Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the appointment process was of bodies to the Domestic Advisory Group under the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

The Government ran an Expression of Interest campaign from 19 October 2021 until 29 November 2021 to determine membership of the Domestic Advisory Group (DAG). The membership list was published on 31 March 2022. The Expression of Interest exercise was reopened on 15 August 2022 until 16 September 2022 to allow additional members to apply. These organisations were announced on 26 September 2022. They were chosen based on being a not-for-profit civil society organisation, having relevant Trade Cooperation Agreement expertise and representing UK citizens and businesses.

The membership of the UK DAG is determined by the Government and can be reviewed on a regular basis, in consultation with the DAG Executive Council.