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Trade Remedies Authority

Thursday 16 June 2022 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Trade Remedies Authority aims to defend UK industries from unfair trade practices.
  • The Trade Remedies Authority has initiated investigations and provided recommendations to support critical UK businesses.
  • Hydro, an aluminum extrusion producer in Blaydon and Consett, is concerned that proposed TRA measures may not adequately protect against Chinese imports.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Liz Twist Lab Blaydon and Consett
Business & Trade
Context

The Trade Remedies Authority was established to defend UK industries from unfair trade practices. Liz Twist is assessing its effectiveness.

Question

What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Trade Remedies Authority?

Answer from Penny Mordaunt

The Trade Remedies Authority seeks to defend UK industries from unfair trade practices. It was established last year and has already begun a series of investigations and making recommendations to support businesses in sectors vital to the UK national interest.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Liz Twist's specific assessment request was not directly addressed with concrete examples or metrics.

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Q2 Liz Twist Lab Blaydon and Consett
Business & Trade
Context

Hydro, a company in Liz Twist's constituency producing aluminium extrusions at its Birtley factory, is concerned that the final measures proposed by the Trade Remedies Authority will not sufficiently protect them from imports from China.

Question

Hydro, which produces aluminium extrusions at its Birtley factory in my constituency, is concerned that the final measures proposed by the Trade Remedies Authority will not protect it from imports from China and that they are nowhere near as strong as EU tariffs. Will the Minister or the Secretary of State meet me and Hydro to discuss the situation and how the proposed TRA decision will affect the company?

Answer from Penny Mordaunt

I thank the hon. Lady for her question. The provisional rates are based on the evidence that the TRA had gathered at that point in its investigation. Companies will have to pay provisional duties only if there is a decision to apply a definitive anti-dumping duty. The TRA was in Parliament last week, I think, willing to talk to Members of Parliament. It is always open to doing that, as well as to speaking directly with businesses, but I shall pass on her comments to the Secretary of State. She is not here today because of MC12—the World Trade Organisation's 12th ministerial conference—but I will ensure that the hon. Lady's concerns are passed on to her.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Liz Twist's specific request for a meeting was acknowledged but not directly confirmed or denied with clear action steps.

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