Trade Agreements: Public Consultation

(asked on 3rd September 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the oral statement of 16 July 2018, Official Report, column 41 on trade policy, how the Government plans to engage with the public, business and civil society, including women’s rights organisations in countries with whom it seeks new trade agreements.


Answered by
George Hollingbery Portrait
George Hollingbery
This question was answered on 11th September 2018

We have launched four public consultations to enable as many people as possible to have their say on prospective new agreements with the USA, Australia, New Zealand and on the UK’s potential membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The consultations are online and open to the broadest possible audience, inviting individuals, businesses and civil society organisations to engage with us, including those representing women’s rights or from countries with whom we are consulting on prospective new trade deals.

Alongside this, we will continue to utilise our global network, including our HM Trade Commissioners and Embassies to engage with the public, business and civil society in countries with whom we seek new trade agreements.

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