Maidstone and Dover Visit

  • The cross-party and cross-industry UK Trade and Business Commission (UKTBC), has published a report following a visit to Maidstone and Dover in 2022.

  • The report was published in June 2022.

Read the Maidstone and Dover Visit Report
Letter from the UK Trade & Business Commission to Elizabeth Truss MP, dated March 9, 2022, discussing UK-EU trade relations and Northern Ireland Protocol.

Letter & Report from Northern Ireland Visit

  • Led by Peter Norris and Hilary Benn, the UK Trade and Business Commission’s delegation landed early on the morning of Thursday 3rd March 2021.

    The first site visit was SD Bells on the Newtownards Road in East Belfast to hear how this tea and coffee importer is being affected.

    After SD Bells, the delegation went to a major distribution centre in the Port of Larne.

    After Larne the delegation travelled back to Belfast city centre to meet the Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer and a host of other businesses from dairy farmers to supermarkets. This was then followed by a live evidence session of the Commission.

    The output was this trip was a letter with detailed recommendations to the then Vice President of the European Commission and Foreign Secretary of the UK Government.

  • The letter attached (left) was sent by the Commission’s co-convenors following the trip to Northern Ireland and was addressed to the UK Foreign Secretary (Rt Hon Liz Truss MP) and Vice President of the European Commission (Maroš Šefčovič).

Letter to Vice President / Foreign Secretary