division_name: Food Advertising (Protection of Children from Targeting) &#8212; Draft EU-Canada Trade Agreement Order
motion: <p class="indent" pid="b765.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Canada Trade Agreement) Order&#160;2018, which was laid before this House on <phrase class="date" code="2018-05-21">21 May</phrase>, be approved.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b774.5/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;I very much believe in the democratic process and the importance of transparency and, as the Committee knows, I have long been one of those Members who has been very much supportive of the scrutiny process and I&#8217;m sorry that the timescales meant that it was not possible to have a debate before decisions needed to be made on CETA.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b774.5/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;down to the parliamentary calendar and the timescales set for us. However, I therefore reinforce my commitment to the Committee today to hold such a debate and I&#8217;m very happy to have that debate on the Floor of the House. Our officials are already working with business managers to identify a date most likely, we understand, in November.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b774.5/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We consider such a debate to be urgent and ask that it be scheduled before <phrase class="date" code="2018-12-13">13 December</phrase>&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b774.5/12" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;our officials are already working with business managers to identify a date&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b774.5/14" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;I am sorry that the timescales meant that it was not possible to have a debate before decisions needed to be made on CETA in the Council.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b776.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;I am sorry that the timescales meant that it was not possible to have a debate before decisions needed to be made on CETA in the Council. This was down to the parliamentary calendar and the timescale set for us.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b776.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;UK could not be seen to block the agreement as it would send a negative signal to Canada.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b776.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;when I asked him if I could count on his and Britain&#8217;s continued support for CETA, he told me Britain would not just be supporting CETA, Britain would be pushing for CETA at the EU table.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b777.3/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;the most ambitious trade agreement between countries ever undertaken.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b783.2/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;offer no significant improvement to the dangerous&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b783.2/10" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;and should fool no-one&#8221;,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b783.2/12" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Investment Court System is nothing but private arbitration under another name&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b783.2/14" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;it would empower thousands of companies to circumvent national legal systems and sue governments in parallel tribunals if laws and regulations undercut their ability to make money.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b790.2/3" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b790.2/4" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 315, Noes 36.</p>