Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Ministerial statement announcing a treaty has been signed
A treaty may be ratified if the Commons does not resolve against ratification within 21 sitting days. A Minister may extend this period. If the Commons resolves against ratification, a Minister may make a statement in disagreement, following which the Commons may consider for a further 21 sitting days. Even if the Lords resolves against ratification, a Minister may make a statement that the treaty be ratified. A Minister may determine a treaty be ratified without it being laid before Parliament.
Follows the calculation style Treaty periods A and B.
A step of type Business step.
A Minister can make a statement to the House in the form of an oral statement or written statement to inform the House that a treaty has been signed with a trading partner.
There are 10 business items.
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One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ukraine
On 20 January 2025.
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Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters
On 16 January 2024.
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Agreement, done at Kigali on 5 December 2023, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda for the Provision of an Asylum Partnership Agreement to Strengthen Shared International Commitments on the Protection of Refugees and Migrants
On 6 December 2023.
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Protocol, done at Auckland and Bandar Seri Begawan on 16 July 2023, on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
On 17 July 2023.
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Agreement, done at London on 14 June 2023, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on Recognition of Professional Qualifications
On 14 June 2023.
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Free Trade Agreement, done at London on 28 February 2022, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and New Zealand
On 1 March 2022.
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Digital Economy Agreement, done in Singapore on 25 February 2022, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Singapore
On 25 February 2022.
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Free Trade Agreement, done at London on 16 December 2021 and Adelaide on 17 December 2021, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Australia
On 5 January 2022.
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Free Trade Agreement, done at London on 8 July 2021, between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On 8 July 2021.
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Agreement, done at Tokyo on 23 October 2020, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Japan for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership
On 23 October 2020.