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Committee on Exiting the European Union: Formal Minutes 2017–19 1

Formal Minutes of the Committee on Exiting the European Union, 2017–19

Wednesday 13 September

Members present:

Hilary Benn, in the Chair1

Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Pat McFadden Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson

1. Declarations of interests

Members disclosed their interests, in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix.)

2. Appointment of Sub-Committee

Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed.

Ordered, That all members of the Committee be members of the Sub-Committee.

3. Committee working methods

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee examine witnesses in public, except where it otherwise orders.

Resolved, That witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee be authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee otherwise orders.

Resolved, That the Committee not consider individual cases.

Ordered, That Mr John Whittingdale take the Chair of the Committee, if present, in the absence of the Chair.

4. Administrative arrangements


1 Elected by the House (Standing Order No. 122B) 12 July 2017, see Votes and Proceedings 12 July 2017

2 Committee on Exiting the European Union: Minutes 2016–17

5. Committee activities and inquiries


Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal.

Resolved, That the Committee visit Brussels, Dover, Northern Ireland, Cambridge, Paris and Berlin in connection with its inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 October at 9.00 am

Wednesday 11 October

Members present:

Hilary Benn, in the Chair

Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Pat McFadden Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson


Mr Peter Bone and Mr Christopher Chope disclosed their interests, in accordance with the resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix.)



3. European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Ordered, That the written evidence relating to this inquiry submitted by Sir Stephen Laws (EUB0004) be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

Sir Stephen Laws, Former First Parliamentary Counsel, Sir Konrad Schiemann, Former judge, Court of Justice of the European Union and the Court of Appeal, Dr Charlotte O'Brien, Senior Lecturer, York Law School, and Professor Richard Ekins, Head of Policy Exchange's Judicial Power Project and Associate Professor, University of Oxford gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 17 October at 9.30 am

Tuesday 17 October

http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/exiting-the-european-union-committee/the-european-union-withdrawal-bill/written/70936.html


Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant

Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams




Laura Dunlop QC, Convenor of the Faculty of Advocates Law Reform Committee, Dr Jo Hunt, School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, and Dr Kamala Dawar, UK Trade Policy Observatory, gave oral evidence.



Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson




Andrew Bryce, Co-Chair Brexit Task Force, UK Environmental Law Association, Professor Alan Neal, University of Warwick, Steve Elliot, Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association, and Caroline Normand, Director of Policy, Which?, gave oral evidence.



Thursday 19 October

The Chair, Stephen Crabb, Peter Grant, Wera Hobhouse, Stephen Kinnock, Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Pat McFadden, Stephen Timms and John Whittingdale visited Dover in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 13 September.


Members present:



Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson



2. The progress of the UK’s negotiations for EU withdrawal

Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 26 October at 12.45 am

Thursday 26 October

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Mr Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse

Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms Sammy Wilson





Steve Baker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, and Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 November at 9.00 am

Wednesday 1 November

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson




Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to European Union (Withdrawal) Bill be reported to the House for publication:

Rail Delivery Group (EUB0001)

Law Society of Scotland (EUB0002)

Which? (EUB0003)

Professor Phil Syrpis (EUB0005)

Mr Mark Ryan (EUB0006)

UK Finance (EUB0007)

Dr Sam Fowles (EUB0008)

Compassion in World Farming (EUB0009)

Cooperatives UK (EUB0010)

Sir Konrad Schiemann (EUB0011)












38 Degrees (EUB0012)

Sir Mikolaj Barczentewicz (EUB0013)

Open Britain (EUB0014)

3. Progress of UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal

Ordered, That written evidence from London First (NEG0001) relating to Progress of UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication.


Tuesday 7 - Thursday 9 November

The Chair, Joanna Cherry, Mr Christopher Chope, Stephen Crabb, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Richard Graham, Peter Grant, Stephen Kinnock, Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Pat McFadden, Craig Mackinlay, Seema Malhotra, Stephen Timms, Mr John Whittingdale and Hywel Williams visited Brussels and Paris in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 13 September.


Members present:



Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson




Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to European Union (Withdrawal) Bill be reported to the House for publication:

Dr Ludivine Petetin (EUB0015)

Dr Charlotte O’Brien, Senior Lecturer at York Law School (EUB0016)

City of London Corporation (EUB0017)




http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/exiting-the-european-union-committee/the-progress-of-the-uks-negotiations-on-eu-withdrawal/written/71913.html

http://data.parliament.uk/WrittenEvidence/CommitteeEvidence.svc/EvidenceDocument/Exiting%20the%20European%20Union/The%20European%20Union%20Withdrawal%20Bill/written/72476.html




Which? (EUB0018)

Professor Richard Ekins, University of Oxford (EUB0019)

Draft Report (European Union (Withdrawal) Bill), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the First Report of the Committee, HC 373.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 November at 9.30 am

Tuesday 21 November

Members present:








Members present:


Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms




Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson



[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 November at 4.00 pm


Members present:


Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy





Tuesday 28 November

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock



Jeremy Lefroy



2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal

Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication:

TheCityUK (NEG0002)

Rail Delivery Group (NEG0003)

City of London Corporation (EUB0017)

Which? (EUB0018)

Professor Richard Ekins, University of Oxford (EUB0019)

Draft Report (Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Second Report of the Committee, HC 372.



