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Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Act 2023

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

Enable the implementation of, and the making of other provision in connection with, the government procurement Chapters of the United Kingdom’s free trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand.

Sponsors · 2

  • Anne-Marie TrevelyanConservativeBerwick-upon-Tweed
  • Lord Johnson of Lainston

Bill · 5

  • Bill 273 2022-23 (Lords Amendment)Commons
    20 Mar 2023
  • HL Bill 118 (as amended on Report)Lords
    14 Mar 2023· 556 KB
  • HL Bill 81 (as brought from the Commons)Lords
    13 Dec 2022· 604 KB
  • Bill 009 2022-23 (as introduced)Commons
    11 May 2022
  • Bill 009 2022-23 (as introduced) (large print)Commons
    11 May 2022

Explanatory Notes · 4

  • Bill 273 EN 2022-23Commons
    20 Mar 2023
  • HL Bill 81 Explanatory NotesLords
    13 Dec 2022· 473 KB
  • Bill 009 EN 2022-23Commons
    11 May 2022
  • Bill 009 EN 2022-23 - large printCommons
    11 May 2022

Impact Assessments · 2

  • Impact assessment of the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and New ZealandUnassigned
    11 May 2022
  • Impact assessment of the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and AustraliaUnassigned
    11 May 2022

Delegated Powers Memorandum · 1

  • Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill: Delegated Powers MemorandumLords
    14 Dec 2022· 221 KB

Briefing papers · 2

  • Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill: HL Bill 81Lords
    21 Dec 2022
  • Briefing Paper on the BillCommons
    11 Nov 2022

Amendment Paper · 18

  • HL Bill 81-R-I Marshalled list for ReportLords
    10 Mar 2023· 147 KB
  • HL Bill 81-R(b) Amendments for ReportLords
    9 Mar 2023· 116 KB
  • HL Bill 81-R(a) Amendment for ReportLords
    22 Feb 2023· 84 KB
  • HL Bill 81-I Marshalled list for CommitteeLords
    19 Jan 2023· 307 KB
  • HL Bill 81(a) Amendment for CommitteeLords
    12 Jan 2023· 72 KB
  • Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 12 December 2022Commons
    12 Dec 2022
  • Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 12 December 2022 - large printCommons
    12 Dec 2022
  • Notices of Amendments as at 9 December 2022Commons
    9 Dec 2022
  • Notices of Amendments as at 8 December 2022Commons
    8 Dec 2022
  • Notices of Amendments as at 7 December 2022Commons
    7 Dec 2022
  • Notices of Amendments as at 2 December 2022Commons
    2 Dec 2022
  • Notices of Amendments as at 20 October 2022Commons
    20 Oct 2022
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 October 2022Commons
    18 Oct 2022
  • Notices of Amendments as at 17 October 2022Commons
    17 Oct 2022
  • Notices of Amendments as at 14 October 2022Commons
    14 Oct 2022
  • Notices of Amendments as at 13 October 2022Commons
    13 Oct 2022
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 October 2022Commons
    12 Oct 2022
  • Notices of Amendments as at 26 September 2022Commons
    26 Sept 2022

Bill proceedings: Commons · 2

  • All proceedings up to 12 December 2022 at Report StageCommons
    12 Dec 2022
  • All proceedings up to 18 October 2022 at Public Bill Committee StageCommons
    18 Oct 2022

Selection of amendments: Commons · 3

  • Consideration of Lords Amendments - selection and grouping - 22 March 2023Commons
    22 Mar 2023
  • Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 12 December 2022Commons
    12 Dec 2022
  • Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 18 October 2022Commons
    17 Oct 2022

Written evidence · 3

  • Written evidence submitted by the Farmers' Union of Wales (TANB03)Commons
    19 Oct 2022· 126 KB
  • Written evidence submitted by the Public Law Project (TANB01)Commons
    13 Oct 2022· 2.4 MB
  • Written evidence submitted by The Rt Hon Lord Lansley CBE PC DL (TANB02)Commons
    13 Oct 2022

Will write letters · 6

  • Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Howell regarding legislative consent, as raised in the Bill third reading debate.Unassigned
    12 Apr 2023
  • Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Lennie, Lord Purvis, Baroness McIntosh and Lord Kerr regarding points raised in the committee stage debate: scope of the power in Clause 2, impacts of the Bill on the NHS and labour standards, precedent of time limited Tariff Rate Quotas in other deals, food standards and operation of the UK's SPS regime, and pesticide usage.Unassigned
    26 Jan 2023
  • Letter from Lord Johnson to Lord Purvis regarding the second reading debate: questions regarding the justification of £10bn worth of contract opportunities statistic, market access outcomes, differences in thresholds, impact assessments, and Australia and New Zealand beef and sheep meat exports.Unassigned
    19 Jan 2023
  • Letter from Sir James Dudderidge MP to Gareth Thomas MP regarding Investor-state dispute settlement provisions in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.Unassigned
    21 Oct 2022
  • Letter from James Duddridge MP to Gareth Thomas MP regarding questions raised during the Committee stage (third & fourth sittings) of the Bill: scope of power, contracts with unknown value, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, Agreement on Government Procurement, domestic review rights under the Australian procurement chapter. Incl. annex.Unassigned
    21 Oct 2022
  • Letter from James Duddridge MP to Derek Twigg MP and Mark Pritchard MP regarding the Department for International Trade’s engagement with the trade union movement, as discussed during the Committee Stage (third & fourth sittings) of the Bill.Unassigned
    21 Oct 2022

Press notices · 1

  • Call for written evidence: Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillCommons
    8 Sept 2022

Act of Parliament · 1

  • Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Act 2023 (c. 9)Unassigned
    23 Mar 2023

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures · 3

  • Legislative consent: Scottish Parliament agreed not to consent to the Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill on 14 March 2023Unassigned
    14 Mar 2023· 184 KB
  • Legislative Consent Motion not approved by Senedd on 31 January 2023Unassigned
    1 Feb 2023· 218 KB
  • Legislative Consent Memorandum from the Scottish ParliamentUnassigned
    13 Jun 2022

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