Third Report - Implications of the UK-Australia FTA for Wales

Select Committee
Welsh Affairs Committee HC 481 4 August 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 11 items (9 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 11 of 11 classified)
Accepted 2
Accepted in Part 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 7
Government response
Implications of the UK/ Australia FTA for Wales: Government response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2021–22 · published 25 Nov 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

2 results
1 Recommendation Accepted
Para 11
We are satisfied that the UK Government has sufficiently engaged with the Welsh Government during...
Recommendation
We are satisfied that the UK Government has sufficiently engaged with the Welsh Government during the consultation phase for the UK-Australia free trade agreement. However, given that trade agreements overlap with areas of devolved competence, we suggest that the Welsh … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government confirms it has committed to and delivered on sharing draft FTA treaty text and an embargoed copy of the final text and economic impact assessment with the devolved administrations prior to signature.
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6 Recommendation Accepted
On establishing the statutory TAC, the UK Government should publish a statement clearly outlining the...
Recommendation
On establishing the statutory TAC, the UK Government should publish a statement clearly outlining the role of the TAC and the role that the TAC will play in feeding into Parliamentary scrutiny of FTAs. (Paragraph 31) Implications of the UK-Australia … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government states that the TAC’s independent advice will be published to inform parliamentary scrutiny of FTAs under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaG), and points to additional enhanced scrutiny arrangements already in place.
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