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Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Concerns raised by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC)

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.

House of Lords

A step of type Business step.

Instrument considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee which raised concerns in line with the committee's terms of reference.

There is 1 business item.

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  1. Agreement, done at Washington on 3rd October 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime

    On 29 October 2019.

Procedure identifier

https://id.parliament.uk/D00dsjR2

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