UK-US Trade Deal Debate
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Joanna Cherry
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UK-US Trade Deal
Joanna Cherry Excerpts(4 years, 1 month ago)
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Elizabeth Truss
I agree that we need to make a clear case, and to ensure that Parliament is engaged.
Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP)
I am interested to hear the Minister say that she wants to ensure that Parliament is engaged because, unlike our counterparts in the US Congress and the EU Parliament, Members of this House do not get a vote on trade deals. Is she prepared to consider reversing that policy? If not, can she tell us in what way having no debate on the trade deal constitutes taking back control?
Elizabeth Truss
The hon. and learned Member will be aware that the UK has a parliamentary system that is similar to those in Australia and New Zealand, and we are following a similar process to those Parliaments. It is a different structure from the separation of powers in the United States.