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Trade Act 2021

[As Introduced]
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The Trade Act 2021 gives the UK government the power to negotiate and manage trade deals with other countries without EU involvement. It sets out the rules for how these agreements work and what Parliament's role will be in approving them.

Presented by Elizabeth Truss
supported by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
Official Ballot · Open Govt

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The people's count16 votes
100% Aye · 160% No · 0
MPs' vote578 MPs
58% Ayes · 33542% Noes · 243
The democratic gap

42% , a wide gap

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading19 Mar 2020
  • 2nd reading20 May 2020
  • Committee stage16 Jun 2020
  • Report stage20 Jul 2020
  • 3rd reading20 Jul 2020

Lords

  • 1st reading21 Jul 2020
  • 2nd reading8 Sept 2020
  • Committee stage29 Sept 2020
  • Committee stage13 Oct 2020
  • Report stage7 Dec 2020
  • 3rd reading18 Jan 2021