Trade Bill 2017-19
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. Make provision about the implementation of international trade agreements; to make provision establishing the Trade Remedies Authority and conferring functions on it; and to make provision about the collection and disclosure of information relating to trade.
Government Bill
(Department for International Trade)
What is this Bill?
The Trade was a Government Bill tabled by a Minister of the Crown.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2017-19 Session.
Whose idea is this Bill?Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.
What type of Bill is this?Government Bills are technically Presentation Bills, but the Government can use its legislative time to ensure the schedule of debates to scrutinise the Bill.
So is this going to become a law?No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.
How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Government Bills, Process of a Bill
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Initial Library Notes Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates
Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Wednesday 20th March 2019 - 3rd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
Bill Progession through Parliament
Latest Key documents
Impact Assessment
09/11/2017
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
21st March 2019
Explanatory Notes
Bill 364 EN 2017-19
21st March 2019
Bills
Bill 364 2017-19 (Lords Amendments)
20th March 2019
3rd reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
20th March 2019
3rd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
19th March 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 167-I Marshalled list for Third Reading (PDF)
18th March 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 167(b) Amendments for Third Reading (PDF)
18th March 2019
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Fairhead to Lord Stevenson and others regarding Government amendments which have been tabled for the Third Reading (PDF, 157KB)
15th March 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 167(a) Amendment for Third Reading (PDF)
14th March 2019
Bills
HL Bill 167 (as amended on Report)
13th March 2019
Report: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
13th March 2019
Report: 2nd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
11th March 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R-II Second marshalled list for Report (PDF)
11th March 2019
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Fairhead to Lord Judge regarding the Government's position on amendment 3A (PDF, 277KB)
6th March 2019
Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords
6th March 2019
Report stage (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
5th March 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Report (PDF)
4th March 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R-I Marshalled list for Report (PDF)
1st March 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R(h) Amendments for Report (PDF)
28th February 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R(g) Amendments for Report (PDF)
27th February 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R(f) Amendments for Report (PDF)
20th February 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R(e) Amendments for Report (PDF)
18th February 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R(d) Amendment for Report (PDF)
11th February 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R(c) Amendment for Report (PDF)
7th February 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R(b) Amendment for Report (PDF)
5th February 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-R(a) Amendment for Report (PDF)
4th February 2019
Committee: 4th sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
4th February 2019
Committee: 4th sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
31st January 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee (PDF)
31st January 2019
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Goldie to Lord Houghton regarding the Defence Safety Fire Authority Fire Safety Review (PDF, 97KB)
30th January 2019
Committee: 3rd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
30th January 2019
Committee: 3rd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
30th January 2019
Committee: 3rd sitting (Hansard - continued): House of Lords
29th January 2019
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Fairhead to Lord Purvis of Tweed and others regarding state aid and the devolved administrations, as discussed during the Committee (PDF, 103KB)
29th January 2019
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Fairhead to Baroness Neville-Rolfe and others regarding simplifying procurement rules to encourage bids from small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) (PDF, 109KB)
29th January 2019
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Fairhead to Baroness Kramer and others regarding whether the continuity agreements which the UK is transitioning will include investment provisions, as discussed during the Committee stage (PDF, 126KB)
28th January 2019
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Fairhead to Lord Stevenson and others regarding the Government's intention to establish an inter-governmental Ministerial forum on future international trade agreements with the devolved administrations (PDF, 85KB)
28th January 2019
Will write letters
Letter Baroness Fairhead to Lord Grantchester and others regarding the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) after Brexit (PDF, 91KB)
28th January 2019
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Fairhead to Lord Purvis and Lord Stevenson regarding a new bilateral arrangement with Singapore that would ensure continuity for the effects of the EU-Singapore FTA after Brexit (PDF, 80KB)
28th January 2019
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Fairhead to Lord Grantchester and others regarding the definition of "significant differences", as discussed at Committee stage (PDF, 83KB)
28th January 2019
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Fairhead to Lord Purvis and others regarding the continuity of existing EU free trade agreements (PDF, 110KB)
28th January 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-III Third marshalled list for Committee (PDF)
23rd January 2019
Committee: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
23rd January 2019
Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
23rd January 2019
Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard - continued): House of Lords
23rd January 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-II(Rev)(a) Amendment for Committee, supplementary to the revised second marshalled list (PDF)
23rd January 2019
Will write letters
Letter dated 23/01/2019 from Baroness Fairhead to Baroness Kramer regarding the Office for Environmental Protection. (PDF, 101KB)
23rd January 2019
Will write letters
Letter dated 23/01/2019 from Baroness Fairhead to Baroness McIntosh of Pickering regarding the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)as raised during the committee stage of the Trade Bill (PDF, 105KB)
22nd January 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-II(Rev) Revised second marshalled list for Committee (PDF)
21st January 2019
Committee: 1st sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
21st January 2019