Members present:


Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson




Peter Hardwick, Head of Exports, Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board, James Hookham, Deputy Chief Executive, Freight Transport Association, Sian Thomas,







Communications Manager, Fresh Produce Consortium and Duncan Brock, Group Director, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, gave oral evidence.

Richard Everett, Chair, Port of Dover, Jon Thompson, Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, HMRC, John Bourne, Policy Director of Animal & Plant Health, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive, British Ports Association, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 December at 9.00 am

Wednesday 6 December

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock




2. Department on Exiting the European Union sectoral analyses

Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union, gave oral evidence.

Philip Rycroft, Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the European Union, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 December at 5.00 pm


Members present:



Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock



Motion made, and Question put, That the Committee considers that the Government’s response to the resolution of the House of 1 November has not complied with the terms of that resolution. – (The Chair) Amendment proposed to leave out “not”. – (Mr John Whittingdale) Question put that the amendment be made. The Committee divided.

Ayes, 11 Mr Peter Bone Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson

Noes, 8 Joanna Cherry Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms Hywel Williams

Amendment, accordingly, agreed to. Amendment proposed, after “That” to insert “, in view of the statement that no impact assessments have been undertaken,”. – (Stephen Timms) Amendment agreed to. Main Question, as amended, agreed to.


Resolved, That, in view of the statement that no impact assessments have been undertaken, the Committee considers that the Government’s response to the resolution of the House of 1 November has complied with the terms of that resolution.

[Adjourned till Thursday 7 December at 11.00 am

Thursday 7 December

The Chair, Joanna Cherry, Mr Christopher Chope, Stephen Crabb, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Richard Graham, Peter Grant, Wera Hobhouse, Stephen Kinnock, Mr Pat McFadden,

Craig Mackinlay, Seema Malhotra, Stephen Timms, and Hywel Williams visited Northern Ireland in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 13 September.

Thursday 7 December

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse

Stephen Kinnock Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms Hywel Williams


Simon York, Director, and Mike O’Grady, Deputy Head Organised Crime Operations North, HMRC Fraud Investigation Service, HM Revenue and Customs, Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris, and Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Martin, Head of Crime Operations, Police Service Northern Ireland, gave oral evidence.



Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra


Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson


Motion made, and Question put, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State to inform him that the Committee is minded to publish in full the reports arising from the sectoral analyses undertaken by the Government that were provided to the Committee on 27 November. – (The Chair)

The Committee divided.

Ayes, 8 Joanna Cherry Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms Hywel Williams

Noes, 10 Mr Peter Bone Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson

Question negatived.

Motion made, and Question put, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State to inform him that the Committee is minded to publish the reports arising from the sectoral analyses undertaken by the Government that were provided to the Committee on 27 November but with the Sector Views sections redacted from each report. – (The Chair)

The Committee divided.

Ayes, 10 Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms Hywel Williams

Noes, 8 Mr Peter Bone Mr Christopher Chope Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson


Question, accordingly, agreed to. Resolved, That, the Chair write to the Secretary of State to inform him that the Committee is minded to publish the reports arising from the sectoral analyses undertaken by the Government that were provided to the Committee on 27 November but with the Sector Views sections redacted from each report.




Prof Alexander H. Türk, Professor of Law, King’s College London, John Cassels, Partner, Competition, Regulatory and Trade Law, Fieldfisher LLP, and Dr Scott Steedman, Director of Standards, BSI and Vice President (policy) International Standards Organisation, gave oral evidence. Katherine Bennett, Senior Vice President, Airbus UK, Rod Ainsworth, Director of Regulatory and Legal Strategy, Food Standards Agency, Angela Hepworth, Director of Corporate Policy and Regulation, EDF UK, and Dr Ian Hudson, Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, gave oral evidence.



Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Mr Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse

Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms Sammy Wilson




Ordered, That, the correspondence between the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Chair of the Committee be reported to the House for publication.


Ordered, That, the reports arising from the sectoral analyses undertaken by the Government that were provided to the Committee on 27 November be reported to the House for publication but with the Sector Views sections redacted from each report.


Professor Michael Dougan, Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law, University of Liverpool, Professor Anand Menon, Director, UK in a Changing Europe, and Stephen Booth, Director of Policy and Research, Open Europe, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 January at 9.00 am

Wednesday 10 January

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson




Ordered, That the Clerk of the Committee write to the Scottish and Welsh Governments to inform them that the Committee on Exiting the European Union would have no objection to the Scottish and Welsh Governments making the reports arising from the sectoral analyses undertaken by the Government that were provided to the Committee on 27 November 2017 available to Members of the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly on a confidential basis and under equivalent conditions to those under which the reports were made available to all Members of the UK Parliament.



