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Legislative Consent: Trade Bill
This
is a matter where the consent of the National Assembly for Wales is sought by
the UK Government to legislate on an issue which could normally fall within the
competence of the Assembly.
The
Trade Bill
is part of the framework being established to allow the UK to enter into trade
deals with Third Countries that currently have such deals with the European
Union.
The
Bill was laid before the House of Commons by the UK Government on 7 November
2017 and completed the Committee Stage in the House of Commons 1 February 2018.
On
7 December 2017, the Welsh Government laid a Legislative
Consent Memorandum in relation to the Trade Bill before the Assembly. Suggested
amendments to the Bill were published by the Welsh Government on 18
January 2018.
The
External
Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee published its report on the Trade
Bill: legislative consent and other associated issues (PDF, 338KB) on
Friday 9 March 2018.
The
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs
Committee published its report on
the Welsh
Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Trade Bill (PDF, 293KB)
on Friday 16 March 2018.
Supplementary Legislative
Consent Memoranda
A
supplementary Legislative
Consent Memorandum (No. 2) was laid by the Welsh Government on 14 February
2019.
The
Business
Committee agreed that the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee
and the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee should report on
the Bill by 11 March 2019.
The
External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee published its
supplementary report: The
Trade Bill - Second report on legislative consent and associated issues
(PDF, 196KB) on Friday 8 March 2019.
The
Constitutional
and Legislative Affairs Committee published its report
(PDF 142KB) on the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent
Memorandum (Memorandum No 2) on the Trade Bill on Monday 11 March.
The
National Assembly for Wales voted to give consent to the Trade Bill on 12
March 2019.
Following
an amendment to the Bill, a further supplementary
LCM (PDF, 115 KB) was debated in Plenary on 21 May 2019.
Consequently,
the National Assembly voted in favour of the Bill being considered further by
the UK Parliament.
The
Bill failed to complete its passage through UK Parliament before Dissolution.
This means the Bill will make no further progress.
Business type: Legislative Consent
Reason considered: Government Business;
First published: 12/12/2017
Documents
- Letter from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language - 28 June 2019
- Letter to the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language - 6 June 2019
PDF 94 KB
- Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No 3 Trade Bill) – 10 May 2019
PDF 115 KB
- Letter to the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language - 7 May 2019
PDF 186 KB
- Letter from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language - 25 April 2019
PDF 352 KB
- The Trade Bill: Second report on legislative consent and associated issues – 8 March 2019
PDF 196 KB
- Letter from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language - 15 February 2019
PDF 239 KB
- Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (memorandum no 2): Trade Bill – 14 February 2019
PDF 166 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Economy and Transport - 6 December 2018
PDF 54 KB
- Scrutiny of regulations made under the Trade Bill - October 2018
- Joint letter from the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee and the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee - 16 April 2018
PDF 19 KB
- Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee Report - 16 March 2018
- External Affairs and Additional Legislation report: The Trade Bill - legislative consent and associated issues - Friday 9 March 2018
PDF 339 KB
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport - 26 February 2018
PDF 428 KB
- Business Committee - Revised Committte Timetable - Legislative Consent Memorandum - The Trade Bill
PDF 42 KB
- Legislative Consent Memorandum: Trade Bill
PDF 359 KB
- Trade Bill
PDF 154 KB