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansarad): House of Lords
21st January 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-II Second marshalled list for Committee (PDF)
18th January 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-I(a) Amendment for Committee, supplementary to the marshalled list (PDF)
17th January 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127-I Marshalled list for Committee (PDF)
16th January 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(v) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
15th January 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(u) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
11th January 2019
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(t) Amendment for Committee (PDF)
18th December 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(s) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
13th December 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(r) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
12th December 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(q) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
11th December 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(p) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
10th December 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(o) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
6th December 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(n) Amendment for Committee (PDF)
29th November 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(m) Amendment for Committee (PDF)
22nd November 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(l) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
19th November 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(k) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
6th November 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(j) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
2nd November 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(i) Amendment for Committee (PDF)
1st November 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(h) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
31st October 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(g) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
29th October 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(f) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
26th October 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(e) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
11th October 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(d) Amendment for Committee (PDF)
10th October 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(c) Amendment for Committee (PDF)
18th September 2018
Will write letters
Letter dated 18/09/2018 from Baroness Fairhead to Lord Adonis regarding points raised during the second reading debate on the Trade Bill: the backstop and the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. (PDF, 89KB)
13th September 2018
Will write letters
Letter dated 13/09/2018 from Baroness Fairhead to Lord Kakkar regarding the Government's position on the Clinical Trials Regulations as discussed during the Second Reading of the Trade Bill. (PDF, 65KB)
13th September 2018
Will write letters
Letter dated 13/09/2018 from Baroness Fairhead to Lord Purvis of Tweed and Lord Stevenson of Balmacara regarding issues raised during the Second Reading of the Trade Bill. (PDF, 258KB)
13th September 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(b) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
12th September 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 127(a) Amendments for Committee (PDF)
11th September 2018
2nd reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
11th September 2018
2nd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
31st August 2018
Library Notes
Trade Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
19th July 2018
Delegated Powers Memoranda
Trade Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum (PDF, 541KB)
18th July 2018
1st reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
18th July 2018
1st reading (Hansard): House of Lords
18th July 2018
Bills
HL Bill 127 (as introduced)
18th July 2018
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 127 Explanatory Notes
18th July 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 17 July 2018
17th July 2018
3rd reading: House of Commons
17th July 2018
Report stage: House of Commons
17th July 2018
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 July 2018
17th July 2018
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 463KB)
16th July 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 13 July 2018
13th July 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 12 July 2018
12th July 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 11 July 2018
11th July 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 10 July 2018
10th July 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 9 July 2018
6th July 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 5 July 2018
5th July 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2018
4th July 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 3 July 2018
3rd July 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 2 July 2018
28th June 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 27 June 2018
27th June 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 26 June 2018
26th June 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 25 June 2018
22nd June 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 21 June 2018
21st June 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 20 June 2018
20th June 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 19 June 2018
8th June 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 7 June 2018
7th June 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 6 June 2018
6th June 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 5 June 2018
22nd May 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2018
17th May 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 16 May 2018
11th May 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 10 May 2018
4th May 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 3 May 2018
1st May 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 30 April 2018
30th April 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 27 April 2018
24th April 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2018
13th April 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 12 April 2018
3rd April 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 29 March 2018
28th March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 27 March 2018
15th March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 14 March 2018
14th March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 13 March 2018
13th March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 12 March 2018
9th March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 8 March 2018
8th March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 7 March 2018
7th March 2018
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on the Bill
7th March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2018
6th March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2018
5th March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 2 March 2018
2nd March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 1 March 2018
