Angus MacNeil – 2022 Statement on Anne-Marie Trevelyan Not Turning Up to Trade Committee Session

The statement made by Angus Brendan MacNeil, the Chair of the International Trade Committee, on 29 June 2022.

Welcome to the International Trade Committee’s session on Australia. We had called the Secretary of State, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, but we are told that she will not be coming this morning, to the unanimous disappointment of all members of the Committee. We feel that this shows disrespect to the Committee, and we are very disappointed. We also feel that the CRaG report should be delayed to allow proper time for scrutiny. We think, unanimously, that this sets a very worrying precedent for the way the Government are dealing with scrutiny of their free trade agreements.