Jonathan Djanogly intervenes on the Minister to highlight the limitations of relying on the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (CRaG) to scrutinise trade deals.
Jonathan Djanogly welcomes Government compromises secured in the House of Lords but raises concerns about the increasing power of the Executive versus Parliament and calls for the urgent reform of the provisions for scrutinising proposed international treaties.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Jonathan Djanogly tells MPs why he cannot support a second national lockdown and calls for a weighted assessment of the health costs that takes into account the impact on businesses and livelihoods.
Jonathan Djanogly welcomes the Japan Free Trade Agreement which will now to the Japanese Parliament for pre-signing approval and calls for changes to the Trade Bill so that Free Trade Agreements similarly come before the UK Parliament for pre-signing scrutiny.
Jonathan Djanogly speaks in a debate on the Bill which deals with the implementation of international agreements on private international law separately from the Withdrawal Agreement. He urges the Government to accept the Bill as amended by the House of Lords, raising concerns about the Government’s proposals to extend delegated powers.