Select Committee · International Agreements Committee
UK accession to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Status: Closed
Opened: 25 Jul 2023
Closed: 8 May 2024
1 report
Following the announcement of the UK’s accession on 16 July, the International Agreements Committee is reactivating its inquiry into CPTPP. We will be undertaking a new programme of evidence gathering, covering the terms of the UK’s accession, its potential benefits and disadvantages, and provisions for key UK sectors, among other issues.
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Report - Scrutiny of international agreements: UK acces… | — | 27 Feb 2024 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2023 | Dan Hobbs · Home Office, Rob Cook · Department for Business and Trade, Rt Hon James Cleverly MP · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, The Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE · Department for Business and Trade | View ↗ |
| 5 Dec 2023 | Creon Butler · Chatham House, Inu Manak · Council on Foreign Relations, Prof Holger Hestermeyer · Diplomatic Academy, Vienna | View ↗ |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Colin Barker · High Commission of Canada, Elisabeth Bowes · Australian High Commission | View ↗ |
| 14 Nov 2023 | Kate Foster · Federation of Small Businesses, Sally Jones · Department for Business and Trade | View ↗ |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Chun-Yi Lee · University of Nottingham, Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger · UK Trade Policy Observatory, Sophia Gaston · British Foreign Policy Group | View ↗ |
| 17 Oct 2023 | Giulia Leonelli · LSE Law School, Professor Christopher Dent · Edge Hill University | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Chun-Yi Lee · Associate Professor | University of Nottingham | 1 |
| Colin Barker · Counsellor (Commercial) & Senior Trade Commission… | High Commission of Canada | 1 |
| Creon Butler · Director, Global Economy and Finance Programme | Chatham House | 1 |
| Dan Hobbs · Director General, Migration and Borders Group | Home Office | 1 |
| Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger · Policy Research Fellow | UK Trade Policy Observatory | 1 |
| Elisabeth Bowes · Deputy High Commissioner | Australian High Commission | 1 |
| Giulia Leonelli · Assistant Professor of Law | LSE Law School | 1 |
| Inu Manak · Fellow for Trade Policy | Council on Foreign Relations | 1 |
| Kate Foster · Head of International Affairs | Federation of Small Businesses | 1 |
| Prof Holger Hestermeyer · Professor of International and EU Law | Diplomatic Academy, Vienna | 1 |
| Professor Christopher Dent · Professor of Economics and International Business | Edge Hill University | 1 |
| Rob Cook · Deputy Director for the Comprehensive and Progres… | Department for Business and Trade | 1 |
| Rt Hon James Cleverly MP · Minister of State (Minister for Middle East and N… | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 |
| Sally Jones · Deputy Director, Industrial Strategy Implementati… | Department for Business and Trade | 1 |
| Sophia Gaston · Director | British Foreign Policy Group | 1 |
| The Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE · Minister for Investment | Department for Business and Trade | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2024 | — | Letter dated 11 January 2024 to Chair from Lord Johnson, CPTPP session follow-u… |
| 22 Jan 2024 | — | Letter dated 11 January 2024 to Chair from Lord Johnson, CPTPP session follow-u… |
| 22 Jan 2024 | — | Letter 11 January 2024 to Chair from Lord Johnson, CPTPP: Commencement of a per… |
| 22 Jan 2024 | — | Letter dated 9 January 2024 to Chair from Lord Johnson, Updating Parliament wit… |
Meetings & visits
| Date | Type | Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 3A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 13 Feb 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 3A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 3A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 12 Dec 2023 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room G-32, Millbank House |