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
Role, Chair & Structure 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.
Chair and structure
The Strategic Trade Advisory group is chaired by the Minister of State for Trade (DIT), and has meetings quarterly.
Membership 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, or otherwise.
Name of RepresentOrganisationPosition / Area of RepresentationMinister for Trade PolicyDITChairHolger BreinlichUniversity of SurreyAcademiaCarolyn FairbairnConfederation of British IndustryBusiness Representative Organisation)Scott SteedmanBritish Standards InstitutionStandardsCaroline NormandWhich?ConsumerDirk Willem te VeldeOverseas Development InstituteDevelopmentalMark AbramsTrade Finance GlobalNew EntrantMichael GidneyFair Trade FoundationNon-governmental organizationsNick CoburnUlster CarpetsNorthern Ireland BusinessDenise Valin AlvarezBurberryRegional BusinessLiz CameronScottish Chamber of CommerceScottish BusinessSean RamsdenRamsden InternationalSmall And Medium EnterpriseMike CherryFederation of Small Business,Small And Medium Enterprise, Business Representative OrganisationSam LoweCentre for European ReformThink TanksPaul NowakTrade Union CongressTrade UnionsPrys MorganKepak Group LimitedWelsh Business Government officials are also invited to attend, and depending on the topic of discussion the appropriate minister received the invitation to attend.
References
External links Summary Of Discussion, June 6, 2019 Summary Of Discussion, September 10, 2019