Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny
Commons · Question 8571 · Tabled 10 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to ensure that Parliament has meaningful powers to (a) scrutinise trade negotiations as they progress and (b) (i) debate and (ii) vote on trade treaties ahead of ratificatio
Answer
Answered by Douglas Alexander, 17 Oct 2024
The Government is committed to supporting parliamentary scrutiny of the UK’s trade agreements, balancing the need for robust scrutiny with the need to ensure we can negotiate effectively in the UK’s best interests. Free trade agreements are subject to par...