Treaty adopted Procedures with step depth
A step of type Business step.
This shows the text of the treaty. This step is not part of parliamentary procedure, it is an indicative starting step for the purposes of the Treaty Tracker website.
There is 1 procedure.
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Treaty adopted has step depth 1 in the Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 procedure
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.