Association of British Insurers (NEG0007)

Dr Charlotte O’Brien (NEG0008)




Investment Association (NEG0009)

Prof Stephen Woolcock (NEG0011)

Professor Richard Whitman, Associate Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs and Director Global Europe Centre and Professor of Politics & International Relations, University of Kent, Fredrik Erixon, Director of the European Centre for International Political Economy, and Dr Stephen Woolcock, Associate Professor in International Relations, London School of Economics, gave oral evidence.



Members present:


Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson

1. Declaration of interest

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg amended his declaration of interests of 13 September 2017. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix.)




Dr Lorand Bartels, University of Cambridge and adviser on trade to Linklaters Solicitors, Christophe Bondy, PIL lawyer at Cooley (UK) LLP and Legal Counsel to the Canadian Government during the CETA negotiations, and William Swords, Chair of the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 18 January at 10.00 am

Thursday 18 January

The Chair, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Stephen Kinnock, Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Pat McFadden, Seema Malhotra and Stephen Timms visited Cambridge in connection with the




Committee’s inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 13 September 2017.

Thursday 18 January

Members present:


Mr Jonathan Djanogly Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms


Dr Eilis Ferran, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Institutional International Relations, Cambridge University, Professor Greg Hannon, Director, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Michael Lawrence, Business Development Director, Deimos UK, and Andy Williams, Vice-President of Research & Development, MedImmune and Cambridge Transition Team Leader, AstraZeneca, gave oral evidence.



Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson




Draft Special Report (European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2017-19), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.


The Government’s response to the First Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.

3. The Government’s negotiating objectives: The rights of UK and EU citizens

Ordered, That, the correspondence from the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union relating to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2016-17 be reported to the House for publication.


Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union gave oral evidence.


Thursday 25 January

The Chair, Joanna Cherry, Stephen Crabb, Richard Graham, Peter Grant, Stephen Kinnock, Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Pat McFadden, Emma Reynolds, Stephen Timms, John

Whittingdale and Hywel Williams visited Dublin in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, in accordance with

the Committee’s decision of 13 September 2017.


Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams




Michael Emerson, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies, Dr Tamara Kovziridze, co-founder, Reformatics; and chief negotiator and


coordinator of Georgian-EU negotiations on their Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, 2009-2012, and Dmytro Tupchiienko, Data Protection Lawyer, EY and former EU policy adviser to the Government of Ukraine gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 6 February at 9.30 am

Tuesday 6 February

Members present:


Sir Christopher Chope Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams




Professor Clive Church, Emeritus Professor of European Studies, University of Kent, Professor Rene Schwok, Director of the Global Studies Institute, University of Geneva, and John Springford, Deputy Director at the Centre for European Reform, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 February at 9.00 am

Wednesday 7 February

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson





Professor Alla Pozdnakova, University of Oslo Law Faculty, Ulf Sverdrup, Director, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, and Professor George Yarrow, Chair of the Regulatory Policy Institute, Emeritus Fellow at Hertford College, University of Oxford and visiting Professor, Newcastle University Business School, gave oral evidence.

Professor Carl Baudenbacher, Judge and President of the EFTA Court, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 February at 9.00 am

Monday 19 February

The Chair, Joanna Cherry, Sir Christopher Chope, Stephen Crabb, Jonathan Djanogly, Richard Graham, Wera Hobhouse, Stephen Kinnock, Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Pat McFadden,

Craig Mackinlay, Seema Malhotra, Emma Reynolds, Stephen Timms, John Whittingdale and Hywel Williams visited Brussels in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the

Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 13 September 2017.


Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns




Resolved, That the Committee visit Leeds in connection with its inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal.

2. Government’s EU Exit Analysis: Cross-Whitehall Briefing

Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State to inform him that the Committee was minded to publish the Government’s EU Exit Analysis: Cross-Whitehall Briefing and to ask him whether there were any specific details that he would wish to


be redacted on the basis that they were either sensitive to the negotiations, market sensitive or commercially confidential.


Ordered, That, the Chair write to the Secretary of State regarding the progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal.

Emanuel Adam, Director of Policy & Trade, British American Business, Dr Pınar Artıran, WTO Chair Holder, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Istanbul Bilgi University, Dr Peter Holmes, Reader in Economics, University of Sussex, and Sam Lowe, Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 February at 9.30 am

Tuesday 27 February

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Stephen Kinnock Mr Pat McFadden

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson




Draft Special Report (Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2017-19), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s response to the Second Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.


Pascal Lamy, former Director General of the World Trade Organisation and former European Commissioner for Trade, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 March at 9.00 am


Wednesday 7 March

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson




Resolved, That the Committee visit the City of London and Berlin in connection with its inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal.


British Retail Consortium (NEG0010)

Michael Emerson Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) (NEG0012)

Dr Rob Dickinson (NEG0013)

Professor Graham Virgo, University of Cambridge (NEG0017)

3. Government’s EU Exit Analysis: Cross-Whitehall Briefing

Motion made, and Question put, That the Government’s EU Exit Analysis: Cross-Whitehall Briefing, provided to the Committee on 6 February 2018 subsequent to the Humble Address of 31 January, be reported to the House for publication with the exception of Annex B. – (The Chair)

Amendment proposed to leave out “with the exception of Annex B”. – (Peter Grant) Question put that the amendment be made. The Committee divided.

