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The Scrutiny of International Treaties and other international agreements in the 21st century

Inquiry

The Committee is conducting an inquiry into how treaties and other international arrangements (such as Memorandums of Understanding) could be effectively scrutinised in the UK, now that the UK has left the EU. Our particular focus is on the House of Commons.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Thursday 23 September 2021.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Second Report - Parliamentary Scrutiny of International Agreements in the 21st century
Inquiry The Scrutiny of International Treaties and other international agreements in the 21st century
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Response to this report
Second Special - Parliamentary Scrutiny of International Agreements in the 21st century: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of session 2023-24
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Second Special - Parliamentary Scrutiny of International Agreements in the 21st century: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of session 2023-24
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Correspondence

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Letter to Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, Leader of the House of Commons on the Sifting Committee for International Agreements, dated 14.5.24
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Oral evidence transcripts

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14 June 2023
Inquiry The Scrutiny of International Treaties and other international agreements in the 21st century
Witnesses Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Department for Business and Trade, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Department for Business and Trade
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10 May 2023
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Witnesses Kings College London, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and Queen Mary University of London
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10 January 2023
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Witnesses Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Chair at International Agreements Committee, House of Lords), and Angus Brendan MacNeil MP (Chair at International Trade Committee, House of Commons)
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Written evidence

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Alexander Horne (Visiting Professor at Durham University), Arabella Lang (Head of Research at Public Law Project), and Holger Hestermeyer (Professor of International and EU Law and Director of the Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution at King’s College London) (SIT0028)
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The Welsh Government (SIT0027)
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HM Government of Gibraltar (SIT0026)
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Contact us

  • Email: pacac@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3268 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8335 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA