Moved by
Lord Purvis of Tweed
23: After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—
“Publication of trade agreement progress register
(1) For the purposes of subsection (2)—
(a) the first reporting period begins with the passing of this Act and ends one week afterwards;
(b) each subsequent reporting period is—
(i) the week beginning with the end of the previous reporting period, or
(ii) if the condition in subsection (4) is met, the month beginning with the end of the previous reporting period.
(c) the last reporting period is—
(i) the reporting period in which exit day falls, or
(ii) if the condition in subsection (4) is met, the reporting period in which any transition period provided for in the negotiated withdrawal agreement expires.
(2) Before the end of each reporting period, a Minister of the Crown must publish a report relating to the continuing application of EU trade agreements after exit day.
(3) A report under subsection (2) must—
(a) specify the trade agreements the United Kingdom is party to as a member of the European Union (the “existing agreements”),
(b) for each of the existing agreements, specify whether the United Kingdom intends to sign an agreement that replicates the effects of the existing agreement (the “continuity agreements”),
(c) for each of the continuity agreements, specify—
(i) whether the agreement has been signed, and
(ii) if the agreement has not been signed, what progress has been made towards signing the agreement, and
(d) for each of the continuity agreements that has not been signed, specify—
(i) the likelihood, in the Minister’s opinion, that the agreement will be signed before exit day, or
(ii) if the condition in subsection (4) is met, the likelihood, in the Minister’s opinion, that the agreement will be signed before the end of any transition period provided for in the negotiated withdrawal agreement.
(4) For the purposes of subsections (1)(b)(ii), (1)(c)(ii) and (3)(d)(ii) the condition is if the United Kingdom has signed a negotiated withdrawal agreement with the European Union.
(5) In this section, “negotiated withdrawal agreement” has the same meaning as in section 13(16) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.”