Letter dated 15/08/2022 from Baroness Stedman-Scott to Baroness Sherlock regarding questions raised in the Chemicals (Health and Safety) Trade and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2022 debate: the end state of chemicals regulations as amended by this statutory instrument, and the information ‘gateway’ that the SI establishes in relation to the free trade agreement with EEA/EFTA countries. 3p.

Letter dated 15/08/2022 from Baroness Stedman-Scott to Baroness Sherlock regarding questions raised in the Chemicals (Health and Safety) Trade and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2022 debate: the end state of chemicals regulations as amended by this statutory instrument, and the information ‘gateway’ that the SI establishes in relation to the free...

The UK is party to hundreds of international treaties with third states or organisations, many of them on trade, by virtue of its EU membership. To continue to benefit from the advantages of these agreements, the Government has been seeking to replace them in a UK bilateral context. The Government has prioritised trade agreements, but has also agreed replacement agreements covering aviation services and safety, and road transport, for example. But Parliament is not happy about the way the Government is carrying out this 'treaty continuity programme' and Committees in both Houses have called for a greater scrutiny role for Parliament in treaty-making processes. This paper looks at what has been going on and what Parliamentary Committees in both Houses have asked for. It includes a table showing where we are with scrutiny of these treaties and what sort of scrutiny they have undergone, both in their precursor form as EU treaties and currently as replacement treaties.

The UK is party to hundreds of international treaties with third states or organisations, many of them on trade, by virtue of its EU membership. To continue to benefit from the advantages of these agreements, the Government has been seeking to replace them in a UK bilateral context. The Government...