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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

UK's negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU inquiry

Inquiry by the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union, 2 November 2016 to 27 April 2017. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 16 November 2016: Dr Hannah White, Director of Research, Institute for Government, Sir Simon Fraser, Former Permanent Under-secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union Law and the Jean Monnet Chair of EU Law, University of Cambridge
  • 23 November 2016: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House, Stephen Booth, Acting Director and Director of Policy and Research, Open Europe, Shanker Singham, Director of Economic Policy and Prosperity Studies, The Legatum Institute
  • 30 November 2016: Dr Virginia Acha, Executive Director for Research, Medical and Innovation, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, Fergus McReynolds, Director of EU Affairs, EEF, The Manufacturer's Organisation, Gary Campkin, Director for Policy and Strategy, TheCityUK
  • 7 December 2016: Carolyn Fairbairn, Director-general, Confederation of British Industry, Frances O'Grady, General Secretary, British Trades Union Congress, John Longworth, Co-Chair of Leave means Leave and Former Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce
  • 8 December 2016: Richard Baker, Head of Policy and Strategy, North East Local Enterprise Partnership, John Elliott, Executive Chairman, Ebac and Representative of Business for Britain in the North East, Ross Smith, Director of Policy, North East England Chamber of Commerce, Councillor Paul Watson, Leader, Sunderland City Council and Chair, North East Combined Authority
  • 14 December 2016: Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State for the Department for Exiting the European Union
  • 19 December 2016: Professor Michael Keating, Chair in Scottish Politics, University of Aberdeen, Andrew Walker, Managing Partner, Johnston Carmichael, Deirdre Michie, Chief Executive, Oil and Gas UK, Suzanne Burr, Business Manager, Thorpe Molloy RecruitmentMichael Bates, Development Officer, Scottish Seafood Association, Bertie Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Fishermen's Federation, Andrew Scott, Chief Executive Officer, Scotrenewables
  • 18 January 2017: Nicolas Hatton, Founding Co-chair, the3million, Anne-Laure Donskoy, Co-chair, the 3million, Barbara Drozdowicz, Chief Executive Officer, East European Resource Centre, Florina Tudose, Information and Outreach Coordinator, East European Resource CentreDebbie Williams, UK citizen living in Europe, Gareth Horsfall, UK citizen living in Europe, Sue Wilson, UK citizen living in Europe, Christopher Chantrey, UK citizen living in Europe
  • 25 January 2017: The Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, Chief Minister, The Hon Dr Joseph Garcia MP, Deputy Chief Minister, and Michael Llamas QC, Attorney General, HM Government of Gibraltar.
  • 1 February 2017: David Goodhart, Head of the Demography, Immigration, and Integration Unit, Policy Exchange, Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future, Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King's College London, and Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe
  • 8 February 2017: Michael Clancy, Director Law Reform, Law Society of Scotland, Professor Nicola McEwen, Professor of Politics, University of Edinburgh, and Professor Alan Page, Professor of Public Law, University of Dundee; Michael Russell MSP, Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe, Ian Mitchell, Deputy Director External Affairs, and George Burgess, Deputy Director for EU and International Trade and Investment Policy, Scottish Government (at 10.15am).
  • 9 February 2017: I:Councillor John Pollard, Leader, Cornwall Council, Kate Kennally, Chief Executive, Cornwall Council, and Chair, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Futures Group, Mark Duddridge, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership, and Kim Conchie, Chief Executive, Cornwall Chamber of Commerce. II: David Rodda MBE, Rural Delivery Manager, Cornwall Development Company, Patrick Aubrey-Fletcher, County Adviser for Cornwall, National Farmers Union, Dr Laurence Couldrick, Board Member, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership, and Nicola Lloyd, Head of Inward Investment, Invest in Cornwall
  • 21 February 2017: Roderick Abbott, former Deputy Director-General, The World Trade Organization and European Commission Directorate-General for Trade, Dr Federico Ortino, The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London, Professor Jim Rollo, UK Trade Policy Observatory, University of Sussex
  • 22 February 2017: Sir Ivan Rogers, former United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the European Union
  • 28 February 2017: Professor Steven Peers, University of Essex, David Anderson QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, David Armond, Deputy Director General, National Crime Agency
  • 2 March 2017: I: Professor Roger Scully, Professor of Political Science, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University, Dr Jo Hunt, Reader in Law, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University and Dr Rachel Minto, Research Associate, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University. II: Professor Brian Morgan, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Professor Iwan Davies, Professor of Law and Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Swansea University and Steve Thomas CBE, Chief Executive, Welsh Local Government Association.
  • 7 March 2017: Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, National Assembly for Wales, Piers Bisson, Deputy Director, European Transition, Welsh Government
  • 14 March 2017: Rt Hon Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
  • 15 March 2017: Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State, and Olly Robbins, Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the EU.