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Trade Bill

Proceeding contribution from Greg Hands (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 20 July 2020. It occurred during Debate on bills on Trade Bill.

I am not going to give way further during this section of my speech.

Similarly—this is an important point—if the Committee were to recommend a debate on an agreement prior to ratification, the Government would of course consider that request, subject to parliamentary timetabling. Taken together, this means that Parliament will have comprehensive information, including economic assessments, on our agreements prior to negotiations commencing, at key points during negotiations, and at the conclusion of talks.

Finally on this point—this is extremely important—international agreements cannot themselves alter domestic law, and any changes to UK legislation would need to be scrutinised by Parliament in the normal way. We are strongly committed to transparency, as demonstrated by the steps we have taken to provide comprehensive information to the public and Parliament at the start.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
678 c1892 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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