Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to start the external recruitment for the new role of Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Australasia.
Answered by Conor Burns
Further details on timings and the process to recruit for this important role will be made available in due course.
Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, at what civil service grade the post of Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Australasia will be.
Answered by Conor Burns
Her Britannic Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Australasia will be SCS Pay Band 2, in line with the other nine HM Trade Commissioners.
Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the post of Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Australasia will be combined with another post.
Answered by Conor Burns
We are still determining the full remit and responsibilities of Her Britannic Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Australasia.
Asked by: Tom Pursglove (Conservative - Corby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, where the next meeting of the Board of Trade will take place.
Answered by Conor Burns
The next, and eighth, meeting of the Board of Trade will take place in the South of England. It will bring together businesses from across the Southern region to celebrate their contribution to UK trade and investment.