Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representation his recovery roundtables include from (a) trade unions and (b) civil society organisations; and if he will publish the membership of those roundtables.

The Economic Recovery roundtables have brought together businesses, business representative groups and leading academics to consider the measures needed to support the UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19. They also explore key domestic and global challenges, including how to support a green and resilient recovery, and ensure the UK is at the forefront of new and emerging industries.

The Department is engaging with a range of stakeholders to ensure we elicit a broad range of views on the UK’s economic recovery and continues to engage extensively with Trades Unions on its response to Covid-19.

Civil society was represented on all of the Economic Recovery roundtables, including from NGOs and academics who had published notable research relevant to the questions discussed.

We have published a list of the roundtable attendees on GOV.UK. The attendees come from across business sectors, regions and devolved nations, business representative groups, research bodies, partner organisations, and academia. The business attendees represent over a third of the UK economy. This list does not encompass the full range of stakeholders that BEIS Ministers and officials are engaging with. We have been welcoming comments from anyone that wishes to share their views by 17^th June. We also continue to hold extensive engagement that will feed into this important work with stakeholders from across the economy, including small business networks and trades unions