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.
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.