PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Board of Trade: Membership (19 May 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the membership of the Board of Trade is; and on what dates that Board met in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
Asked by:
Simon Hoare (Conservative)
Asked by:
Simon Hoare (Conservative)
Answer
The Board is chaired by the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board - its only standing member. The Board is also served by a Deputy President (currently Marcus Fysh MP) supported by a selection of advisers invited to offer views on trade and investment. Advisers represent businesses from across the UK and are crucial links into UK business sharing their specific expertise, sectoral and local knowledge.
a) 2018: Met four times: 29 March; 17 May; 6 September; and 15 November.
b) 2019: Met twice: 28 February and 16 May.
c) 2020: No meetings thus far.
Answered by:
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
8 June 2020
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