CPA UK hosted a series of virtual workshops aimed at equipping parliamentarians and clerks with the skills to negotiate and scrutinise trade agreements.

Discussions centred around the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a multi-national free trade agreement which the UK applied to join in February 2021.

Each workshop focused on the following aspect:

• 14 June – The UK’s application to CPTPP: Exploring the opportunities of multilateral trade agreements

• 17 June - Negotiating Trade Agreements

• 21 June - Scrutinising Trade Agreements

• 28 June -

  • Part 1: CPTPP and Agriculture

  • Part 2: CPTPP and Creative Industries

  • UK-Canada Forum: Sharing Expertise on Trade Agreements (only open to UK and Canada parliamentarians)

Delegates had the opportunity to speak to experienced politicians and experts from across the Commonwealth to discuss effective parliamentary oversight of trade deals and ask questions regarding CPTPP.