Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 86410

Trade Agreements

Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations he has received from stakeholders on reforms to the Constitutional Reform and Governance process for approving trade deals.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Although the department has received representations from NGOs, academia, trade bodies and Parliamentary Committees on this subject over the year, we believe the scrutiny provisions under CRaG remain fit for purpose and have no plans to reform these mecha...

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