1st March 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 28 February 2018
28th February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 27 February 2018
27th February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 26 February 2018
26th February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 23 February 2018
23rd February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 22 February 2018
22nd February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 21 February 2018
9th February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 8 February 2018
8th February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 7 February 2018
7th February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 6 February 2018
6th February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 5 February 2018
5th February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 2 February 2018
2nd February 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 1 February 2018
2nd February 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 1 February 2018
2nd February 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 1 February 2018 at Committee Stage
1st February 2018
Committee Debate: 8th sitting: House of Commons
1st February 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Trade Justice Dundee (TB33)
1st February 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: TheCityUK (TB32)
1st February 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Africa APPG, together with the Royal African Society (TB31)
1st February 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom (supplementary to oral evidence) (TB30) (PDF, 473KB)
1st February 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: 38 Degrees (TB29)
1st February 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Unlock Democracy (TB28)
1st February 2018
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 175KB)
1st February 2018
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 1 February 2018
31st January 2018
Will write letters
Letter dated 31/01/2018 from Tobias Ellwood MP to Douglas Chapman MP: whether any redundancies made by contractors as a result of Project HESTIA have been funded by the MOD. (PDF, 112KB)
31st January 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 30 January 2018
31st January 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 30 January 2018
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Dr Angela Polkey (TB16) (PDF, 494KB)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming (TB26) (PDF, 596KB)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Which? (supplementary to oral evidence) (TB25)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Dr. Holger Hestermeyer (Supplementary to oral evidence) (TB24)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Tracy Roche (TB23)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Leslie and Patricia Mackay (TB22)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: British Sugar (TB21)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Scotch Whisky Association (Supplementary to oral evidence) (TB20) (PDF, 279KB)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: BioIndustry Association (BIA) and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) (TB19) (PDF, 443KB)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: James Dippie (TB18) (PDF, 205KB)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Amnesty International UK (TB17) (PDF, 780KB)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Tom Reynolds, British Ceramic Confederation (Supplementary to oral evidence) (TB15)
31st January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp, CEO, Business for Scotland (supplementary to oral evidence) (TB27) (PDF, 98KB)
30th January 2018
Committee Debates: compilation pdf of sittings so far: House of Commons
30th January 2018
Committee Debate: 7th sitting: House of Commons
30th January 2018
Committee Debate: 6th sitting: House of Commons
30th January 2018
Committee Debate: 5th sitting: House of Commons
30th January 2018
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2018
29th January 2018
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 181KB)
26th January 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 25 January 2018
26th January 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 25 January 2018
25th January 2018
Committee Debate: 4th sitting: House of Commons
25th January 2018
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting: House of Commons
25th January 2018
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 25 January 2018
25th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Professor Alan Winters, Professor of Economics and Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory, University of Essex (TB14)
25th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Liberty (TB13) (PDF, 354KB)
25th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Trade Justice Scotland coalition (TB12) (PDF, 756KB)
25th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: St Andrews TTIP Action Group (TB11) (PDF, 861KB)
24th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Global Justice Now (TB06) (PDF, 143KB)
24th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Fairtrade Foundation (TB04) (PDF, 518KB)
24th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Dr Kamala Dawar (TB03) (PDF, 346KB)
24th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: ABI (TB02) (PDF, 268KB)
24th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Peter D Blackburn (TB01) (PDF, 452KB)
24th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: British Retail Consortium (TB10) (PDF, 521KB)
24th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Traidcraft (TB09) (PDF, 587KB)
24th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Nick Ashton-Hart (TB08) (PDF, 98KB)
24th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: RSPCA (TB07) (PDF, 141KB)
24th January 2018
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Trade Justice Movement (TB05) (PDF, 127KB)
24th January 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 23 January 2018
24th January 2018
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 181KB)
23rd January 2018
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting: House of Commons
23rd January 2018
Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
23rd January 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 23 January 2018
23rd January 2018
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2018
22nd January 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 19 January 2018
22nd January 2018
Press notices
Schedule of meetings (PDF, 396KB)
18th January 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 17 January 2018
10th January 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 9 January 2018
10th January 2018
Press notices
Have your say on the Trade Bill
9th January 2018
2nd reading: House of Commons
9th January 2018
Programme motion: House of Commons
9th January 2018
Money resolution: House of Commons
9th November 2017
Impact Assessments
Trade Bill (Existing international trade (and other related) agreements) (PDF, 380KB)
7th November 2017
1st reading: House of Commons
7th November 2017
Explanatory Notes
Bill 122 EN 2017-19
7th November 2017
Delegated Powers Memoranda
Delegated Powers Memorandum - 7 November 2017 (PDF, 325KB)
7th November 2017
Bills
Bill 122 2017-19, as introduced