Mutual Defence Agreement agreement in October 2024

“Many of the proposed changes are minor technical amendments relating to outdated language, definitions and terminology and to reflect the different classifications of information that may be exchanged under the MDA. There are three amendments, however, which are worthy of note:
• Article 4 which makes the provisions on naval nuclear propulsion cooperation reciprocal and allows the UK to transfer technology to, and share information with, the US.
• Article 5 which removes the expiry provisions that relate to article III bis and allows for the MDA, as a whole, to remain in force on an “enduring basis”. As such, the agreement will not require renewal every ten years.
• Article 13 adds new final provisions to the agreement that will ensure that information, material or equipment shared or transferred under the MDA will continue to be protected should the agreement be terminated by either party in the future."
It looks as though we're going to be stuck with this so-called cooperation with the USA. "Under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 both Houses can oppose ratification should they so wish, but only the House of Commons has the theoretical potential to block the treaty indefinitely. If neither House passes a resolution opposing ratification within 21 sitting days, the Government can go ahead and ratify the treaty. The deadline for passing a resolution opposing ratification is 23 October 2024."

Ask your Member of Parliament if they have thought about this treaty renewal.