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Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 International Trade Committee (ITC) scrutiny report of government negotiation objectives

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 Commons

A step of type Business step.

The International Trade Committee (ITC) can make a number of recommendations to Parliament about a treaty subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 including, but not limited to, that the treaty should not be ratified, that a debate be scheduled or that the objection period should be extended. The Committee can also consider a treaty before its laid based on the government's negotiation objectives with another party.

There are 2 business items.

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  1. Negotiations for a potential agreement between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council

    On 19 April 2023.

  2. Negotiations for a potential agreement between the UK and India

    On 19 April 2023.

Procedure identifier

https://id.parliament.uk/D00dsjR2

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