Experts questioned on UK's financial obligations in 'no deal' Brexit
4 September 2019
The EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee hears evidence from experts on the UK's financial obligations to the EU in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit.
- Parliament TV: 'No deal' financial obligations
- Inquiry: 'No deal' financial obligations
- EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
Witnesses
Wednesday 4 September in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster
At 10.00am
- Samuel Wordsworth QC
- Martin Howe QC
At 11.30am
- Warwick Lightfoot, Head of Economic and Social Policy, Policy Exchange
- Dr Jorge Núñez Ferrer, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- John Springford, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform (CER)
Likely questions
- If there were to be 'no deal', what would be the next steps with respect to determining the UK's financial obligations to the EU?
- What is the legal status of the UK's financial obligations to the EU, and the EU's financial obligations to the UK, in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit?
- Could elements of the financial settlement be disaggregated and renegotiated?
- Could the UK delay the timing of these payments, possibly linking them to the progress of negotiations with the EU?