Ayes, 2 Joanna Cherry Peter Grant

Noes, 15 Mr Peter Bone Mr Christopher Chope

http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/exiting-the-european-union-committee/the-progress-of-the-uks-negotiations-on-eu-withdrawal/written/75987.pdf





Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson

Amendment negatived.

Main Question put. The Committee divided.

Ayes, 11 Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Richard Graham Peter Grant Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Sammy Wilson

Noes, 6 Mr Christopher Chope Mr Jonathan Djanogly Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Mr John Whittingdale

Main Question, accordingly, agreed to. Resolved, That, the Government’s EU Exit Analysis: Cross-Whitehall Briefing, provided to the Committee on 6 February 2018 subsequent to the Humble Address of 31 January, be reported to the House for publication with the exception of Annex B.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 March at 9.30 am

Tuesday 13 March

Members present:



Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhottra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson



[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 March at 2.30 pm

Tuesday 13 March

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhottra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson




Wednesday 14 March

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden


Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhottra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson


Draft Report (Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: March 2018 update), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Third Report of the Committee, HC 884.


Tuesday 20 March

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Richard Graham Peter Grant

Jeremy Lefroy Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Sammy Wilson



Resolved, That the Sub-Committee visit Leeds in connection with its inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal.


Dr Lars Karlsson, President and CEO, KGH Border Services, gave oral evidence.


Wednesday 21 March

Members present:



Mr Peter Bone Sir Christopher Chope Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhottra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson


Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg declared a pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, namely: employment as Partner in Somerset Capital Management LLP.




David Campbell-Bannerman MEP, gave oral evidence.

Jessica Gladstone, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP and David Henig, UK Trade Policy Specialist, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Thursday 22 March at 10.45 am

Thursday 22 March

The Chair, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Peter Grant, Andrea Jenkyns, and Jeremy Lefroy visited Leeds in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the Progress of the

UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 20 March 2018.

Thursday 22 March

Members present:


Peter Grant Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Jeremy Lefroy





Iona Crawford, Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Sally Jones, Director for International Trade Policy, Deloitte, Mike Regnier, Chief Executive, Yorkshire Building Society and Glynn Robinson, Managing Director, BJSS, gave oral evidence.


Tuesday 27 March

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams



[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 March at 2.00 pm

Tuesday 27 March

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Richard Graham Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson




Wednesday 28 March

Members present:



Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhottra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson


Draft Report (The future UK-EU Relationship), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Fourth Report of the Committee, HC 884.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 April at 9.00 am

Wednesday 18 April

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhottra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson



Resolved, That the Sub-Committee visit the City of London in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal.

[Adjourned till Thursday 19 April at 10.15 am

Thursday 19 April

The Chair, Joanna Cherry, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Richard Graham, Jeremy Lefroy, Seema Malhotra, Stephen Timms, and Hywel Williams visited the City of London in


connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 18 April 2018.

Thursday 19 April

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Jeremy Lefroy

Seema Malhottra Stephen Timms Hywel Williams


Sam Woods, Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation and Chief Executive Officer of the Prudential Regulation Authority, Bank of England, and Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority, gave oral evidence. Huw Evans, Director General, Association of British Insurers, Chris Cummings, Chief Executive, the Investment Association, Stephen Jones, Chief Executive, UK Finance, and Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange Plc and Director of International Development, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 April at 9.00 am

Wednesday 24 April

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson





Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 May at 9.00 am

Wednesday 25 April - Thursday 26 April

The Chair, Joanna Cherry, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Richard Graham, Stephen Kinnock, Jeremy Lefroy, Stephen Timms, and Mr John Whittingdale visited Berlin in

connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 13 September

2017.

Wednesday 2 May

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee visit The Hague and Brussels in connection with its inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication:

Finance & Leasing Association (NEG0018)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (NEG0019)

Jill Barrett, Visiting Reader, Queen Mary University Law School, Sir Jonathan Faull, former Director General in the European Commission, Agata Gostynska-




Jakubowska, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform, and Lord Lisvane gave oral evidence.


Wednesday 9 May

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy


1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal James Mullock, Partner, Bird & Bird, Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner, Stephen Hurley, Head of Brexit Planning and Policy, British Telecom and Giles Derrington, Head of Policy: Brexit, International and Economics, TechUK gave oral evidence. Colin Paynter, Managing Director, Airbus Defence and Space UK, Patrick Norris, Secretary of the European Affairs Group, UKspace and Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Leicester gave oral evidence.


Wednesday 16 May

Members present:



Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden


1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the Chair of the Committee be reported to the House for publication. Dr Sarah Main, Executive Director, Campaign for Science and Engineering, Dr Beth Thompson MBE, Head of Policy (UK and EU), Wellcome Trust, Professor Richard Brook OBE, President, Association for Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations and Professor Michael Arthur, Chair, EU Advisory Group, Russell Group gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 May at 9.30 am

Tuesday 22 May

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter.


