Trade Bill — Commons Amendments — Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E) — 2 Feb 2021 at 20:45

Moved by Lord Grantchester

6B: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause-“Standards affected by international trade agreements(1) If regulations under subsection (1) of section 2 of this Act, or any other provisions of primary or subordinate legislation to implement an international trade agreement as defined in section 2(2), include provision in any of the areas listed in subsection (2), the provision must be consistent with maintaining United Kingdom levels of statutory protection in that area.(2) The areas referred to in subsection (1) are-(a) the protection of human, animal or plant life or health;(b) animal welfare;(c) environmental protection;(d) employment and labour;(e) online protections for children and vulnerable users;(f) health and care, and publicly funded data processing services andIT systems in connection with the provision of health and care; and (g) human rights and international obligations.(3) “United Kingdom levels of statutory protection” means levels of protection provided for, by or under any-(a) primary legislation,(b) subordinate legislation, or(c) retained direct EU legislation, which has effect in the United Kingdom, or the part of the United Kingdom in which the regulations or other provisions have effect, on the date on which a draft of the regulations is laid or (as the case may be) the provisions are first published.”

Ayes 277, Noes 257.

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