Committees

International Trade Committee

Commons Select Committee

The International Trade Select Committee operated from 2016 until 2023. It was appointed by the House of Commons to scrutinise the spending, administration and policy of the then Department for International Trade, and other associated public bodies. 

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Seventh Report - Free Trade Agreement Negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council
Inquiry UK trade negotiations: Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council
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HC 79
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Sixth Report - CPTPP: opportunities and challenges for the UK
Inquiry UK trade negotiations: CPTPP accession
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HC 13
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Eighth Report - UK trade negotiations: Agreement with India
Inquiry UK trade negotiations: Agreement with India
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Oral evidence transcripts

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19 April 2023
Inquiry The work of the Department for International Trade
Witnesses Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP (Secretary of State at Department for Business and Trade), and Gareth Davies (Permanent Secretary at Department for Business and Trade)
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1 March 2023
Inquiry Trade and the environment
Witnesses Gareth Stace (Director General at UK Steel), and Dr Diana Casey (Director at Mineral Products Association)
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1 March 2023
Inquiry Trade and the environment
Witnesses Cameron Witten (Senior policy advisor (trade) at Green Alliance), and Catherine McBride (Fellow at the Centre for Brexit Policy, and member of the Trade and Agriculture Commission)
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Written evidence

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Anonymised (EXP0021)
Inquiry Export opportunities
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Export Partners UK (EXP0016)
Inquiry Export opportunities
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PRS for Music (EXP0022)
Inquiry Export opportunities
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
5 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
470 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
6 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
9 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
23 published