2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Draft Special Report (Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2017-19), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to. The Government’s response to the Third Report from the Committee was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House. Ordered, That the following correspondence relating to the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication:

Chair to the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (dated 17 April 2018)

Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the Chair (dated 24 April 2018)

Draft Report (Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: March—May 2018), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Fifth Report of the Committee, HC 1060.


Wednesday 23 May

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy




The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Ordered, That the correspondence from the Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary of HMRC relating to the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication. Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union and Suella Braverman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 June at 9.00 am

Wednesday 6 June

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Mr Pat McFadden Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Department for Exiting the European Union Memorandum on the Main Estimate 2018-19 Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the Department for Exiting the European Union Memorandum on the Main Estimates 2018-19 submitted by the Department to be reported to the House for publication. 3. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Draft Special Report (The future UK-EU relationship: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2017-19), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.


The Government’s response to the Fourth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House. Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (dated 24 May 2018) relating to the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication.


London Market Group (NEG0020)

British in Europe Association (NEG0021)

The3million (NEG0022)

Nicholas Hatton, Co-chair, the3million, Anne-Laure Donskoy, Co-chair, the3million, Barbara Drozdowicz, Chief Executive Officer, East European Resource Centre, Dr Mary Tilki, Member and former Chair, Irish in Britain and Catherine Hennessy, Trustee, Irish in Britain, gave oral evidence. Fiona Godfrey, Chair, British Immigrants living in Luxembourg (BRILL), and Deputy Chair of British in Europe, Jane Golding, Co-Chair, British in Germany, and Chair of British in Europe and Michael Harris, Chair, EuroCitizens, Spain, and Kalba Meadows, Founder, Remain in France Together (RIFT), France, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 19 June at 9.30 am

Tuesday 19 June

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Richard Graham Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden







The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal The Committee considered this matter.


Wednesday 20 June

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy


1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Guy Verhofstadt, Brexit Coordinator and Chair of the Brexit Steering Group, European Parliament, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 26 June at 9.30 am

Tuesday 26 June

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay


Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Draft Report (Parliamentary scrutiny and approval of the Withdrawal Agreement and negotiations on a future relationship), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Sixth Report of the Committee, HC 1240.


Wednesday 27 June

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Peter Grant Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Draft Report (The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: Data), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Seventh Report of the Committee, HC 1317.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 4 July at 9.00 am


Wednesday 11 July

MORNING SITTING

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Resolved, That the Sub-Committee take oral evidence that afternoon in connection with this inquiry. Allie Renison, Head of Europe and Trade Policy, Institute of Directors; Henry Newman, Director, Open Europe and Michael Dougan, Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law, University of Liverpool, gave oral evidence.

AFTERNOON SITTING

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal






Irish in Britain (NEG0026)

Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP, Minister of State for Immigration; Simon Bond, Strategy Director, Board of Immigration and Citizen System and Europe Director and Mark Doran, Deputy Director, EU Exit Immigration Strategy, gave oral evidence.


Wednesday 18 July

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhottra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Resolved, That the Sub-Committee take oral evidence in the morning of Tuesday 24 July in connection with this inquiry.

Draft Report (The progress of the UK's negotiations on EU withdrawal: the rights of UK and EU citizens), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Eighth Report of the Committee, HC 1439.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 July at 9.30 am






Tuesday 24 July

MORNING SITTING

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Craig Mackinlay Mr Pat McFadden Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittngdale Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Catherine McGuinness, Policy and Resources Committee Chairman, City of London Corporation, Adam Minns, Executive Director, Commercial Broadcasters Association, Huw Evans, Director General, Association of British Insurers and Giles Derrington, Head of Policy, Exiting the European Union, TechUK, gave oral evidence.

AFTERNOON SITTING

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhottra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson



Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, and Oliver Robbins, Europe Adviser to the Prime Minister, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Monday 3 September at 2.30 pm

Monday 3 September

The Chair, Sir Christopher Chope, Stephen Crabb, Richard Graham, Peter Grant, Andrea Jenkyns, Stephen Kinnock, Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Pat McFadden, Seema Malhotra, Mr

Jacob Rees-Mogg, Emma Reynolds, Stephen Timms, and Mr John Whittingdale visited Brussels in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the Progress of the

UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 2 May 2018.

Monday 3 September

Members present:


Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Richard Graham Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Michel Barnier, Chief Negotiator, Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU, European Commission, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 September at 10.00 am

Tuesday 4 September

Members present:



Peter Bone Stephen Crabb Richard Graham Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Philip Rycroft, Head of UK Governance Group and Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the European Union, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 September at 9.00 am


MORNING SITTING

Members present:



Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson



Draft Special Report (The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal (March to May 2018): Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2017-19), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The Government’s response to the Fifth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House. Draft Special Report (The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: Data: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2017-19), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The Government’s response to the Seventh Report from the Committee was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House. Ordered, That written evidence from Prof Michael Dougan (NEG0027) relating to progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication.

AFTERNOON SITTING

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djonogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy




Draft Report (The progress of the UK's negotiations on EU withdrawal (June to September 2018)), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Ninth Report of the Committee, HC 1554.



