Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the members of her Trade Advisory Groups on (a) Automotive, aerospace and marine, (b) Manufactured and consumer goods, (c) Chemicals and (d) Life sciences have been consulted on the text of relevant chapters of her draft trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand.
Trade Advisory Groups (TAGs) are a key forum for sharing sensitive information and their members are regularly consulted on trade agreements.
All TAG members have been consulted throughout Australia and New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. Most recently, a debrief for all TAG members was held following the fourth round of negotiations with New Zealand on 27th April, where officials updated stakeholders and discussed key developments. All TAG members were given an update by the Chief Negotiator on the progress made on the United Kingdom-Australia FTA also, following the visit of the Australian Trade Minister to London on 4th May.
Additional updates were given at the previous TAG meetings below:
Sector: | Update given: |
Agri-Food | 8th February |
Automotive, Aerospace and Marine | 4th March |
British Manufactured and Consumer Goods | 4th February |
Chemicals | 28th January |
Creative Industries | 16th February |
Financial Services | 19th January |
Investment | 29th April |
Life Sciences | 13th January |
Professional Advisory Services | 14th January |
Telecoms & Technology | 25th February |
Transport Services | 21st January |