Committee questions Government on draft Withdrawal Agreement

• 20 March 2018 – Letter to Rt Hon David Davis MP  (pdf 116KB)
• Scrutiny of Brexit negotiations
• European Union Committee
• European Commission Article 50 negotiating documents

Background

On 28 February 2018 the European Commission published a draft Withdrawal Agreement setting out the arrangements for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; a revised text was published and transmitted to the UK Government on 15 March 2018. Large parts of the Agreement were then agreed by the UK and EU negotiators on Monday 19 March.

The Committee has written to the Secretary of State, setting out its initial observations on the Agreement and asking questions on a variety issues.

The Committee asks how far UK lawyers and negotiators contributed to the Agreement, or whether it was essentially prepared by the Commission. The Committee also asks questions about the transparency of the ongoing negotiations, about dispute resolution, Gibraltar, transition, Ireland and Northern Ireland, and citizens' rights.

Further information

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