Evidence
The Commission conducts evidence-gathering sessions, site visits and other events to allow Commissioners to take evidence from small businesses and large, from trade experts and economists, from trade bodies and trade unions, to propose practical recommendations to the UK Government as they enter the TCA review, as well as making recommendations about existing and proposed trade deals with the rest of the world. We publish transcripts and videos of our full sessions here.
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Creating a new, independent Board of Trade
The UKTBC hosted a panel of the establishment of a new, independent Board of Trade.
SITE VISIT: FreshLinc haulage and logistics
This site visit will take place on 27th November 2023, and will see the UKTBC team visit FreshLinc in Spalding, Lincolnshire.
SITE VISIT: Cemex cement plant
This site visit will take place on 21st November 2023, and will see the UKTBC team visit the Cemex cement plant in Rugby.
CBAM and Net Zero
This session will cover the EU’s CBAM and domestic Net Zero policy goals
Regulatory alignment and Youth Mobility
This session covered beneficial regulatory alignment with the EU and a reciprocal youth mobility visa scheme.
The state of play in global trade
In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to take a holistic look at current global trading environments.
Skills development and inward investment
In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts what role future UK trade deals can have in skills development and inward investment.
Healthcare
In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts what role healthcare might have in future UK trade deals.
Devolution and Levelling up
In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts what role devolution and levelling up have in future UK trade deals.
Environmental and standards protections
In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts who can outline what the UK Government need to do in order to embed environmental and standards protections in future UK trade deals.
Agriculture and fishing
In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts who can outline what the UK Government can do to support the agriculture and fishing industries post-Brexit.
Financial Services and FinTech
In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts who can outline what the UK Government can do to support the growth of Financial Services and FinTech industries.
Frameworks for future UK trade deals
The UK Trade and Business Commission took evidence on the best approaches with which to conduct future international trading relationships. Ensuring that trade maximises domestic priorities while also strengthening international partnerships is an important balance to achieve, and it is critical going forward that the UK does not sacrifice its overall aims and goals by rushing insufficient trade deals which do not feed into overall UK objectives.
Culture and the arts
Arts and culture is a cornerstone in the UK’s global influence and soft power but creative industries have been badly impacted in the aftermath of Brexit. As the government pursues new international trade deals, the UK Trade and Business Commission took evidence on the current economic challenges facing the creative sectors and what is required in future trade deals to ensure the UK's cultural sector thrives.
Manufacturing and construction
This session of the UK Trade and Business Commission analysed the UK’s manufacturing and construction sectors, with one hour-long panel on manufacturing immediately followed by an hour-long panel on construction.
Retained EU Law Bill
This session of the UK Trade and Business Commission analysed the EU Retained Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill. As part of the session, the Commission interrogated the legislation and its implications - both in terms of business and trade and in terms of the UK’s constitution.
The fashion and textile industry and the UK/India FTA
This session of the UK Trade and Business Commission took evidence on the fashion and textile industry and the potential UK-India Free Trade Agreement.
The Cost of Living Crisis
This session of the UK Trade and Business Commission took evidence on the cost of living crisis, querying if the recent UK Government action had worsened the crisis.
Free Trade Agreements: Canada and USA
This session of the UK Trade and Business Commission took evidence on prospective UK free trade agreements with Canada and the USA.
Music and travel industries
The UK Trade and Business Commission has taken evidence on several occasions on how staff shortages in the wake of Brexit are impacting different sectors of our economy. Ahead of summer recess, the Commission held this live evidence session to further understand these impacts and other aspects of the post-Brexit landscape.