Motion that the treaty should not be ratified withdrawn
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Scope note: Motions can be withdrawn at anytime before they're debated but they can also be withdrawn at the end of the debate. It is worth keeping an eye on the EDM
Link note: Either the EDM itself if withdrawn before debate or V&P anchor if withdrawn post debate
Date note: Date of the Vote/EDM.
Publication name: EDMs website
Publication URL: https://edm.parliament.uk/