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The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal inquiry

Inquiry by the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union, 13 September 2017 to 13 September 2017. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 25 October 2017: Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union
  • 29 November 2017: Peter Hardwick, Head of Exports, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, James Hookham, Deputy Chief Executive, Freight Transport Association, Sian Thomas, Communications Manager, Fresh Produce Consortium, Duncan Brock, CIPS Group Director, Chartered Institute of Procurement and SupplyJon Thompson, Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs, John Bourne, Policy Director of Animal and Plant Health, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Richard Everitt, Chairman, Port of Dover, Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive, British Ports Association
  • 7 December 2017: 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.
  • 13 December 2017: Prof Alexander H. Türk, Professor of Law, King’s College London, John Cassels, Partner, Competition, Regulatory and Trade Law, Fieldfisher LLP, Dr Scott Steedman, Director of Standards, BSI and Vice President (policy) International Standards OrganisationKatherine 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, Dr Ian Hudson, Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
  • 20 December 2017: 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, Stephen Booth, Director of Policy and Research, Open Europe
  • 10 January 2018: 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, Dr Stephen Woolcock, Associate Professor in International Relations, London School of Economics
  • 17 January 2018: Christophe Bondy, Public International Lawyer at Cooley (UK) LLP and former senior counsel to Canada on the CETA negotiations, Dr Lorand Bartels, University of Cambridge and Senior Counsel, Linklaters, William Swords, President, UK-Canada Chamber of Commerce
  • 18 January 2018: Dr Andy Williams, Vice-President of Research & Development, MedImmune and Cambridge Transition Team Leader, AstraZeneca, Professor Eilís Ferran, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Institutional International Relations, Cambridge University, Michael Lawrence, Business Development Director, Deimos Space UK, Professor Greg Hannon, Senior Group Leader, Cancer Research UK
  • 24 January 2018: Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union
  • 31 January 2018: Dmytro Tupchiienko, Data Protection Lawyer, Ernst & Young, Michael Emerson, Associate Senior Researcher Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies, Dr Tamara Kovziridze, Co-founder, Reformatics
  • 6 February 2018: John Springford, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform, Professor Clive Church, Emeritus Professor of European Studies, University of Kent, Professor René Schwok, University of Geneva
  • 7 February 2018: Professor George Yarrow, Chair of the Regulatory Policy Institute, Emeritus Fellow, Hertford College, Oxford, and visiting professor, Newcastle University Business School, Ulf Sverdrup, Director, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Professor Alla Pozdnakova, Law Faculty, University of OsloProfessor Carl Baudenbacher, Judge of the EFTA Court
  • 21 February 2018: Emanuel Adam, Director of Policy and Trade, British American Business, Dr Peter Holmes, Reader in Economics, University of Sussex, Sam Lowe, Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform, Dr Pınar Artıran, WTO Chair Holder, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Istanbul Bilgi University
  • 27 February 2018: Pascal Lamy, former Director General, World Trade Organisation (2005-2013)
  • 20 March 2018: Dr Lars Karlsson, Managing Director, KGH Global Consulting and President KGH Border Services
  • 21 March 2018: David Campbell Bannerman MEP, David Henig, UK Trade Policy Specialist, Jessica Gladstone, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
  • 22 March 2018: Iona Crawford, Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Sally Jones, Director for International Trade Policy, Deloitte, Mike Regnier, Chief Executive, Yorkshire Building Society, Glynn Robinson, Managing Director, BJSS Ltd
  • 19 April 2018: Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority, Sam Woods, Deputy Governor Prudential Regulation, Bank of EnglandHuw Evans, Director General, Association of British Insurers, Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange Plc and Director of International Development, Stephen Jones, Chief Executive, UK Finance, Chris Cummings, Chief Executive, The Investment Association
  • 25 April 2018: Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union
  • 2 May 2018: 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, Lord Lisvane
  • 9 May 2018: James Mullock, Partner, Bird & Bird, Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner, Stephen Hurley, Head of Brexit Planning and Policy, British Telecom, Giles Derrington, Head of Policy: Brexit, International and Economics, TechUKColin Paynter, UK Managing Director, Airbus Defence and Space, Patrick Norris, Secretary of the European Affairs Group, UKspace, Dr Bleddyn Bowen, University of Leicester
  • 16 May 2018: 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, Professor Michael Arthur, Chair, EU Advisory Group, Russell Group
  • 23 May 2018: Suella Braverman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the EU, Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the EU
  • 6 June 2018: 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, Catherine Hennessy, Trustee, Irish in BritainFiona 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, Michael Harris, Chair, EuroCitizens, Spain, Kalba Meadows, Founder, Remain in France Together (RIFT), France
  • 20 June 2018: Guy Verhofstadt MEP
  • 11 July 2018: Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP, Minister of State for Immigration
  • 11 July 2018: Allie Renison, Head of Europe and Trade Policy, Institute of Directors, Henry Newman, Director, Open Europe, Michael Dougan, Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law, University of Liverpool
  • 24 July 2018: Dominic Raab MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union, Oliver Robbins, Prime Minister's Europe Adviser
  • 24 July 2018: 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, Giles Derrington, Head of Policy: Exiting the European Union, techUK
  • 3 September 2018: Michel Barnier, Chief Negotiator, European Commission, and Sabine Weyand, Deputy Chief Negotiator, European Commission.
