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Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Public Accounts Committee inquiry opened

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.

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A step of type Business step.

Most select committees do most of their work through inquiries into topics within their remit. This could be an area of policy, a draft bill, or a response to an event. Suggestions for inquiry subjects come from many sources, including the chair and committee members, interest groups and members of the public.

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  1. 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 8 December 2023.

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