MORNING SITTING

Members present:


Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee visit Brussels in connection with its inquiry into the progress of the UK’s negotiation on EU withdrawal. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Resolved, That the Sub-Committee take oral evidence that afternoon in connection with this inquiry. Ordered, That the correspondence from Guy Verhofstadt, Brexit Coordinator and Chair

of the Brexit Steering Group, European Parliament to Seema Malhotra be reported to the

House for publication. Sir Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office, gave oral evidence. Jill Rutter, Programme Director, Institute for Government, Julian Jessop, Chief Economist, Institute of Economic Affairs, and Sir Simon Fraser, Deputy Chairman


and Adviser, Europe Programme, Chatham House and former Permanent Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 October at 2.45 pm

AFTERNOON SITTING

Members present:


Mr Jonathan Djonogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Richard Burnett, Chief Executive, Road Haulage Association, Martin McTague, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, Federation of Small Businesses, Andrew Opie, Director of Food and Sustainability, British Retail Consortium, and Mike Thompson, Chief Executive, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, gave oral evidence.



Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson


Stephen Kinnock


Draft Special Report (Parliamentary scrutiny and approval of the Withdrawal Agreement and negotiations on a future relationship), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The Government’s response to the Sixth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report. Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Special Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House. Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication. Jon Thompson, First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive, HM Revenue and Customs, Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health, and Sir Ian Cheshire, Government Lead Non-Executive Director, Cabinet Office, gave oral evidence.



Members present:


Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson


3.

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Dr Katy Hayward, Reader in Sociology, Queen’s University Belfast, and Dr David Shiels, Policy Analyst, Open Europe, gave oral evidence. Seamus Leheny, Policy Manager, Freight Transport Association, Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive, Manufacturing NI, Aodhán Connolly, Director, Northern Ireland Retail Consortium and Declan Billington, Vice Chair, Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association, gave oral evidence.



Members present:


Sir Christopher Chope Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden

Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams



Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication.

Sir David Natzler, Clerk of the House of Commons, gave oral evidence.

Dr Jack Simson Caird, Senior Research Fellow, Bingham Centre, Dr Sara Hagemann, Associate Professor in European Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science, Raphael Hogarth, Associate, Institute for Government, and Dr Simon Usherwood, Reader in Politics, University of Surrey, gave oral evidence.




Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns

Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale



Nick Witney, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations and Georgina Wright, Research Associate, Chatham House, gave oral evidence.

Camino Mortera-Martinez, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform and Sir Rob Wainwright, former Executive Director, Europol, gave oral evidence.


Tuesday 20 November

Members present:


Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant

Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms






Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson



Agata Gostynska-Jakubowska, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform, Professor Franklin Dehousse, Faculty of Law, University of Liege, and former Judge at the General Court of the European Union, and Dr Holger Hestermeyer, Shell Reader in International Dispute Resolution, King’s College London, gave oral evidence.


Tuesday 27 November

Members present:


Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson


1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Monday 3 December at 1.15 pm

Monday 3 December

Members present:


Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock

Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy Seema Malhotra Mr Pat McFadden Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams




Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union and Oliver Robbins, Prime Minister's Europe Adviser, gave oral evidence.



Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse

Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams


Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Sammy Wilson


Draft Report (The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal - The

Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration), proposed by the Chair, brought up

and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Tenth Report of the Committee, HC 1778.



Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams




Members present:


Peter Bone Joanna Cherry

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden


Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale



Dr Kirsty Hughes, Director of the Scottish Centre of European Relations, Catherine Barnard, Professor of EU Law, Cambridge University, Sam Lowe, Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform, and Henry Newman, Director, Open Europe, gave oral evidence.


Wednesday 9 January

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. The Government’s negotiating objectives: The rights of UK and EU citizens

Draft Special Report (The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU Withdrawal: The rights of UK and EU citizens: Government Response to the Eighth Report of the Committee, Session 2017-19), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.

The Government’s response to the Eighth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Special Report of the Committee to the House.




Ordered, That the written evidence relating to this inquiry submitted by Mr Titus Alexander(NEG0028) be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Exiting the EU, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 January at 9.00am


Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy



Draft Report (Response to the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration: Options for Parliament), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Eleventh Report of the Committee, HC 1902.



Members present:


Joanna Cherry Craig Mackinlay


Sir Christopher Chope Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Mr Pat McFadden

Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson


Ordered, That the written evidence relating to this inquiry submitted by Dr Andrew Watt (NEG0029) be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

Draft Report (Response to the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration: Assessing the options), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Twelfth Report of the Committee, HC 1908.



Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale


[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 February at 9.45am

Monday 4 February

The Chair, Joanna Cherry, Sir Christopher Chope, Stephen Crabb, Richard Graham, Andrea Jenkyns, Stephen Kinnock, Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Pat McFadden, Craig


Mackinlay, Seema Malhotra, Emma Reynolds, Stephen Timms, Mr John Whittingdale and Hywel Williams visited Brussels in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into

the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 10 October 2018.


