Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult (1) consumers, (2) non-governmental organisations, (3) unions, and (4) civil society groups, on their negotiations with the government of the United States.

The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) negotiating objectives for a Free Trade Agreement with the US was informed by one of the largest consultations in HM Government history, with 158,720 respondents. This included responses from unions, civil society groups, other non-governmental associations, and individual respondents.

The details on how this consultation contributed to our negotiating objectives were published on 2 March, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-approach-to-trade-negotiations-with-the-us.

Throughout negotiations, the UK Negotiating team has consulted, and will continue to consult, a broad range of experts via advisory groups set up by DIT. This is in addition to a range of other engagement mechanisms, including roundtables and bilateral conversations.