Our Activities
This page details our planned activities, each of which is connected to the four focus areas of the group. These may will change over time so do check back for updates and use the Get Involved page to send any questions through to the secretariat.
The Trade Triangle Inquiry
You can find the submission for written evidence here.
The APPG is holding an inquiry following the publication of the Government’s Trade Strategy, Industrial Strategy, and Small Business Command Paper. We are launching our inquiry with a meet-up of local businesses at Teesside Airport, led by Mayor of Tees Valley, Lord Ben Houchen.
We will gather insights from small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on how the proposals outlined in each publication will assist businesses, as well as exploring what challenges may remain.
UK Fintech in Focus
As part of our workstream on tackling challenges to investment, the APPG organised an event that explored how to ensure the UK remains a global hub for financial technology.
Potential areas of discussions included talent, capital, skills, and regulation. Led by professionals in technology and financial services organisations, the APPG was delighted to host a coming together of industry, policy-makers, and innovators in the fintech space.
You can read more about the event in our LinkedIn post.
Resilient Borders in a Digital Age
This panel event will examine how technology can facilitate and streamline trade. We will include technical experts, parliamentarians, and industry representatives in our discussions.
A key example we are keen to explore is the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Dynamic Alignment between the UK and the EU, which will help importers, exporters, and logistics providers with frictionless trade.
Date to be confirmed.
The Power of Place Campaign
Led by our parliamentarians, this campaign is a digital-run piece that gives MPs the opportunity to champion three small businesses within their constituency.
This piece of work is a launch pad and brand-strengthening exercise for UK MSMEs who export.
The campaign will conclude with a Power of Place brochure published in the Spring of 2026, highlighting their contribution towards national economic growth.
You can find the nomination criteria here and please send all entries to oliver.greensmith@export.org.uk
Past Activities
Thanksgiving Parliamentary reception
On the 18th November 2025, the APPG for International Trade & Investment was delighted to host Brown-Forman in the Churchill Room of the House of Commons for an evening reception celebrating thanksgiving.
Our Chair Mike Reader MP spoke about the importance of a two way UK-US investment partnership, with total trade between partners representing over £300bn in the last 12 months.
The event celebrated the contribution made by the whisky industry, one of the UK's leading exports and attendees sampled a number of whisky and gin products.
The reception also reflected on the 'UK-US Prosperity Deal' and other economic agreements secured in the last six months between the two partners. These interests all support the APPG's continued work on deepening international trade relationships.
In June 2025, the APPG looked at how prepared and resilient businesses are to supply chain shocks, what the biggest barriers that businesses in the trading environment face, and how both government and industry can work together to support business resilience in this area. Our report has been published and is accessible here.
