Trade Agreements (Exclusion of National Health Services) Bill 2024-26
exclude requirements relating to National Health Services procurement, delivery or commissioning from international trade agreements; to require the consent of the House of Commons and the devolved legislatures to international trade agreements insofar as they relate to the National Health Services of England, Scotland and Wales and Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Trade Agreements (Exclusion of National Health Services) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Seamus Logan.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 22 October 2024 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Seamus Logan), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 17th January 2025 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 15
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Tuesday 22nd October 2024 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament