Trade Promotion: Prime Minister
(asked on 19th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria for selection to be a Prime Minister's trade envoy.
Answered by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 27th July 2022
Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys are drawn from both Houses and from across the political spectrum. As unpaid roles they are chosen based on relevant skills, experience and their appetite to undertake the role. Experience can be related to a particular market or UK industry knowledge, or their Government-to-Government experience, as well as willingness and an ability to undertake some international travel.