Treaties subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 Correspondence published by the International Development Committee
11 November 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.
Follows the calculation style Treaty periods A and B.
A step of type Business step.
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
There are 2 business items.
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Agreement, done at New York on 20 September 2023, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
On 1 July 2025.
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Agreement, done at New York on 20 September 2023, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
On 6 June 2025.