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Written Question
Department for International Trade: Written Questions
Friday 20th January 2023

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of (a) ordinary and (b) named-day written questions their Department answered on time in 2022.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

The proportion of written parliamentary questions answered on time by the Department for International Trade in 2022 is as follows:

Ordinary: 62%

Named Day: 51%


Written Question
Department for International Trade: Correspondence and Written Questions
Monday 7th November 2022

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

All departments have access to regular training led by the Parliamentary Capability Team through the Government Campus.

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is committed to providing effective, timely answers to written Parliamentary Questions (PQs) and correspondence. We review our processes and performance at regular intervals and run tailored training sessions for staff to drive up the quality and timeliness of responses.


Written Question
Department for International Trade: Correspondence
Thursday 10th February 2022

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the average response time was for her Department to respond to an enquiry from an MP once an enquiry had been received by the MP (a) hotline and (b) account management team in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from MPs, either directly or on behalf of their constituents.

Data on the timeliness of responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers for 2019 and 2020 is published on Gov.uk here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers. Data for 2021 will be published by the Cabinet Office in due course.


Written Question
Iron and Steel: India
Wednesday 8th September 2021

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to support increased UK steel exports to India.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

India is a major steel producer and is second only to China in terms of annual production with an output of 100.3mmt in 2020. India’s low production costs mean it is not a priority market for bulk steel from the UK but it is an important market for specialist UK steel products. The Department for International Trade supports all UK companies who wish to export through our extensive trade promotion network and has been actively working to reduce trade barriers to India, including through our Free Trade Agreement negotiations.


Written Question
Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
Thursday 26th November 2020

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure an exemption for UK steel producers from the EU’s current steel safeguarding quotas.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government’s priority is to ensure that, at the end of the transition period, domestic industry retains appropriate trade remedy protections. The Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy have engaged closely with the European Commission to secure tariff-free quota allocations for UK steel exports into the EU from 1 January 2021.


Written Question
Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
Thursday 19th November 2020

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

What steps her Department is taking to support UK steel exports to the EU after 31 December 2020.

Answered by Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

My Department and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy worked closely with industry to engage with the European Commission to provide a tariff-free quota allocation for UK steel exports into the EU from 1 January 2021. The European Commission announced the creation of a UK allocation on 30 October. As a result, the UK steel industry will avoid an £80m tariff bill in the first half of next year, according to UK Steel estimates.


Written Question
Iron and Steel: USA
Monday 27th January 2020

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will make the removal of Section 232 tariffs for steel a pre-condition of a free trade agreement with the United States.

Answered by Conor Burns

The UK has consistently opposed US tariffs on steel and aluminium. The UK is a close national security ally of the US and our steel and aluminium products are important for US businesses and defence, and we continue to reject any claim that they harm US national security. We will continue to press for an urgent resolution to these tariffs as part of our ongoing trade discussions with the US.


Written Question
Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
Wednesday 15th January 2020

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary for State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that the EU FTA negotiations do not result in UK steel exports being subject to EU steel safeguard measures without the provision of UK specific tariff-free quotas at the end of 2020.

Answered by Conor Burns

The Government will seek to engage with the European Commission to discuss the mutual application of the steel safeguard measure with the aim of preserving traditional trade flows and providing as much continuity to industry as possible at the end of the Implementation Period.


Written Question
Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
Monday 28th October 2019

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to negotiate tariff-free quotas for UK steel after the UK leaves the EU.

Answered by Conor Burns

The government continues to seek to engage with the European Commission to discuss the mutual application of the steel safeguard measure with the aim of preserving traditional trade flows and providing as much continuity to industry as possible in a ‘no deal’ scenario. The Commission have however repeatedly refused to meet with UK officials to discuss this matter. My officials stand ready to discuss this with the Commission whenever they are ready.


Written Question
Iron and Steel: EU External Trade
Monday 4th February 2019

Asked by: Jessica Morden (Labour - Newport East)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of EU measures to limit imports of steel into the EU in response to the imposition of metal tariffs by the United States; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the UK steel industry of being excluded from those measures after the UK leaves the EU.

Answered by George Hollingbery

The EU measures and tariff rate quotas are designed to prevent serious injury occurring to EU steel producers while maintaining as far as possible traditional trade flows. The level of utilisation of the quotas varies by product category. It is too early to assess the effect of the measures on the UK steel industry.

In the event that the UK leaves the EU with no deal, Government’s priority is to provide continuity for UK industry wherever possible. Our transition policy is therefore to ensure UK industry retains appropriate trade remedy protections on exit, and so we are committed to carrying across existing measures where there is a UK interest, and then reviewing them to make them UK specific. We will follow this approach for any definitive safeguard measures that are in place on exit, as well as for existing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures.