Draft EU-Canada Trade Agreement Order

Debate between Catherine McKinnell and Barry Gardiner

Tuesday 26th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Catherine McKinnell]

Going back to the earlier discussion, if the position is not to support the Canada trade deal, will my hon. Friend explain what the procedure is for negotiating a new trade deal with Canada, given the complexity of leaving the EU?

[Barry Gardiner]

I do not know whether my hon. Friend heard the Secretary of State’s remarks. He has made it clear that negotiations are under way. The constitutional position is that all current agreements with third-party countries that we have through the EU will have to be rolled over as new agreements. They will be legally distinct. In that respect, they must all be renegotiated.