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Proceeding contribution from Lord Purvis of Tweed (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 23 January 2019. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Trade Bill.


Trade Bill

The Minister mentioned Canada and it was interesting to hear that. May I seek clarification? I raised this issue on Monday in Committee

with regard to Singapore. As a consequence of the court of justice judgment in May 2017, the Singapore agreement was made into two: a stand-alone free-trade agreement and a separate investment protection agreement. These draft trade and investment agreements were signed on 19 October last year. What is our position in the UK on seeking to roll them over? I think the Government have stated clearly that they will roll over the free trade agreement. Do they intend to roll over the investment protection agreement also, which is quite distinct?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
795 c793 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Administration of justice Agriculture Developing countries Development aid Environment protection Investment Energy EU external trade Import duties Imports Origin marking Waste management Trade agreements World Trade Organization Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Brexit Dispute resolution
Legislation
Trade Bill 2017-19
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk