Peers call for more transparency on trade deals

The International Agreements Sub-Committee is currently holding two inquiries into the UKs trade negotiations with the US and Japan.

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-international-agreements/news/parliament-scruitny-of-trade-deals/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-international-agreements/news/parliament-scruitny-of-trade-deals/
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Friday, July 31, 2020
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Free trade agreements, European Union, Disaster preparedness, Negotiation, International trade, Brexit negotiations
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  • The International Agreements Sub-Committee is currently holding two inquiries into the UKs trade negotiations with the US and Japan.
  • Lord Goldsmith QC, Chair of the Committee, has today called for more detail on the progress and objectives of trade negotiations in two letters to Secretary of State, Rt Hon.
  • The letters, one in relation to UK-US trade talks and the other on UK-Japan negotiations, detail initial concerns with the ongoing negotiations and areas where the Committee calls for more transparency with Parliament to support scrutiny.
  • As an EU Member State, much of the work negotiating agreements was done on our behalf and the European Parliament, including UK MEPs, scrutinised these deals with veto powers.
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