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Motion that the treaty should not be ratified not called

House of Lords

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In the House of Lords, Members can table a motion to not ratify a treaty subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 procedure. The motion, if approved or rejected, does not stop ratification of the treaty but the Government must provide a statement setting out why the treaty should be nonetheless ratified. A motion not having been called is when the motion is on the Order Paper for that day but did not occur. It may or may not be called on a future date.

Librarian notes

Scope note: A motion not being called will usually mean it is on the Order Paper to be debated or moved (either alone or en bloc with similar motions) but for whatever reason the motion has not been called at all. We notice it by its omission, a comparison of what is due to happen on the Order Paper and what did happen on the Lords minutes of proceedings

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Date note: Date the motion was due to be called in the House of Lords chamber

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