Promises were made during the passage of two trade Bills, and those promises—for a debate on the Floor of the House before ratification—have been repeated ever since by Ministers. The Minister knows only too well that scrutiny after ratification is no scrutiny at all, so why have the Government not used the seven months that he keeps talking about to bring a debate to the Floor of the House, and why are they so against scrutiny of an agreement with such profound consequences for farming, food production and animal welfare?
Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement: Scrutiny
Proceeding contribution from
Bill Esterson
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 July 2022.
It occurred during Urgent question on Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement: Scrutiny.
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