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Lord Hannay of Chiswick (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 May 2025

Debate

Trade Negotiations

Contribution

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that account of the agreement with India and the deal with the United States. She said what the processes will be for the India deal with respect to this House—that the CRAG arrangements will be triggered—but she has not said anything about the deal with the United States. First, could she possibly reply to the question: what parliamentary scrutiny process will be applied to the deal with the United States? Secondly, could she say whether the United States deal is consistent with the UK’s MFN—most favoured nation—treatment under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and also whether the US agreement will fulfil the provisions of Article XXIV(6) of the GATT to give a waiver to any discrimination?

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