We also note that the House of Lords International Agreement Committee reported that the statutory framework under CRAG is insufficient to facilitate robust and effective scrutiny of international agreements. As stated in the NAO report, the International Agreement Committee has called for Parliament to strengthen its formal role earlier in the process and for provision of the agreement text ahead of signature, and that Parliament’s consent should be required prior to ratification through a new mechanism beyond CRAG.80 80 C&AG’s Report, para 3.19 Progress with trade negotiations 19