Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Paragraph: 64
Mandate explicit active House of Commons approval vote for all treaties before ratification.
Recommendation
The explicit, active approval of the House of Commons should be a requirement for all treaties (legally binding international agreements) to be allowed to proceed to ratification or for it to be otherwise indicated that the UK gives consent to be bound by an international instrument. This means that the Government should not be able to proceed to ratify or otherwise indicate consent to be bound by a treaty until approval has been signified by a vote in the House of Commons.
Paragraph Reference:
64
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 18 April 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