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Trade Agreements (Exclusion of National Health Services) Bill

A Bill to exclude requirements relating to National Health Services procurement, delivery or commissioning from international trade agreements; to require the consent of the House of Commons and the devolved legislatures to international trade agreements insofar as they relate to the National Health Services of England, Scotland and Wales and Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland; and for connected purposes.

The story so farThe Trade Agreements (Exclusion of National Health Services) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 22 October 2024 by Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party). 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.

Sponsor

• Seamus Logan Scottish National Party Primary sponsor

Progress through Parliament

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 6 May 2026.