Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Government response to the decision made by the International Agreements Committee (IAC)
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.
The Government has undertaken to respond to most International Agreements Committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule and there is no obligation for the Government to respond.
There are 24 business items.
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Amendment, done at Washington on 25 July 2024, to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes
On 17 December 2024.
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Agreement, done at Washington on 5 August 2024, among the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Australia, and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion
On 16 December 2024.
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Agreement, done at Dakar on 4 December 2023, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Senegal concerning Military Cooperation on Defence Cooperation
On 11 December 2024.
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Convention, done at Tokyo on 14 December 2023, on the Establishment of the 'Global Combat Air Programme – GCAP International Government Organisation'
On 9 November 2024.
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Host Country Agreement, done at Helsinki and London on 19 and 20 March 2024, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the European Forest Institute
On 24 September 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 15 May 2024.
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Treaty, done at Manila on 26 October 2023, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons
On 7 May 2024.
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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 25 April 2024.
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Convention, adopted at Paris on 17 October 2003, for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
On 23 April 2024.
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Agreement, done at New York on 20 September 2023, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
On 15 March 2024.
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Protocol, done in Geneva on 28 November 2003, on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (Protocol V)
On 9 February 2024.
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Agreement, done at Madrid on 15 March 2023, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Spain in the form of an Exchange of Notes on the Reciprocal Recognition and Exchange of National Driving Licences and on the Exchange of Information on Road Safety Related Traffic Offences
On 1 December 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 20 November 2023.
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Council of Europe Convention, done at Saint Denis on 3 July 2016, on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events
On 6 November 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 5 January 2023.
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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 2 September 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 1 June 2022.
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Convention, done at Paris on 27 January 2021, on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation
On 26 April 2022.
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Agreement, done at London on 26 July 2021, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Albania on the transfer of sentenced persons
On 4 February 2022.
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Interim Agreement establishing an Economic Partnership Agreement, done at London on 9 March 2021, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part and the Republic of Cameroon, of the other part
On 28 June 2021.
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Interim Trade Partnership Agreement, done at London on 2 March 2021, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part and the Republic of Ghana, of the other part
On 28 June 2021.
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Trade Continuity Agreement, done at Mexico City on 15 December 2020, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Mexican States
On 25 May 2021.
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Agreement, done at Oslo on 16 December 2020, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning Air Services
On 18 May 2021.
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Free Trade Agreement, done at London on 29 December 2020, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
On 24 February 2021.