Expert Trade Advisory Groups

(asked on 27th July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings there have been of each of the 17 Expert Trade Advisory Groups, either in person or virtually; on what dates these meetings were held; and what plans there are for further meetings of each group.


This question was answered on 4th August 2020

Our Expert Trade Advisory Groups (ETAGs) have met 84 times to date. The table below shows how many meetings there have been for each of the 17 ETAGs and the dates on which they were held.

ETAG name

Total number of meetings held to date

Date of each meeting held

Agri-food

9

04/07/2019, 21/08/2019, 25/09/2019, 24/10/2019, 14/01/2020, 12/02/2020, 05/03/2020, 27/05/2020, 06/07/2020

Automotive

8

13/07/2019, 14/08/2019, 26/09/2019, 21/10/2019, 30/01/2020, 12/02/2020, 27/05/2020, 20/07/2020

Chemicals

2

22/08/2019, 10/02/2020

Creative

3

14/01/2020, 14/02/2020, 03/06/2020

Continuity

9

14/08/2019, 11/09/2019, 09/10/2019, 30/10/2019, 17/12/2019, 24/01/2020, 12/02/2020, 29/04/2020, 08/07/2020

Customs

3

08/07/2019, 14/02/2020, 21/07/2020

Digital

4

04.11.2019, 09/01/2020, 12/02/2020, 01/06/2020

Financial Services

7

16/09/2019, 28/10/2019, 10/01/2020, 31/01/2020, 02/03/2020, 29/05/2020, 03/07/2020

IP

4

30/09/2019, 20/01/2020, 08/06/2020, 21/07/2020

Investment

3

05/09/2019, 24/01/2020, 05/06/2020

Life Sciences

4

27/09/2019, 05/02/2020, 04/06/2020, 09/07/2020

PBS

4

03/09/2019, 28/01/2020, 28/04/2020, 03/06/2020

Procurement

4

17/02/2020, 20/03/2020, 12/06/2020, 02/07/2020

SMEs

3

16/08/2019, 13/02/2020, 15/05/2020

Sustainability

5

18/09/2018, 11/12/2018, 18/06/2019, 20/02/2020, 06/07/2020

TfD

7

02/02/2018, 24/10/2018, 21/03/2019, 15/07/2019, 09/10/2019, 28/02/2020, 19/05/2020

Transport Services

5

16/09/2019, 28/01/2020, 27/01/2020, 02/06/2020, 12/06/2020

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, HMG’s publication priorities shifted and the planned publication of ETAG membership was delayed in the Spring. The Department is now undertaking a review of the ETAGs, the outcome of which will be communicated in due course.

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