Department for International Trade

The Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have merged to form the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP
  Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade
• The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Trade Policy)
• Lord Johnson
  Minister of State (Minister for Investment)
• Nigel Huddleston MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for International Trade)
• Andrew Bowie MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Exports)
• The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)
• Maria Caulfield MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Require health professionals notify DVLA of all 'notifiable' medical conditions
  Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
  511 signatures

• Apply to join the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
  Open from Monday 13th February 2023 to Sunday 13th August 2023
  29 signatures

• Tougher UK regulation of the export of second-hand clothing
  Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
  74 signatures

• Regulate parent and child parking spaces
  Open from Tuesday 31st January 2023 to Monday 31st July 2023
  146 signatures

• Change the law on 1999 ruling of monovision for HGV drivers
  Open from Wednesday 25th January 2023 to Tuesday 25th July 2023
  227 signatures

• Seek to commence UK/Australia visa changes on same day as free trade agreement
  Open from Thursday 12th January 2023 to Wednesday 12th July 2023
  279 signatures

• Ban import of all Israeli goods produced in 'the disputed territories'
  Open from Monday 15th August 2022 to Wednesday 1st March 2023
  216 signatures

• Let all airlines allow pets in the airplanes' cabin to and from the UK.
  Open from Monday 13th June 2022 to Tuesday 27th December 2022
  508 signatures

• Allow Driving theory test to expire three years instead of two
  Open from Tuesday 31st May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
  256 signatures

• Impose additional 20% duty tax on all goods imported from or made in Russia
  Open from Thursday 10th March 2022 to Saturday 24th September 2022
  60 signatures

• Ban import and sale of diamonds from companies owned by the Russian Federation
  Open from Wednesday 9th March 2022 to Friday 23rd September 2022
  116 signatures

• Full embargo of Russian imports in lieu of active military support in Ukraine
  Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
  507 signatures

• Revoke recent changes to the Highway Code
  Open from Monday 7th February 2022 to Sunday 7th August 2022
  637 signatures

• Require imported goods display the value of embedded GHG emissions
  Open from Wednesday 12th January 2022 to Tuesday 12th July 2022
  220 signatures

• Ban the import of farmed octopus into the UK
  Open from Friday 31st December 2021 to Thursday 30th June 2022
  1,588 signatures

• Urge the South Korean Government to end the brutal dog meat trade
  Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
  51 signatures

• Suspend trade agreement with Faroe Islands until all whale & dolphin hunts end
  Open from Tuesday 21st September 2021 to Monday 21st March 2022
  104,660 signatures

• Seek to rejoin the EU Single Market and Customs Union
  Open from Thursday 16th September 2021 to Wednesday 16th March 2022
  9,039 signatures

• Place a trade embargo on products grown on cleared Amazon rainforest land.
  Open from Thursday 22nd July 2021 to Saturday 22nd January 2022
  69 signatures

• Abolish the certificate of inspection (COI) for organic imports into the UK
  Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
  68 signatures

• Protect animal welfare standards in trade agreement with Australia
  Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
  270 signatures

• Sanction Chinese goods and implement powers to block China acquiring UK firms
  Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
  63 signatures

• Impose restrictions on export to EU of lipids
  Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
  11 signatures

• Ban Fur Imports from China
  Open from Friday 26th March 2021 to Sunday 26th September 2021
  71 signatures

• Seek to eliminate non-Tariff costs to UK-EU movement of goods
  Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
  39 signatures

• Seek to exempt goods purchased online for personal use from import tariffs/taxes
  Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
  18 signatures

• Simplify new Customs procedures for EU and Ireland freight import / export
  Open from Wednesday 3rd March 2021 to Friday 3rd September 2021
  194 signatures

• Amend UK Trade Bill to protect the NHS in trade agreements with other countries.
  Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
  375 signatures

• Extend the expiry date of CBT certificate as lockdown means they cant be renewed
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  5,886 signatures

• Reverse import duties on goods brought from the EU as of January 1 2021
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  151 signatures

