Government support for UK exporters

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 27 Jul 2020 Closed: 9 Nov 2020 Parliament page
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is a new department established in 2016 following the EU exit referendum, to be “at the heart of the Government’s independent trade policy following EU exit”. In 2019 the UK exported goods and services worth £698.6bn. Overall, the UK is the 6th largest exporter … Read more
6 Recommendations
18 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
16 Nov
2021
Correspondence
25 Oct
2021
Correspondence
4 Feb
2021
Report published
28 Oct
2020
Report published
14 Sep
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
14 Sep 2020
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Government support for exporters
Antonia Romeo · Ministry of Justice Catherine Vaughan · Department for Work and Pensions Darren Tierney · Department for International Trade Louis Taylor · UK Export Finance
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Twenty-First Report - Government support for UK exporters HC 679 28 Oct 2020 24 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
3 Recommendation Rejected
Twenty-First Report - Government s…
The Department for International Trade’s contribution to export performance is unclear because of a lack...
The Department for International Trade’s contribution to export performance is unclear because of a lack of robust metrics. It is important for any public body to be clear about and accountable for what it is trying to achieve, and the … Read more
Government Response
The government explicitly rejects this recommendation, stating it already publishes a balanced suite of metrics and is developing more for priority outcomes. It will not commit to publishing any specific additional metrics until their robustness and accuracy are confirmed.
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11 Conclusion Rejected
Twenty-First Report - Government s…
In 2018, the Government announced its export strategy and an ambition to raise exports as...
In 2018, the Government announced its export strategy and an ambition to raise exports as a proportion of GDP from 30% to 35%.24 This committee has recently highlighted how important it is for any public body to be clear about … Read more
Government Response
The government explicitly disagrees, stating it already publishes a balanced suite of export performance indicators and has developed a framework including a theory of change. It will not commit to publishing additional metrics until they are robust and accurate, effectively rejecting the committee's implicit call for clearer targets and improved performance measures.
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12 Conclusion Rejected
Twenty-First Report - Government s…
The Department informed us that it has a “raft of other measures” that it could...
The Department informed us that it has a “raft of other measures” that it could be measured against, including international comparators. It highlighted its ‘export wins’ measure, which is the value of exports that it thinks it has directly contributed … Read more
Government Response
The government explicitly disagrees, stating it already publishes a balanced suite of metrics and is developing more for priority outcomes. It commits to developing a better understanding of its impact but will not commit to publishing any specific additional metrics until their robustness is confirmed.
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13 Conclusion Rejected
Twenty-First Report - Government s…
The Department told us that it has recently introduced a value for money model to...
The Department told us that it has recently introduced a value for money model to assess the impact of its different interventions, but it is still relatively new. It recognised that there is work to do to improve its overall … Read more
Government Response
The government explicitly disagrees with the implied recommendation, stating it already publishes a balanced suite of export performance metrics and is developing a theory of change. It commits to developing a better understanding of its impact but will not commit to publishing any specific additional metrics until they are deemed robust and accurate.
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Government Response AI assessment · 21 of 6 classified
Accepted 12
Accepted in Part 2
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 4
Total 6 recs + 18 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
16 Nov 2021 Correspondence from James Bowler, Permanent Secretary, Department for International Trade, re update on the work that the Department has undertaken in response to the recommendations made by the Public Accounts Committee, dated 29 October 2021
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25 Oct 2021 Correspondence Louis Taylor, Chief Executive, UK Export Finance, re UK Export update, dated 28 September 2021
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