Moved by
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
151B: After Clause 56, insert the following new Clause—
“Trade agreements containing provisions on visas
(1) This section applies where—
(a) the Government intends to make a trade agreement, and
(b) the proposed agreement includes provision about visas.
(2) Where this section applies, the Secretary of State must not seek to make the trade agreement unless a draft of the provisions on visas has been laid before and approved by each House of Parliament.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment is to ensure that any visa provisions in trade agreements can only come into effect if they are approved by both Houses of Parliament. This is to ensure that visas are a matter for nationality law not trade agreements.