Parliament, trade and treaties
b"The Brexit negotiations demonstrated long-standing weaknesses in parliament\\u2019s ability to scrutinise trade negotiations and international treaties \\u2013 with much of the May government\\u2019s time spent managing attempts by parliamentarians to enhance their role. In light of the government\\u2019s post-Brexit ambition to conclude new trade deals with countries around the world, this panel examined how parliament currently scrutinises international treaties and what more parliamentarians should do to ensure effective scrutiny.\\n\\nTo discuss these issues, we were joined by:\\n\\nJill Barrett, , Associate Member 6 Pump Court, International Law Consultant and former Foreign Office legal adviser\\nMark Garnier MP, Member of the House of Commons International Trade Committee and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Trade, 2016\\u201318\\nProfessor Holger Hestermeyer, Professor of International and EU law at King\\u2019s College London\\nAlex Horne, Counsel at Hackett and Dabbs LLP and Special Adviser to the House of Lords International Agreements Committee\\n\\nThe event was chaired by Maddy Thimont Jack, Associate Director at the Institute for Government.\\n\\nThe event was part of our day exploring 'Five years of the Department for International Trade: what progress has been made?' https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/events/five-years-department-international-trade"