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Trade and Agriculture Commission: membership of working groups

Updated 12 March 2021

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This Trade and Agriculture Commission has ceased to operate and has been superseded by a new Trade and Agriculture Commission, which has a new role and membership.

Members listed alphabetically by surname.

1. Consumer Working Group

Chaired by Kate Nicholls OBE, UK Hospitality.

  1. David Bowles, RSPCA
  2. Sarah Bradbury, Tesco
  3. Sue Davies MBE, Which?
  4. Caroline Drummond MBE, Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF)
  5. Andrew Kenny, Just Eat
  6. Dame Theresa Marteau, University of Cambridge
  7. Caroline Mason, Co-op
  8. Edward Morgan, Castell Howell
  9. Kate Thompson, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
  10. James Withers, Scotland Food and Drink

2. Competitiveness Working Group

Chaired by Nick von Westenholz, NFU England.

  1. Nick Allen, British Meat Processors Association
  2. Ash Amirahmadi, Arla
  3. Martin Bell, Scotch Whisky Association (SWA)
  4. Richard Clothier, Wyke Farms
  5. Meredith Crowley, University of Cambridge
  6. Katie Doherty, International Meat Trade Association (IMTA)
  7. Dominic Goudie, Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
  8. Richard Griffiths, British Poultry Council
  9. Phil Hadley, AHDB
  10. David Henig, UK Trade Policy Project
  11. Patrick Holden CBE, Sustainable Food Trust
  12. John Hood, Invest Northern Ireland
  13. Cecilia Pryce, Openfield
  14. Emily Rees, ECIPE and Trade Strategies
  15. Andy Richardson, Volac
  16. Robert Sheasby, Agricultural Industries Confederation
  17. John Shropshire OBE, G’s Produce
  18. Fiona Wright, Seafish

3. Standards Working Group

Chaired by Nigel Gibbens CBE, Former Chief Veterinary Officer.

  1. Wesley Aston, Ulster Farmers Union
  2. Tim Benton, Chatham House
  3. Helen Crews OBE, former APHA
  4. Simon Doherty, British Veterinary Association
  5. David Gibson, Moy Park
  6. Rob Hodgkins, Sheep Farmer
  7. John Mercer, NFU Cymru
  8. Jim Moseley, Red Tractor
  9. Martin Nesbit, Environmental Policy Consultant
  10. Shanker Singham, Competere
  11. Sir Lockwood Smith, Former Trade and Agriculture Minister for New Zealand
  12. Peter Stevenson, Compassion in World Farming
  13. Sophie Throup, Morrisons
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