Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

(asked on 22nd July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the World Trade Organisation Committee on Regional Trade Agreements paper Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) (Goods and Services), dated 16 June 2021, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the signatories' response to the question posed at section 1.72, page 23.


Answered by
Greg Hands Portrait
Greg Hands
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 7th September 2021

On June 22nd, the Government published the outline approach, scoping assessment, and consultation response, in advance of beginning formal negotiations with Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) countries. CPTPP has high environmental, labour and other standards. Its rules commit members to, for example, have a minimum wage, allow the freedom of association, protect the marine environment and, crucially, to enforcing their own laws in such areas. CPTPP also affirms members’ rights to regulate in their national self-interest, rather than forcing harmonisation on its members.

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