On the 21st of November 2023 Barry sat on an Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee session for the UK trade policy: food and agriculture inquiry.
In this session Barry asked the panel of experts if, as other countries do, developing a “trade mandate” with Parliament for international trade negotiations would be valuable. Robert Sheasby, the Chief Executive at Agricultural Industries Confederation, described this suggestion as “a very sensible way to progress” in UK trade negotiation policy.
Alongside Mr Sheasby, this panel also featured Katie Doherty, CEO at International Meat Trade Association and Sean Ramsden, Director at Food and Drink Exporters Association.