§ Dr. WrightTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if the Export Guarantees Advisory Council(a) holds public meetings, (b) conducts public consultation exercises, (c) conducts consultation exercises with outside 612W interests, (d) publishes a register of members' interests, (e) publishes agendas for meetings and (f) publishes the minutes of meetings; and if he will indicate in each instance whether this is (i) under a statutory requirement or (ii) voluntary. [37904]
§ Mr. NelsonThe Export Guarantees Advisory Council is a purely advisory body appointed under the terms of the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991. Its function is to advise the Secretary of State, at his request, in respect of any matter relating to the exercise of his functions under the Act. Its members receive no remuneration.
The answers to the specific questions are no in every case except that in respect of (d); the Export Credits Guarantee Department's annual report lists the main interest of each of the advisory council members. A full register of interests is not published.