel Science Council whose core mandate is to improve science collaboration between the UK and Israel.