European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Economic Partnership Agreements and Trade Agreement) (Eastern and Southern Africa States, Southern African Development Community States, Ghana and Ecuador) Order 2018 Baroness Fairhead moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 19 July 2018 be approved. Then, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara moved as an amendment to the motion, at end to insert "but that this House regrets that the draft Order does not appear to take into account the substantive issues raised to date about the impacts on local agriculture, industry and commerce, and the well-being of the wider population in the partner states to each agreement; expresses serious concern at the fundamental lack of accountability and parliamentary scrutiny available at present for treaties and trade agreements; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to come forward as soon as reasonably practicable with a series of proposals on how trade policy is to be determined after the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union." After debate, the amendment was withdrawn. Then the original motion was agreed to.

Tuesday 27 November 2018 between 18:22 and 19:31

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