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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1885

UK International Trade and Investment Agreements (Ratification) Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill allows Parliament to formally approve (or 'ratify') international trade and investment agreements that the UK government has already made with other countries. It's basically the final step to make these deals official and legally binding.

Presented by Geraint Davies.
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote285 MPs
15% Ayes · 4285% Noes · 243
The democratic gap

85% , a wide gap

Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading20 Jul 2016
  • 2nd reading