Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for International Trade)

Organisations: Department for International Trade

Responsibilities

The Minister for International Trade supports the Secretary of State with:

• trade remedies
• tariffs
• disputes
• parliamentary and legislative activity (including acting as Bill Minister for the Australia and New Zealand Bill)
• sanctions and trade defence
• securing global supply chains
• the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU)
• the Department for International Trade’s corporate activity
• the delivery of world events

Previous holders of this role

1. Nigel Huddleston MP

   2022 to 2023

2. The Rt Hon Ranil Jayawardena

   2020 to 2022

Announcements

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• UK agrees two deals with major gulf trading partner Qatar
  • 24 August 2022
  • Press release
• UK intervention in World Trade Organization session on challenges facing multilateral trading system
  • 12 June 2022
  • Speech
• UK signs first US state-level agreement with Indiana
  • 27 May 2022
  • Press release
• Joint Statement on UK-Colombia trade dialogue
  • 19 May 2022
  • News story
• Seafood sector set to benefit as UK starts Greenland trade talks
  • 27 January 2022
  • Press release
• UK-Morocco inaugural Ministerial Association Council: joint communique
  • 09 December 2021
  • Policy paper
• DIT removes 20% more trade barriers to unlock major markets for British business
  • 26 November 2021
  • Press release
• Joint Declaration on United Kingdom – Uruguay Joint Commission
  • 10 November 2021
  • News story
• UK prepares for trade deal with Gulf Cooperation Council
  • 08 October 2021
  • Press release
• Red tape cut for wine imports to save British wine lovers £130m a year
  • 25 July 2021
  • Press release

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