International Agreements Committee
Scrutiny of international agreements: UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
6th Report of Session 2023-24 - published 27 February 2024 - HL Paper 70
Contents
Economic and trade issues (1)—goods market access
International labour standards
Economic and trade issues (2)—services market access
Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Chapter 3: The strategic context
The geopolitical context to the UK’s accession to CPTPP
Arguments for UK membership of CPTPP
CPTPP and the UK’s Indo-Pacific “Tilt”
CPTPP in the broader trading landscape
The UK’s role in the future development of CPTPP
The advantages of engaging in the development of CPTPP
Scope for leveraging influence: the UK’s reputation as a CPTPP member
Possible priority areas and issues for the UK in the development of CPTPP
Chapter 4: Implementation of CPTPP
The 2024 General Review and future CPTPP development
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7875/uk-accession-to-comprehensive-and-progressive-agreement-for-transpacific-partnership-cptpp/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.