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Recommendation 27
27
Reach a working agreement between Government and Parliament on negotiation progress and mandates.
Recommendation
Given our recommendation that all treaties need to be subject to a parliamentary process for the UK to indicate consent to be bound, it would be in a Government’s best interest to consult and update Parliament regularly. We recommend that a working practices agreement is reached between the Government and Parliament which would set out the arrangements for how Parliament will be informed of the progress of negotiations. Such an agreement should also set out that Parliament would normally be consulted on, and may be asked to approve, the setting of negotiating mandates. (Paragraph 111) Parliamentary arrangements for the scrutiny of international agreements
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 ↗