Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny
2026-07-07 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · 16921 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2025, to Question 2053, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, for what policy reason does the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office not
Answer
The Hon Member's proposal has been rejected by successive governments, due primarily to the impracticality of the exercise, and the bureaucratic burden it would create.I refer the Hon Member in particular to the then government's response to the Public Ad...