Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will list the projects in Mozambique UK Export Finance (a) is considering for support or (b) has been asked to consider for support in the future, broken down by (i) location and (ii) aims.
Answered by Andrew Bowie - Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero)
UK Export Finance (UKEF) is not currently considering support for any transactions in Mozambique. UKEF currently operates a restricted cover position with regard to Mozambique which would impact its consideration of any new transactions. Details can be found online at: www.gov.uk/guidance/country-cover-policy-and-indicators.
Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
What recent steps she has taken to ensure continuity of trading relationships for UK businesses after the end of the transition period.
Answered by Ranil Jayawardena
In under two years, HM Government has secured trade deals with 63 countries, which covered £217 billion of trade in 2019. Taken alongside our recent deal with the European Union, trade with countries worth £897 billion in 2019 is now covered. No country, anywhere in the world, at any point in history, has conducted trade negotiations concurrently on this scale nor with our ambition.
Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
What assessment he has made of the effect of the decision by the US Administration to impose tariffs on steel on securing an early trade deal with the US.
Answered by Liam Fox
The decision by the US to impose tariffs under Section 232 relates to national security concerns, and therefore does not impact on any potential free trade agreement with the United States.
I had constructive discussions with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer when I was in the United States earlier this month on liberalising the UK-US trading relationship.