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Agriculture Bill

Proceeding contribution from Victoria Prentis (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 4 November 2020. It occurred during Debate on bills on Agriculture Bill.

I will not, because many Members wish to speak and I have been asked to be as quick as possible.

We are putting the Trade and Agriculture Commission on a statutory footing. The House asked for scrutiny of trade deals, and I am pleased to provide it. Parliament will have the reports from the Trade and Agriculture Commission, and it will have time to study the texts and specialist Committees in both Houses to examine them in more detail. It will be the lawful duty of Ministers to present both Houses, and indeed the devolved Administrations, with the evidence they need to scrutinise future trade agreements.

I believe that the Government amendment provides a comprehensive solution that really gets to the heart of this important issue. I therefore urge the House to reject Lords amendments 16B and 18B and to accept the Government’s amendment in lieu.

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Reference

683 c387 

Session

2019-21

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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