Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Ministerial statement under Section 22 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010: Section 20 does not apply
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.
Allows a Minister to certify that a treaty can be ratified although it has not met the requirements of section 20 of CRAG. It applies in ‘exceptional circumstances’. These are not defined. The only restriction on a Minister using the power under section 22 is if either House has already resolved that the treaty should not be ratified.
There are 2 business items.
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Protocol, done at Brussels on 5 July 2022, to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Kingdom of Sweden
On 6 July 2022.
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Protocol, done at Brussels on 5 July 2022, to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Finland
On 6 July 2022.