(5 years, 11 months ago)
Written StatementsThe Department for International Trade’s (DIT) has ensured that creating an open and transparent trade policy is at the heart of its mission for an inclusive trade agenda that maximises benefit for the whole of the UK. We recognise that transparency is fundamental to better outcomes.
As part of this approach the Government have created the Strategic Trade Advisory Group (STAG) to seek informed views on relevant trade policy matters. The group will be composed of 16 core members from business to trade unions, consumer groups to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). It will be chaired by the Minister for Trade Policy, alongside a co-chair from the STAG. Membership of the group has been designed to represent a diverse range of interest and expertise from across the UK, allowing the Government to harness advice, insight and evidence from a wide range of experienced voices already actively involved in trade issues.
The full list of seats includes:
Category | Name | Organisations/Area |
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Academia | Prof. Holger Breinlich | University of Surrey |
Business Representative Organisation | Carolyn Fairbairn | Confederation of British Industry |
Consumers (Standards) | Dr.Scott Steedman CBE | British Standards Institution |
Consumers | Caroline Normand | Which? |
Developmental Organisation | Dr. Dirk Willem te Velde | Overseas Development Institute |
New Entrant Business | Mark Abrams | Trade Finance Global |
Non-governmental Organisations | Michael Gidney | Fair Trade Foundation |
Northern Ireland Business | Nick Coburn CBE | Ulster Carpets Group |
Regional Business | Denise Valin Alvarez | Burberry |
Scottish Business | Liz Cameron OBE | Scottish Chambers of Commerce |
Services | Gary Campkin | City UK |
Small and Medium Enterprise | Sean Ramsden | Ramsden International |
Small and Medium Enterprise (Business Representative Organisations) | Mike Cherry OBE | Federation of Small Business |
Think Tank | Sam Lowe | Centre for European Reform |
Trade Unions | Paul Nowak | Trade Union Congress |
Welsh Business | Prys Morgan | Kepak Group Limited |