Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered at on 21 January 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what UK Trade and Investment teams abroad are doing to lobby foreign governments to lower regulatory barriers faced by UK companies.
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) teams work together with the whole overseas diplomatic network, as part of a renewed focus by Government on commercial diplomacy, to lobby in the interests of UK business. All overseas teams have in place campaigns on their priorities, including, where appropriate, on lowering regulatory barriers. This campaigning approach includes using formal bilateral dialogues, such as Joint Economic Trade Committees which are organised by overseas UKTI teams.
In addition, Government Ministers systematically lobby for UK commercial interests on all overseas visits, by leading trade delegations co-ordinated by overseas UKTI teams, and in their meetings with their counterparts in other Governments. UKTI, together with other teams in our overseas posts, uses these opportunities to lobby directly for the removal of barriers for UK companies.
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