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EU Advisory Group to BERR

The EU Advisory Group was set up in 2008 to advise the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) on key, horizontal economic issues affecting the European Union, with a special focus on informing the Government's strategy for the lifetime of the next European Commission.

The first major publication of the group (see link on the right) sets out recommendations in areas which it believes are vital for future economic policy in the European Union over the duration of the new European Commission and new European Parliament.

In autumn 2008, Gareth Thomas MP, Minister for Trade, Development and Consumer Affairs, invited a selection of representatives from British businesses and business organisations, the Trades Unions Congress, British academics specialising in EU affairs and the main UK consumer organisation to form the Group. Participation in the Group is voluntary and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform is grateful to the Group members for the time and effort they invest in the Group's work.

Current Group members are:
Oliver Bretz, Clifford Chance
John Cridland, CBI
Daniel Doll-Steinberg, Tribeka
Phil Dryden, Corus
Michael Gibbons, Powerfuel Power Ltd.
Ian Goldsmith, Corus
Peter Holmes, Sussex University
Matthew Kirk, Vodafone
Barry Neville, Centrica
Lucy Neville Rolfe, Tesco
Eve Salomon, Salomon Whittle Ltd
Alistair Tebbit, IoD
Owen Tudor, TUC
Helen Wallace, LSE
Lord Whitty, Consumer Focus

In some instances members have involved their colleagues in the workings of the Group to contribute their specialist knowledge to discussions relating to particular areas of policy.

Contact

Ian Ascough
Ian.Ascough@berr.gsi.gov.uk
+44 207 215 0149

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