Members present:



Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Supplementary estimate of the Department for Exiting the European Union Ordered, That the Department for Exiting the EU Supplementary Estimate 2018–19 be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

3. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, 1997-2008, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 February at 10.00am


Members present:


Stephen Crabb Mr Jonathan Djanogly Jeremy Lefroy Seema Malhotra

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Stephen Timms



[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 March at 9.00am

Wednesday 6 March

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Pat McFadden Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson


Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to this inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet:

List Brexit (NEG0030)

Dr Klearchos Kyriakides (NEG0033)

Ordered, That the correspondence from the Secretary of State for the Department for Exiting the EU and from Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Exiting the EU relating to this inquiry be reported to the

House for publication.

3. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: role of Parliament


Mr David Lummis (ROP001)

Global Justice Now (ROP002)

Open Rights Group (ROP003)


Professor Alison Young, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, Swee Leng Harris, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, The Legal Education Foundation and Senior Policy Adviser, The Bingham Centre for Rule of Law, and Dr Brigid Fowler, Senior Researcher, Hansard Society, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 March at 11.00am

Tuesday 12 March

Members present:


Mr Peter Bone Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union, gave oral evidence.


Wednesday 13 March

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson



Draft Report (Response to the 12 March 2019 vote on the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration: next steps for Parliament), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Thirteenth Report of the Committee, HC 2073.


Wednesday 20 March

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: Role of Parliament


The Institute for Government (ROP0005)

The Trade Justice Movement (ROP0006)

The Legal Education Foundation (ROP0007)


Wednesday 27 March

Members present:



Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Daniel Greenberg, Speaker's Counsel for Domestic Legislation, House of Commons, Dr Kirsty Hughes, Director of the Scottish Centre of European Relations, Dr Simon Usherwood, Reader in Politics, University of Surrey, and Georgina Wright, Senior Researcher, Institute for Government, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 April at 9.00am

Wednesday 3 April

Members present:


Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: role of Parliament

Ordered, That the written evidence relating to this inquiry submitted by Jerome Jackson (ROP008) be reported to the House for publication on the internet.



Ordered, That the written evidence relating to this inquiry submitted by Dr Klearchos Kyriakides (NEG0034) be reported to the House for publication on the internet.

Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 April at 10.00am

Wednesday 24 April

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy

Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams


[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 May at 9.00am

Wednesday 1 May

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy

Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams

1. Declaration of interest


Craig Mackinlay declared an interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into the progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, namely; that he sponsors Ruth Lea’s parliamentary pass as she provides advice as part of his research team. 2. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter.


David Henig, Director, UK Trade Policy Project at European Centre for International Political Economy, Sam Lowe, Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform, Dr Pinar Artiran, WTO Chair Holder, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Istanbul Bilgi University, and Ruth Lea CBE, Economic Advisor, Arbuthnot Banking Group, gave oral evidence.


Wednesday 8 May

Members present:


Peter Bone Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson



Larissa Brunner, Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre, Sir Jonathan Faull, Chair of European Public Affairs, Brunswick Group, and Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform, gave oral evidence.



Wednesday 15 May

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Richard Graham Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden

Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Department for Exiting the European Union Memorandum on the Main Estimate 2019-20 Ordered, That the written evidence relating to the Department for Exiting the European Union Memorandum on the Main Estimates 2019-20 submitted by the Department to be reported to the House for publication. 3. Review of Intergovernmental Relations

Ordered, That the correspondence between the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and

the Chair of the Committee be reported to the House for publication.


George Peretz QC, Monckton Chambers, Ms Sara Ogilvie, Trades Union Congress, Dr Emily Lydgate, University of Sussex and fellow of the UK Trade Policy Observatory, Mr Pieter Cleppe, Open Europe, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till 4 June at 10.00am

Wednesday 5 June

Members present:


Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant

Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms


Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy

Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams

Emma Reynolds was on parental leave under the terms of the Resolution and Order of the House of 28 January 2019 and the Speaker’s certificate of 14 May 2019

1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 June at 9.00am

Wednesday 12 June

Members present:


Mr Chistopher Chope Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Richard Graham Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson


1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Ordered, That the correspondence from the Minister of State for Immigration relating to the UK’s future skills-based immigration system be reported to the House for publication.


Seamus Nevin, Chief Economist, Make UK, Nick von Westenholz, Director of EU exit and International Trade, National Farmers' Union, Tim Rycroft, Chief Operating Officer, Food And Drink Federation, and Sydney Nash, Senior Policy Manager, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, gave oral evidence.


Wednesday 19 June

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Jonathan Djanogly Wera Hobhouse Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden

Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Sammy Wilson


1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. North-South Cooperation Mapping Exercise Ordered, That the correspondence from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to North-South cooperation: scoping exercise and North-South cooperation on healthcare draft UK non-paper to support scoping work to be reported to the House for publication. 3. Declarations of interests Jeremy Lefroy declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into the progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal as a trustee of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Craig Mackinlay declared a pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into the progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, namely: his wife’s employment by the pharmaceutical industry. 4. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Nishma Patel, Chemicals Policy Director, Chemical Industries Association, Steve Bates, Chief Executive, BioIndustry Association, Martin Sawer, Executive Director,


Healthcare Distribution Association, Vivienne Stern, Director, Universities UK International, Professor Tim Wheeler, International Director, UK Research and Innovation and Dr Beth Thompson MBE, Head of Policy (UK and EU), Wellcome Trust, gave oral evidence.


