Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Allocated to the EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
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.
Until 2020 treaties could be allocated to any of the House of Lords European Select Committee sub-committees or the wider committee as a whole for consideration within their terms of reference.
There are 3 business items.
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International Agreement, done at London and Madrid on 4 March 2019, on Taxation and the Protection of Financial Interests Between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Spain regarding Gibraltar
On 15 March 2019.
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Agreement, done at Davos on 25 January 2019, on Direct Insurance other than Life Insurance between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation
On 30 January 2019.
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Agreement, done at Washington on 18 December 2018, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on Prudential Measures regarding Insurance and Reinsurance
On 22 January 2019.