Department for Exiting the European Union

Latest News (from Department Twitter Feed)

31 Jan 2020, 11:01 p.m.: This department has now closed. Please follow @cabinetofficeuk and @10DowningStreet for the latest on our future relationship with the EU. - Link
31 Jan 2020, 11 p.m.: The UK has now officially left the European Union. https://t.co/KbdHSKP9ux - Link

Department for Exiting the European Union Commons Appearances

Oral Answers to Questions is a regularly scheduled appearance where the Secretary of State and junior minister will answer at the Dispatch Box questions from backbench MPs

Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:

Urgent Questions where the Speaker has selected a question to which a Minister must reply that day
Adjornment Debates a 30 minute debate attended by a Minister that concludes the day in Parliament.
Oral Statements informing the Commons of a significant development, where backbench MP's can then question the Minister making the statement.

Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue

Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.

Most Recent Commons Appearances by Category

Date	Type	Title
Jan. 09	Oral Questions	Oral Answers to Questions
Oct. 24	Urgent Questions	Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great Britain
May. 22	Westminster Hall	Leaving the EU: Extension Period Negotiations
Feb. 21	Adjournment Debate	Northern Ireland Backstop: Conditional Interpretative Declaration

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Department for Exiting the European Union - Bills and Acts in the Current Session

Title	Last Event	Next Event Date	Last Updated
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020	Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 23 January, 2020		4 Feb 2020, 1:38 p.m.
A Bill to implement, and make other provision in connection with, the agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union which sets out the arrangements for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU.

Department for Exiting the European Union - Laid Secondary Legislation

Dates	Department	Title	Type
Laid 30 Oct 2019 In Force Not stated	Department for Exiting the European Union	European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation	Made negative procedure
These Regulations amend the definition of “exit day” in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“the 2018 Act”) and come into force immediately after they are made.
Laid 11 Apr 2019 In Force Not stated	Department for Exiting the European Union	European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation	Made negative procedure
These Regulations amend the definition of “exit day” in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) (“the 2018 Act”) and come into force immediately after they are made.

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Petitions addressed by Department for Exiting the European Union

Current Signatures	Title	Petition Deadline
183,422 Petition Closed	Parliament must honour the Referendum result. Leave deal or no deal 29/03/19 Gov Responded - 4 Apr 2019 Debated on - 1 Apr 2019	4 Sep 2019 closed 1 year, 1 month ago
The UK voted in a referendum in 2016 to Leave the EU....this wasn't dependent on a " deal" ....but rather just "Leave" we are now demanding that all mp's honour this result .conservative and labour mp's also agreed to leave on 29/03/19...... deal or no deal as part of their gen election campaign
113,612 Petition Closed	Parliament's vote on the Brexit deal must include an option to remain in the EU. Gov Responded - 19 Dec 2017 Debated on - 11 Jun 2018	17 May 2018 closed 2 years, 5 months ago
A lesser of two evils choice between a bad deal and no deal is not acceptable. Our country deserves better than Hobson's choice, and our MPs should be allowed to vote with their conscience to deliver what they believe is best for the country.
112,578 Petition Closed	STOP BREXIT Gov Responded - 22 Nov 2018 Debated on - 14 Jan 2019	10 Feb 2019 closed 1 year, 8 months ago
It's so desperately simple. The Government's standard response to these kinds of petitions is "The British people voted to leave the EU and the government respect that decision". BUT, the government themselves DO NOT KNOW the outcome of that decision, so how can they possibly respect it???

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Department for Exiting the European Union Publications

Most Recent Publications

Date	Title	Type
Jan. 29	International Agreements with Third Countries during the Transition Period	Guidance and Regulation
Jan. 28	UK and EEA EFTA States sign Separation Agreement	News and Communications
Jan. 23	Department for Exiting the European Union: business appointment rules advice, July to September 2019	Transparency

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Department for Exiting the European Union Written Questions

Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.

Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.

Latest Written Question

Date	Title	Questioner
15 Jan 2020, 3:24 p.m.	Geraint Davies MP (Labour (Co-op) - Swansea West)	Geraint Davies MP (Labour (Co-op) - Swansea West)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union : What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the length of the transition period on the outcome of negotiations with the EU on the future relationship between the UK and the EU. Answered by James Duddridge - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) As set out in the Political Declaration, both the UK and EU have committed to reaching an agreement on our future relationship by the end of 2020. This is in everyone’s interests. As set out in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, we will not be extending the Implementation Period beyond 2020.

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