Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024

Key Points

• Implements the CPTPP in UK law and sets up how the agreement will operate in practice.
• Four Lords amendments (New Clauses 4, 5, 10 and 12) were debated and defeated by large margins in the Lords.
• Across-party support in the Lords was broad, with opposition mainly from Conservative and Reform UK parties.
• The Act has now become law and will be implemented in due course by government departments and agencies.
• Sinn Féin MPs’ participation is noted as mixed in the recorded votes.

Progress

The bill has received Royal Assent and is now law; no further parliamentary stages are required.

Voting

In the Lords, the four proposed amendments were defeated by sizeable margins (e.g., New Clauses 4, 5, 10, 12 with No votes far exceeding Ayes). The party positions show broad cross-party backing for the bill, with the Conservative Party and Reform UK opposing, while Labour and most other parties supported it.