A Bill to provide for parliamentary approval of trade agreements; to place a duty on the Secretary of State to consider UK agricultural, environmental and animal welfare standards when negotiating trade agreements; to require the Trade and Agriculture Commission to assess the effects of potential trade agreements on farming, the rural environment and animal welfare and to produce associated reports; to require the Secretary of State to lay such reports before Parliament; and for connected purposes.
The bill would give Parliament a formal say over trade agreements and require the government to consider UK farming, environmental and animal welfare standards during negotiations. It also creates a role for the Trade and Agriculture Commission to assess how potential deals could affect farming, the rural environment and animal welfare, and to publish reports that Ministers must lay before Parliament.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons, which is an early stage. If it progresses, it will move through Committee, Report, and Third Reading in the Commons and then the Lords for consideration.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
