Strategic Trade Advisory Group

The Strategic Trade Advisory Group (STAG) is an executive agency that advises UK Department for International Trade on the view of stakeholders and devolved parliaments by providing evidence, relevant experience and expertise[1]

## Role, Chair & Structure

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Role

The Strategic Advisory Group works with stakeholders to help to shape the United Kingdom’s trade policy, and helps to provide opportunities across all nations and regions of the UK through internal discussion.[2][better source needed]

Chair and structure

The Strategic Trade Advisory group is chaired by the Minister of State for Trade (DIT), and has meetings quarterly.[3]

## Membership

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STAG is composed of 16 core members selected by the Government, with membership of this group reviewed annually. Neither the democratically representative devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and London, nor the city regions in England, have any representation, ex officio or otherwise.

Name of Represent  | Organisation  | Position / Area of Representation

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Minister for Trade Policy  | DIT | Chair
Holger Breinlich  | University of Surrey | Academia
Carolyn Fairbairn | Confederation of British Industry | Business Representative Organisation)
Scott Steedman | British Standards Institution | Standards
Caroline Normand  | Which? | Consumer
Dirk Willem te Velde  | Overseas Development Institute | Developmental
Mark Abrams | Trade Finance Global  | New Entrant
Michael Gidney | Fair Trade Foundation | Non-governmental organizations
Nick Coburn  | Ulster Carpets  | Northern Ireland Business
Denise Valin Alvarez  | Burberry  | Regional Business
Liz Cameron | Scottish Chamber of Commerce  | Scottish Business
Sean Ramsden  | Ramsden International  | Small And Medium Enterprise
Mike Cherry  | Federation of Small Business,  | Small And Medium Enterprise, Business Representative Organisation
Sam Lowe  | Centre for European Reform  | Think Tanks
Paul Nowak | Trade Union Congress | Trade Unions
Prys Morgan | Kepak Group Limited  | Welsh Business

Government officials are also invited to attend, and depending on the topic of discussion the appropriate minister received the invitation to attend.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ Digby, Ben (April 10, 2019). "What the new Strategic Trade Advisory Group means for members". CBI.
2. ^ "Government advisors discuss future independent trade policy". Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce. September 11, 2019.
3. ^ "Strategic Trade Advisory Group". Gov.UK.
4. ^ Fox, Liam (April 3, 2019). "Trade Advisory Groups:Written statement - HCWS1480". Parliament.UK.
5. ^ "TheCityUK appointed to government's Strategic Trade Advisory Group". TheCityUK. April 3, 2019.

## External links

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* Summary Of Discussion, June 6, 2019
* Summary Of Discussion, September 10, 2019