Written question asked by Bishop of St Albans (Bishops (affiliation)) on Thursday, 12 January 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 January 2023. It was answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 January 2023 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.
Trade Agreements: Australia and New Zealand
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the procedure and available time for the ratification of the Australia and New Zealand free trade agreement allows for sufficient parliamentary scrutiny.
- Answer
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The Government has committed to additional measures for new free trade agreements which go beyond our statutory scrutiny requirements.
The Australia and New Zealand agreements were made available for scrutiny for an additional six months before commencement of the statutory period under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (CRaG). We have made additional reporting commitments to support scrutiny, including publishing the advice of the independent Trade and Agriculture Commission.
The Trade (Australian and New Zealand) Bill is currently being scrutinised by Parliament. The agreements cannot be brought into force until the legislation has been passed by Parliament.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL4739
- Session
- 2022-23
- Subjects
- Australia Parliamentary scrutiny New Zealand Trade agreements
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- 2023-01-26 17:28:37 +0000
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