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Written question asked by Lord Adonis (Labour) on Monday, 3 July 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 July 2017. It was answered by Lord Price (Conservative) on Monday, 17 July 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

Department for International Trade: Recruitment

Question

Her Majesty's Government how many officials with substantial experience of international trade negotiations have been appointed to the Department for International Trade.

Answer

The Department for International Trade has a strong and capable trade policy team which has grown significantly since June 2016 (from 45 to over 300 today), and is continuing to grow.

We continue to hire the brightest and best talent from within the UK civil service and externally, in order to build a world class trade policy team that can deliver the best outcomes for the UK.

At this stage, the Department’s primary focus is on developing our trade policy positions, international relationships and approach to future trade negotiations to ensure we are in the best position to agree trade deals once we exit the EU.

The Department has recently appointed Crawford Falconer to the role of Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser and Head of Trade Profession. Mr Falconer brings a wealth of global trade expertise from over 25 years of working on trade policy in the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization and academia.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL312
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Recruitment Trade agreements Department for International Trade
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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