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Motion · S5M-21698 · 10 May 2020

UK-US Trade Deal

Lodged by Claudia Beamish Standard Motion 29 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament understands that, while most of the world is focused on stopping the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK Government published the negotiating objectives for a UK-US trade deal in March 2020 and talks between the two governments have begun; considers that the deal could threaten the Scottish Parliament’s devolved powers and its ability to develop different laws and policies to the rest of the UK in areas such as environmental protection, food safety, animal welfare, medicine pricing, human rights, tax and procurement; notes with concern what it sees as the threat to the NHS in Scotland and Scottish Water, both of which remain less privatised than in the rest of the UK, and considers that all public services should be excluded from international trade deals; understands that the negotiating objectives do not include a clear position on investor-state dispute settlement or any similar investor protection clause in a trade deal with the US, and that any such clause could have a "regulatory chilling" effect on any future laws for the protection of people and the environment that the Scottish Parliament might consider, and urges the UK Government to ensure there is a transparent and accountable process for negotiating future trade deals, that the Scottish Government is properly involved in any negotiations that will impact on devolved powers and devolved laws, and that the Scottish Parliament is also able to scrutinise any deal and its impact on Scotland.

Supporters (29)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.