Interministerial Group for Trade Communiqué: 9 January 2023
Updated 3 January 2024
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The Interministerial Group (Trade) met 9 January 2023 via video conference. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of State for Trade Policy, the Rt Hon Greg Hands MP.
The other attending ministers were:
- from the Scottish Government: Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, Ivan McKee MSP
- from the Welsh Government: Minister for the Economy, Vaughan Gething MS
- from the UK government: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland, Lord Offord; Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Steve Baker MP; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales, Dr James Davies MP
In the absence of ministers the Northern Ireland Executive were represented at official levels.
Ministers welcomed the adoption of increased information-sharing in relation to free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, and progress on funding arrangements for potential international trade disputes.
Minister Hands, with support from relevant Chief and Deputy Chief Negotiators, led discussions of the ongoing negotiations for:
- the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
- the UK-India FTA
- the UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) FTA
Ministers agreed to reconvene quarterly.