Motion that the treaty should not be ratified tabled
A step of type Business step.
In the House of Commons, Members can table a motion to not ratify a treaty subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 procedure. A motion to not ratify, if tabled and passed within 21 days (Period A - subject to extension) of the treaty being laid, could delay ratification due to a second period (Period B) of scrutiny starting in the House of Commons.
Librarian notes
Scope note: These can be tabled at any time during objection periods A or B. Debates will usually be scheduled as a result of the tabling.
Link note: EDM link
Date note: Date of the EDM
Publication name: EDMs website
Publication URL: https://edm.parliament.uk/