Strengthened UK Trade and Agriculture Commission

New Trade and Agriculture Commission appointed or maybe reborn.

It is always positive when Government initiate structured dialogue with the expert community having an ambition to listen to experts.

UK International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has launched a new strengthened Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC).

”The Commission has an important role to play in the scrutiny of new Free Trade Agreements and it’s exciting to be involved as the UK forges new trading relationships all around the world”.

The new Commission will have a formal role to inform Parliamentarians and the public about how new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are consistent with UK laws on animal welfare, animal and plant health, and the environment. Its members have expertise across the agricultural, food production, veterinary, animal welfare, environment and international trade policy sectors, among others.

Members of the new Trade and Agriculture Commission:

• Robert Anderson
• Professor Lorand Bartels (Chair)
• Gracia Marin Duran
• Catherine McBride
• Jim Moseley
• Cedric Porter
• Meurig Raymond
• Kate Rowell
• Shanker Singham
• Sir Lockwood Smith
• Andrew Swift
• Nick Von Westenholz

Other commitments in the Government’s response to the original TAC include going further than ever before to work with trading partners on animal welfare and tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in our trade agreements, and using our influence in multilateral organisations to push for improved environmental and animal welfare standards in food production.