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Trade Agreements (Parliamentary Scrutiny and Farming) Bill

A Bill to provide for parliamentary approval of trade agreements; to place a duty on the Secretary of State to consider UK agricultural, environmental and animal welfare standards when negotiating trade agreements; to require the Trade and Agriculture Commission to assess the effects of potential trade agreements on farming, the rural environment and animal welfare and to produce associated reports; to require the Secretary of State to lay such reports before Parliament; and for connected purposes.

The story so farThe Trade Agreements (Parliamentary Scrutiny and Farming) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 1 December 2021 by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 4 May 2022.