A Bill to provide for parliamentary approval of international trade agreements; to require the Secretary of State to publish a proposed negotiating mandate in draft before entering into negotiations in respect of an international trade agreement; to require parliamentary approval of that draft before negotiations begin; to make provision for the amendment of draft negotiating mandates by Parliament; and for connected purposes.
The bill would require Parliament to approve the government’s draft negotiating mandate before it begins talks on any international trade agreement. It also requires the government to publish that draft for scrutiny and would allow Parliament to amend it during the process.
Generated 21 February 2026
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 May, read and discharged.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Wednesday 30 April 2025.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.