  • 4 September 2018: Philip Rycroft, Head of UK Governance Group and Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the European Union
  • 10 October 2018: Mike Thompson, Chief Executive, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, Richard Burnett, Chief Executive of the Road Haulage Association, Martin McTague, Policy and Advocacy Chair, Federation of Small Businesses, Andrew Opie, Director of Food & Sustainability, British Retail Consortium
  • 10 October 2018: Sir Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit OfficeJill Rutter, Programme Director, Institute for Government, Julian Jessop, Chief Economist and Head of the Brexit Unit, Institute for Economic Affairs, Sir Simon Fraser, Deputy Chairman, Chatham House; Adviser, Europe Programme, and former Permanent Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • 17 October 2018: Jon Thompson, Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs, Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health, Sir Ian Cheshire, Government Lead Non-Executive Director, Cabinet Office
  • 24 October 2018: Dr Katy Hayward, Reader in Sociology, Queen’s University Belfast, Dr. David Shiels, Policy Analyst, Open EuropeAodhan Connolly, Director, Northern Ireland Retail Consortium, Seamus Leheny, Policy Manager, Freight Transport Association, Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive, Manufacturing NI, Declan Billington, Vice Chair, Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association
  • 31 October 2018: Sir David Natzler, Clerk of the House of CommonsDr 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, Dr Simon Usherwood, Reader in Politics, University of Surrey
  • 14 November 2018: Nick Witney, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations, Georgina Wright, Research Associate, Chatham HouseCamino Mortera-Martinez, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform, Sir Rob Wainwright, former Executive Director, Europol
  • 21 November 2018: Agata Gostynska Jakubowska, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform; Professor Franklin Dehousse, former Judge at the General Court of the European Union; Dr Holger Hestermeyer, Shell Reader in International Dispute Resolution, King’s College London
  • 3 December 2018: Rt Hon. Stephen Barclay MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union; Oliver Robbins, Prime Minister’s Europe Adviser.
  • 19 December 2018: 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, Henry Newman, Director, Open Europe
  • 9 January 2019: Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the EU
  • 13 February 2019: Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach (1997-2008)
  • 12 March 2019: Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
  • 27 March 2019: Daniel Greenberg, Speaker’s Counsel for Domestic Legislation, Dr Kirsty Hughes, Director, Scottish Centre on European Relations, Dr Simon Usherwood, Deputy Director, UK in a Changing Europe programme, and Georgina Wright, Senior Researcher, Institute for Government.
  • 3 April 2019: Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union
  • 1 May 2019: David Henig Director, UK Trade Policy Project at European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Sam Lowe, Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform, Dr Pınar Artıran, WTO Chair Holder, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Istanbul Bilgi University , and Ruth Lea CBE, Economic Advisor, Arbuthnot Banking Group.
  • 8 May 2019: Sir Jonathan Faull, Chair of European Public Affairs, Brunswick Group, Larissa Brunner, Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre, and Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform.
  • 15 May 2019: 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, and Mr Pieter Cleppe, Open Europe.
  • 12 June 2019: 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.
  • 19 June 2019: Nishma Patel, Chemicals Policy Director, Chemical Industries Association , Steve Bates, Chief Executive, BioIndustry Association (BIA), and Martin Sawer, Executive Director, Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA) ; 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 (at 10.15am).
  • 26 June 2019: 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, ICAEW, and Alan Vallance, CEO, Royal Institute of British Architects.
  • 3 July 2019: Chris Desira, Director, Seraphus Solicitors, Barbara Drozdowicz, CEO, East European Resource Centre, Kuba Jablonowski, Researcher, The 3Million, and Luke Piper, Solicitor, South West Law and Adviser, the3million (at 9.15am); 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 (at 10.30am).
  • 10 July 2019: Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Sir Keir Starmer KCB QC MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU (at 4.15pm).
  • 17 July 2019: Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union.
  • 23 July 2019: Bob Posner, Chief Executive, Electoral Commission, and Craig Westwood, Director of Communications, Policy and Research, Electoral Commission.
  • 24 July 2019: 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; 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, University College London , and Dr Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit, University College London (at 10.30am).
  • 4 September 2019: 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.
  • 5 September 2019: Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
  • 15 October 2019: Dr Esmond Birnie, Senior Economist, Ulster University , and Professor David Phinnemore, Professor of European Politics, Queen’s University Belfast ; George Clarke, Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service Northern Ireland, Ivor Ferguson, President, Ulster Farmers Union , and Roger Pollen, Head of External Affairs, Federation of Small Business Northern Ireland (at 10.15am).
  • 16 October 2019: Rt Hon. Stephen Barclay MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.