• Support the proposal to suspend patents for COVID-19 vaccines
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  4,957 signatures

• Stop Mil Export Licences to Azerbaijan and Armenia until peace declared.
  Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
  45 signatures

• The UK should ban the importation of Shark Fins for personal consumption
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  57 signatures

• Ban imports of oil from Nigeria pending human rights and sustainability reviews
  Open from Friday 30th October 2020 to Friday 30th April 2021
  102 signatures

• Cap local authority parking fines during the pandemic
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  46 signatures

• Allow the direct import of horses from South Africa
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  680 signatures

• Any future free trade deals must include freedom of movement of people
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  41 signatures

• Implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  221,258 signatures

• Negotiate an extension to EU Banking Rules to protect UK citizens living in EU
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  38 signatures

• Stop arms sales to Indonesia until West Papua has a free Self Determination vote
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  54 signatures

• Ban the import of goods that have not been certified as sustainably sourced
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  28 signatures

• Ban UK imports of soy not certified as being grown sustainably
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  279 signatures

• Ban long distance live transportation of animals for slaughter
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  99 signatures

• Do not introduce any tariffs on imported food from the EU
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  64 signatures

• Build a new Royal Yacht
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  28 signatures

• Ban the import of soy and beef products not certified as free from deforestation
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  579 signatures

• Stop the sale of arms to Saudi-led military coalition.
  Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
  566 signatures

• Ban trophy hunting imports into the UK
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  116 signatures

• Ban import of products from Amazon rainforest if not Deforestation Free
  Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
  112 signatures

• Impose sanctions on Brazil due to unabated destruction of the Amazon
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  218 signatures

• Require public transport to allow Mobility scooters
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  26 signatures

• Legislate that the National Health Service cannot be part of any trade deal.
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  349 signatures

• Make UK-US trade-deal transparent to Parliament and the public without secrecy
  Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
  55 signatures

• Ease or remove current sanctions on Syria
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  27 signatures

• Place a 80% Import duty on Chinese goods
  Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
  89 signatures

• Cancel transport investment and invest in comms etc to encourage home working.
  Open from Monday 13th July 2020 to Wednesday 13th January 2021
  27 signatures

• Climate Change. Promote 50mph speed limit on all but electric vehicles/ coaches.
  Open from Friday 10th July 2020 to Sunday 10th January 2021
  132 signatures

• Close UK airports for two months every year
  Open from Friday 26th June 2020 to Saturday 26th December 2020
  14 signatures

• Suspend future sales of tear gas and other crowd control equipment to the USA
  Open from Wednesday 10th June 2020 to Thursday 10th December 2020
  22,421 signatures

• Place sanctions on the Sri Lankan Government
  Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
  21 signatures

• Fund free public transport for all key workers during the Covid-19 quarantine
  Open from Wednesday 27th May 2020 to Friday 27th November 2020
  25 signatures

• Stop trade with China until wet markets and animal cruelty is outlawed
  Open from Thursday 21st May 2020 to Saturday 21st November 2020
  449 signatures

• Omit the NHS from any future trade deal with the US
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  111,079 signatures

• Give HGV Drivers a 6 month exemption from CPC through Covid-19 Crisis
  Open from Friday 24th April 2020 to Saturday 24th October 2020
  17 signatures

• Seek to join Comprehensive & Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
  Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
  82 signatures

• Reduce the speed limit of the A1 from 70mph to 60mph.
  Open from Wednesday 25th March 2020 to Friday 25th September 2020
  16 signatures

• Raise national speed limit to 80 mph on motorways and dual carriageways
  Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  92 signatures

• Any free trade agreement with US must be approved by UK referendum
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  249 signatures

• Any future free trade deals must include freedom of movement of people
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  114 signatures

• Close public transport down for an appropriate amount of time amidst COVID19
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  139 signatures

• Appoint an independent panel to conduct a Public Inquiry into the DVSA
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  13 signatures

• Ban trade deals with countries that deny climate change or not meeting targets.
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  67 signatures

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