Wednesday 26 June

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy

Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson


1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Declaration of interests Craig Mackinlay declared a pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into the progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, namely: recent employment as a chartered accountant. 3. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal

Ordered, That, the correspondence from the Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, relating to EU Citizens’ rights be reported to the House for publication.


Automated Customs and International Trade Association (NEG0036)

IE Legal Clinic (NEG0037)


Giles Derrington, Head of Policy: Exiting the European Union, techUK, Claire Walker, Co-Executive Director, British Chambers of Commerce, Martin Manuzi, Regional Director for Europe, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and Alan Vallance, Chief Executive, Royal Institute of British Architects, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 July at 9.00am

Wednesday 3 July

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Seema Malhotra

Mr Pat McFadden Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson



Resolved, That the Committee visit Brussels in connection with its inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal.



The British in Europe (NEG0038)

The 3million (NEG0039)

Chris Desira, Director, Seraphus Solicitors, Barbara Drozdowicz, CEO, East European Resource Centre, Kuba Jablonowski, Researcher, The 3Million, Luke Piper, Solicitor, South West Law and Adviser, the3million, Fiona Godfrey, Co-Chair, British in Europe, Luxembourg (Benelux), Jane Golding, Co-Chair, British in Europe, Germany, Kalba Meadows, Member, Steering Committee, British in Europe France, Jeremy Morgan QC, Vice-Chair, British in Europe, Italy, and John Richards, member, Steering Committee, EuroCitizens, Spain, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 July at 2.30pm


Wednesday 10 July

Members present:


Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Stephen Crabb Richard Graham Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns

Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Seema Malhotra Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Stephen Timms


1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee visit Dublin in connection with its inquiry into the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal

Ordered, That written evidence from Seraphus (NEG0041) relating to Progress of UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication.

Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, gave oral evidence. Sir Keir Starmer KCB QC MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 16 July at 10.00am

Tuesday 16 July

Members present:


Peter Bone Andrea Jenkyns


Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse

Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms



2. The consequences of “no deal” for UK business

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Fourteenth Report of the Committee, HC 2560.


Wednesday 17 July

Members present:


Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock

Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson




Ordered, That written evidence from RIBA (NEG0042) relating to Progress of UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal be reported to the House for publication.

Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 23 July at 1.45 pm

Tuesday 23 July

Members present:


Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Peter Grant Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden

Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson



Bob Posner, Chief Executive, Electoral Commission, and Craig Westwood, Director of Communications, Policy and Research, Electoral Commission, gave oral evidence.


Wednesday 24 July

Members present:



Joanna Cherry Stephen Crabb Jonathan Djanogly Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse

Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Mr Pat McFadden Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms


1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Declaration of interests Seema Malhotra declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into the progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal as an unpaid member of the Independent Commission on Referendums. 3. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal

Sarah Allan, Head of Engagement, Involve, Professor David Farrell, Project Lead of The Irish Citizens’ Assembly Project, University College Dublin and Dr Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit, University College London, gave oral evidence.

Professor John Curtice, Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde, Professor Bobby Duffy, Director of The Policy Institute, King’s College London, Professor Meg Russell, Director of the Constitution Unit and Dr Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit, University College London, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 4 September at 9.00 am


Members present:


Stephen Crabb Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Jeremy Lefroy

Seema Malhotra Stephen Timms Mr John Whittingdale Hywel Williams



1. Committee activities and inquiries The Committee considered this matter. 2. Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Ordered, That a Sub-Committee be appointed to hear oral evidence in connection with this inquiry. Ordered, That the Chair have leave to report from time to time evidence taken before the Sub-Committee the Progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal. James Hookham, Deputy Chief Executive, Freight Transport Association, Andrew Opie, Director of Food & Sustainability, British Retail Consortium, and Karen Wheeler, CBE, former Director General, Cross Government Border Delivery Group, HMRC, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned TBC


APPENDIX: DECLARATION OF MEMBERS, INTERESTS 13 September 2017: Declaration of Members' interests Interests declared in addition to those registered by members of the Committee in the Register of Members' Financial Interests as at 11 September 2017 Hilary Benn: Member of Unite Jonathan Djanogly: Joint Chairman of the Task Force Europe of the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (unpaid) Chairman of the Republic of Georgia APPG Deputy Chairman of the Ukraine APPG Chairman of the Corporate Governance APPG Joint Chair of the Corporate Responsibility APPG Minority Share in Djanogly Family LLP Member of European Research Group Richard Graham: Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Indonesia, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Philippines, Malaysia Stephen Kinnock: Member of Community Jeremy Lefroy: Government Trade Envoy to Ethiopia Craig Mackinlay: Member of the European Research Group Pat McFadden: Member of Community Jacob Rees-Mogg: Member of the European Research Group 11 October 2017: Declaration of Members’ interests Peter Bone: Cofounder and director of Grassroots Out Board member of Leave Means Leave 17 January 2018: Declaration of Members’ interests Jacob Rees-Mogg: Chairman of the European Research Group

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