Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 11149
Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny
Tabled: 24 October 2024
Answered: 31 October 2024
Question
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat — Wokingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2024 to Question 8571 on Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny, what options he is considering for wider scrutiny arrangements for trade agreements.
Answer
Mr Douglas AlexanderThe Government is considering all aspects of this issue. All arrangements must be proportionate and in line with the UK’s overarching constitutional framework. We need to balance effective parliamentary scrutiny whilst still ensuring the Government can ne...
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