Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the non-executive members of the Trade Remedies Authority will include representatives from the UK manufacturing sector and trades unions.
We are committed to creating an organisation with the expertise required to reach informed and objective conclusions on trade remedies cases and this means ensuring the Trade Remedies Authority is led by individuals with the right skills to effectively operate a UK-wide function. As with other such appointments, appointments to the Trade Remedies Authority will be made in accordance with good governance principles and rules on public appointments.
The Department for International Trade has engaged with a range of stakeholders including all sorts of businesses, and trade unions, throughout the policy and legislative development process for the trade remedies framework and will continue to do so as it sets up the Trade Remedies Authority.