The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade (Minister for International Trade) is a junior position in the
Department for International Trade of the
Government of the United Kingdom
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Responsibilities
The
minister
Minister may refer to:
* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...
has responsibility of the following
policy
Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an organ ...
areas:
* Future
free trade agreement
A free-trade agreement (FTA) or treaty is an agreement according to international law to form a free-trade area between the cooperating states. There are two types of trade agreements: bilateral and multilateral. Bilateral trade agreements occur ...
s
* Trade agreement continuity
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Export controls
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Tackling barriers to market access
He also supports the
Secretary of State with:
* Trade remedies
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Trade dialogues
* Joint economic and trade committees
List of officeholders
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Ranil Jayawardena
Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena (born 3 September 1986) is a British politician who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hampshire since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, he served under Prime Minister Liz Truss as Secretary of ...
(5 May 2020 – 6 September 2022)
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James Duddridge (8 September 2022 – 26 October 2022)
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Nigel Huddleston (30 October 2022 – present)
References
Trade in the United Kingdom
Department for International Trade
Trade ministers of the United Kingdom
2016 establishments in the United Kingdom
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