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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 9 March 2020. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Fisheries Bill [HL].

Fisheries Bill [HL]

I think I am going to ask one of my dumb questions, which I know the Minister will tolerate. I am trying to understand the process here, because 1 July is quite soon for the negotiations to be complete. The Minister said that both Houses will be able to scrutinise. Scrutiny quite often happens after the event. How will Parliament be kept informed of those negotiations before the ink is on the paper and everything is a signed and sealed deal? Which bits of the two Houses will see this before it is signed? We had a skirmish about this with the overall withdrawal agreement and it would be good not to have to repeat that anguish for something as specific as this. Can he reassure me that we will see those details and be allowed to comment on them before it is all signed off?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
802 c865 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Access Conditions of employment Devolved matters Common fisheries policy Conservation Devolution Delegated legislation Crew Auctions Fisheries Licensing Eligibility Environment Fishing catches Fishing vessels Fines Northern Ireland Parliamentary scrutiny Navy Negotiations Scotland Working conditions Standards Sales Training Safety Wales Quotas Total allowable catches UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Marine Management Organisation Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science International Council for the Exploration of the Sea UK relations with EU
Legislation
Fisheries Bill (HL) 2019-21
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk