Objection period B ends Procedures
A step of type Business step.
If the House of Commons resolves, within period A, that a treaty should not be ratified and a Minister has laid before Parliament a statement indicating the opinion that the treaty should nevertheless be ratified then objection period B begins. Objection period B is the time available, 21 days, for the House of Commons to object to the treaty again, if they wish. Objection period B can occur multiple times.
There is 1 procedure.
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Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
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.