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HANSARDInward Foreign Direct InvestmentWe have a supplier relationship management programme, where we have built relationships at ministerial and senior official level with the largest investors into the UK. It is…06 Jun 2019HANSARDInward Foreign Direct InvestmentThe hon. Gentleman again wants to frustrate the will of his constituents. The automotive industry is in massive global flux, and trying to link every decision to Brexit leads…06 Jun 2019HANSARDExport StrategyThe export strategy sets out how the Government will encourage, inform, connect and finance UK businesses so that they can take advantage of the international demand for British…06 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to answer that question again. Our team in the north-west works with international trade advisers and partners across Greater Manchester to enable local exporters…06 Jun 2019HANSARDExport StrategyUK Export Finance responds to the market. It is there to ensure that no viable British export fails for lack of finance. Therefore, predicting, let alone fixing, the percentage…06 Jun 2019HANSARD International Education StrategyThank you, Mr Hollobone. Just to nail the Home Office point, action 6 sets out clearly that the UK Government will enhance the education sector advisory group, and that it will be…22 May 2019HANSARD International Education StrategyIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate. We have had well-informed contributions from across the House. I thank the hon. Member for West Bromwich West (Mr Bailey) for raising…22 May 2019HANSARD International Education StrategyI am grateful for that contribution. Most countries on Earth—some 160—use UK international qualifications in their national secondary exams. Thousands of international schools use…22 May 2019HANSARD International Education StrategyIf a student finds themselves in that position, I hope and expect that the university would be supportive of their students. One of the strategy’s central aims is to ensure that…22 May 2019HANSARDTrade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019I thank the hon. Lady for her response. We do not expect to make any changes to how we deal with exports. Every export is judged against the consolidated criteria. Ensuring…13 May 2019HANSARDTrade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Trade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019, No. 806). It is a…13 May 2019HANSARDGREAT CampaignGREAT is the Government’s most ambitious ever international marketing campaign. [ Interruption. ] It encourages the world to visit, study and do business in the UK. While Labour…25 Apr 2019HANSARDGREAT CampaignI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. I was at the all-party university group yesterday, meeting vice-chancellors and others, to discuss this issue. Just last month,…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAccording to an EY report, foreign direct investment has tended to move out of London into other parts of the United Kingdom, and there has been an increase in manufacturing…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will take every opportunity to support UK steel exports, and of course exports in general, which is why we produced our export strategy last year. With the help of Members such…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for championing lower-income countries around the world. We have made outward direct investment a priority. We are working with the Department for…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Customs)It has been a great pleasure to participate in this debate. We have heard powerful speeches, not least from the Opposition spokeswoman but also from the SNP spokesman and from my…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Customs)I beg to move, That the draft Trade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 15 March, be approved. I am pleased to be…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Customs)I thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. The aim of these regulations is to transpose the existing system, which is reliant on EU law, into purely UK law. However, he rightly…08 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft Trade etc. in Dual-Use items and Firearms etc. (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Trade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. I am pleased to open this debate…25 Mar 2019