While we believe that the prerogative should continue to be the source of the power for the Government to negotiate and enter into international agreements, it is clear that the manner and way in which that prerogative power is exercised needs to be more clearly and widely understood. The current arrangements grant the Government considerable power as well as flexibility in how they are used. We favour maintaining this flexibility but are alive to concerns about the potential for abuse of thi...

While we believe that the prerogative should continue to be the source of the power for the Government to negotiate and enter into international agreements, it is clear that the manner and way in which that prerogative power is exercised needs to be more clearly and widely understood. The current arrangements grant the Government considerable power as well as flexibility in how they are used. We favour maintaining this flexibility but are alive to concerns about the potential for abuse of this power. As such, it must be understood that there are clear constitutional limits on the use of this power by ministers. The authority for a Minister, a Type: conclusion | Number: 2 | Paragraph: 16 | Response status: not_accepted Government response: Partially agree. 2 Government Response The Government welcomes the Committee’s recognition that the Government should continue to conduct negotiations and enter into treaties under the Royal Prerogative and maintain the flexibility in how this is us