Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster on disbanding the Expert Trade Advisory Group on Customs and Continuity in Trade.

Our previous ‘Expert Trade Advisory Groups’ have stopped meeting, in order to minimise unnecessary duplication in our engagement, following the creation of our 11 new sector-focused ‘Trade Advisory Groups’ (TAGs).

Further, we have now also established a range of cross-government ‘Thematic Working Groups’ (TWGs), including dedicated Customs and Continuity TWGs. These groups have now met as TWGs and both groups will continue to meet in this format to make sure detailed knowledge is used to inform trade policy.