Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 8571

Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

Tabled: 10 October 2024

Answered: 17 October 2024

Question

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

Mr Douglas Alexander

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...

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