Under the UK’s constitutional arrangements, the power to negotiate and enter into international agreements is a prerogative power; as such, the power still sits notionally with the sovereign, but in practice is exercised exclusively by the executive (i.e Ministers of the Crown). Prerogative powers are legitimately exercised by Ministers owing to the fact that they are understood to have the confidence of the House of Commons and are ultimately accountable to Parliament for any such exercise.

Under the UK’s constitutional arrangements, the power to negotiate and enter into international agreements is a prerogative power; as such, the power still sits notionally with the sovereign, but in practice is exercised exclusively by the executive (i.e Ministers of the Crown). Prerogative powers are legitimately exercised by Ministers owing to the fact that they are understood to have the confidence of the House of Commons and are ultimately accountable to Parliament for any such exercise. Type: conclusion | Number: 1 | Paragraph: 15 | Response status: not_accepted Government response: Partially agree. 2 Government Response The Government welcomes the Committee’s recognition that the Government should continue to conduct negotiations and enter into treaties under the Royal Prerogative and maintain the flexibility in how this is used. As stated in its evidence, the Government condu