A Bill to require scrutiny of and enable amendments to international trade agreements, including investor state dispute settlements, by the European and UK Parliaments; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
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The International Trade Agreements (Scrutiny) Bill would require formal parliamentary scrutiny of international trade deals, including any investor-state dispute settlement provisions, by both the European Parliament and the UK Parliament before they can be ratified. It would give Parliament the power to propose amendments to those agreements. It also aims to improve transparency and accountability in how trade deals are negotiated and finalised.
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27 Oct 2014
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 27 October 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
