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Bill Introduced 1 Dec 2021 ↗ Parliament

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.

Legislative progress

Commons 1 Dec 2021
1st reading
Commons 6 May 2022
2nd reading