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  Trade Bill - New Clause 4 - Convention about Parliament legislating on devolved matters
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require the consent of ministers in devolved administrations before making regulations under the Trade Bill on implementing international trade agreements and a 1994 treaty on government procurement; while retaining the UK government's responsibility for compliance with international agreements. 
  @ MP voted no against requiring the consent of ministers in devolved administrations before making regulations under the Trade Bill on implementing international trade agreements and a 1994 treaty on government procurement; while retaining the UK government's responsibility for compliance with international agreements. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted against requiring the consent of ministers in devolved administrations before making regulations under the Trade Bill on implementing international trade agreements and a 1994 treaty on government procurement; while retaining the UK government's responsibility for compliance with international agreements. 
  
  MPs were considering the Trade Bill[1].
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''Convention about Parliament legislating on devolved matters'' and stated:
  
  :(1) Regulations made under [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0122/cbill_2017-20190122_en_2.htm#pt1-l1g1 section 1(1)] by a Minister of the Crown, may not normally make provision which would be within the devolved competence of a devolved authority unlessâ
  
  :(a) so far as they contain provision which would be within the devolved competence of the Scottish Ministers (within the meaning given in paragraph 7 of Schedule 1), the Scottish Ministers consent, or
  
  :(b) so far as they contain provision which would be within the devolved competence of the Welsh Ministers (within the meaning given in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1), the Welsh Ministers consent, or
  
  :(c) so far as they contain provision which would be within the devolved competence of a Northern Ireland department (within the meaning of paragraph 9 of Schedule 1), unless the Northern Ireland department has given consent.
  
  :(2) Regulations made under [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0122/cbill_2017-20190122_en_2.htm#pt1-l1g2 section 2(1]) by a Minister of the Crown, may not normally make provision which would be within the devolved competence of a devolved authority unlessâ
  
  :(a) so far as they contain provision which would be within the devolved competence of the Scottish Ministers (within the meaning given in paragraph 7 of Schedule 1), the Scottish Ministers consent, or
  
  :(b) so far as they contain provision which would be within the devolved competence of the Welsh Ministers (within the meaning given in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1), the Welsh Ministers consent, or
  
  :(c) so far as they contain provision which would be within the devolved competence of a Northern Ireland department (within the meaning given in paragraph 9 of Schedule 1), unless the Northern Ireland department has given consent.
  
  :(3) This paragraph does not apply to regulations made by the Secretary of State underâ
  
  :(a) [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/35 section 35] or [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/58 58] of the Scotland Act 1998 (as amended),
  
  :(b) [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/section/82 section 82] or [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/section/114 114] of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (as amended), or
  
  :(c) [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/section/25 section 25] or [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/section/26 26 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998] (as amended).â
  
  The rejected new clause was accompanied by the following explanatory statement:
  
  :This new clause would ensure that regulations made by a Minister of the Crown within devolved competence require the consent of Ministers in devolved authorities in accordance with the convention about Parliament legislating on devolved matters while making clear that this does not alter the current powers of Ministers of the Crown in respect of international agreements.
  
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/trade.html Parliament's webpage on the Trade Bill]
  
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