Scotland's role in the development of future UK trade arrangements
This paper discusses the role of the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament and others in the development of future UK trade arrangements, to help ensure that Scotland’s economic and other interests can be protected and enhanced.
Annex B
Summary of Proposals for Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament Role in Formulating New UK Trade Agreements [84][85]
| Stage |
Role of Scottish Government/Parliament |
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| Agreement Required |
Participation in process |
Consultation |
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| Preparation |
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| Assessing desirability of new trade deals, determining target countries/trading blocs |
All proposed trade deals |
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| Assessing likely impact of new deals on particular sectors of the economy or regions. |
Where deal covers devolved areas or touches on devolved issues |
Where deal covers only reserved areas. |
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| Consulting stakeholder groups |
As above. |
On reserved matters only |
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| Agreement of negotiating mandate |
All proposed trade deals |
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| Negotiation |
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| Initial engagement with third countries |
As above. |
On reserved matters only |
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| Participation in negotiation rounds |
As above. |
On reserved matters only |
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| Monitoring progress of negotiations |
As above. |
On reserved matters only |
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| Changes to negotiating mandate |
All proposed trade deals |
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| Finalisation/ Decision-making
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| Finalisation of text |
Where deal covers devolved areas or touches on devolved issues |
On reserved matters only |
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| Scrutiny by Parliament of agreements and their implementation |
As above. |
On reserved matters only |
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| Ratification |
All proposed trade deals |
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| Signing |
All proposed trade deals |
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| Implementation |
Where deal covers devolved areas or touches on devolved issues |
On reserved matters only. |
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