Debate on economic implications for the UK of an EU – US Trade and Investment Agreement
17 July 2013
On Thursday 18 July MPs debated the economic implications for the UK of an EU – US Trade and Investment Agreement. The Backbench Business Committee scheduled this debate following representations from John Healey, Guto Bebb, and Jonathan Edwards.
Watch the debate and read a transcript
This debate was opened by John Healey.
Watch the debate on Parliament TV and read the views expressed by MPs in Commons Hansard.
- Parliament TV: General debate on the economic implications for the UK of an EU-US Trade and Investment Agreement
- Commons Hansard: General debate on the economic implications for the UK of an EU-US Trade and Investment Agreement
How the subject was selected
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee following representations from John Healey, Guto Bebb, and Jonathan Edwards at the Committee's public meeting on 25 June.
Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays at 3pm to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject, including those raised in e-petitions or national campaigns.
An MP must make a representation before the Committee for an e-petition or petition to be debated; e-petitions exceeding the Government's 100,000 signature threshold are not automatically allocated backbench time.
The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.