UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Business and Trade Committee Closed Non-inquiry session
Opened: 11 Jan 2024 Closed: 24 May 2024 Parliament page
2 Recommendations
1 Report
1 Oral session
4 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 8 events
21 May
2024
Correspondence
28 Mar
2024
Report published
15 Mar
2024
Correspondence
12 Mar
2024
Correspondence
19 Feb
2024
Report published
30 Jan
2024
Correspondence
23 Jan
2024
Oral evidence
23 Jan
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
23 Jan 2024
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UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger · UK Trade Policy Observatory Leo Verity · Trade Justice Movement Matt Davies OBE · Department for Business and Trade Professor Lorand Bartels MBE · Trade and Agriculture Commission Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP · Department for Business and Trade William Bain · British Chambers of Commerce
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressiv… HC 483 19 Feb 2024 2 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
1 Recommendation Rejected
Second Report - UK accession to th…
Facilitate House of Commons debate on UK accession to Trans-Pacific Partnership ratification during scrutiny period.
The terms of UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership raise contentious issues. We recommend that during the 21-day scrutiny period under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the Government facilitate a debate on the … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the recommendation for a guaranteed substantive debate on the Floor of the House, stating that such a commitment would fundamentally alter the existing scrutiny framework, undermine the Royal Prerogative, and remove flexibility.
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2 Recommendation Rejected
Second Report - UK accession to th…
Provide revised CPTPP impact assessment and develop independent methods for measuring future trade agreement benefits.
It is difficult to estimate the potential benefits of CPTPP or its impact on economic growth, not least because the Secretary of State has resiled from the models used by her department to estimate benefits in the published impact assessment. … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the recommendation for a revised impact assessment, stating the current one is fit for purpose and a new one would not offer substantial improvements, and existing scrutiny arrangements with an independent body are sufficient.
Department for Business and Trade
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Government Response AI assessment · 2 of 2 classified
Rejected 2
Total 2 recs
Correspondence 4 letters
21 May 2024 To committee Letter from the Minister for Trade Policy relating to depositing the instrument of accession to CPTPP, 16 May 2024
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15 Mar 2024 To committee Letter from the Leader of the House relating to a debate on CPTPP, 15 March 2024
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12 Mar 2024 From committee Letter to the Leader of the House relating to a debate on UK accession to CPTPP, 6 March 2024
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30 Jan 2024 To committee Letter from the Minister for Trade Policy relating to CPTPP Trade Bill introduction to the House of Commons, 24 January 2024
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