Question follow-through · 38274

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) oversight and (b) governance procedures will prospective US-UK trade negotiations be subject to from (i) Parliament and (ii) external stakeholders.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
17 Mar 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) oversight and (b) governance procedures will prospective US-UK trade negotiations be subject to from (i) Parliament and (ii) external stakeholders.

  2. 17 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Any treaty signed between the UK and the US that requires ratification will be subject to the scrutiny procedure under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. The CRaG process requires that a treaty, along with an Explanatory Memorandum, be lai...

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