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Considered by the Business and Trade Committee Procedures

House of Commons

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The Business and Trade Committee examines all legislative reform orders. It considers whether draft legislative reform orders should be approved. The Committee is also responsible, in the House of Commons, at considering treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. It also has the remit to consider proposed negative statutory instruments laid by the Department for Business and Trade.

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There are 6 procedures.

  1. CRAG Treaty BAT

  2. Legislative Reform Order

    Legislative Reform Orders (LROs) are a specific type of delegated legislation that the Government can use to remove or reduce burdens that result directly or indirectly from legislation, or to promote principles of better regulation. They are made under terms set out in the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and are subject to scrutiny by a special committee in each House.

  3. Legislative reform order: Commons committee consideration

  4. Proposed negative statutory instrument

    A Minister may exercise powers under the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 or the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 to propose that instruments be subject to the proposed negative procedure. After a proposed negative instrument has been laid, each House has ten sitting days in which it may consider the instrument and agree with the proposal of the Minister, or instead recommend the instrument be subject to the draft affirmative procedure. In the Commons, the instrument is considered by the European Statutory Instruments Committee. In the Lords, the instrument is considered by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Any result of consideration does not bind a Minister, who must nevertheless make a written statement if disagreeing with a recommendation of a committee.

  5. Proposed negative statutory instruments – Commons committees

  6. Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010

    A treaty may be ratified if the Commons does not resolve against ratification within 21 sitting days. A Minister may extend this period. If the Commons resolves against ratification, a Minister may make a statement in disagreement, following which the Commons may consider for a further 21 sitting days. Even if the Lords resolves against ratification, a Minister may make a statement that the treaty be ratified. A Minister may determine a treaty be ratified without it being laid before Parliament.

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