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Written Question
Brexit
Thursday 22nd November 2018

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 15 November 2018, Official Report column 454, what the meaning is of the legal term best endeavours.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris

The reference to best endeavours in Article 184 of the Withdrawal Agreement is a legally binding commitment that requires the UK and the EU to conduct themselves so that negotiations on the future relationship are meaningful. It prohibits inflexible or obstructive behaviour and obliges the parties to pay reasonable regard to the interests of the other party.

Written Question
Brexit
Wednesday 31st October 2018

Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it is the Government's policy that any treaty made between the UK and the EU pursuant to Article 50 should have a provision allowing the treaty to be denounced in the event that the terms of the political declaration are not adopted within a specified period.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris

The Government said in the White Paper that the Withdrawal Agreement should include an explicit commitment by both parties to finalise the legal agreements to give effect to the future relationship as soon as possible, in order to achieve a smooth transition out of the implementation period and into the future relationship. We have been discussing proposals on the linkage needed between the Withdrawal Agreement and the future relationship, and the EU is engaging constructively.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Sep 2018
Brexit Negotiations and No Deal Contingency Planning

"May I counsel my right hon. Friend against self-delusion? None of us who were present listening to Mr Barnier yesterday can be in any doubt that he understands perfectly what is involved in the Chequers arrangements, and he rejects, without qualification, the facilitated customs arrangements and the common rulebook. Why …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Is not it right that we in this country are not able to exercise some of the rights that people would wish us to exercise? The freedom to be able to transport live animals for slaughter is a freedom that we would prefer not to have. As soon as we …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Feb 2018
Department for Exiting the European Union

"Speaking as a St Andrews graduate, may I point out to the hon. Gentleman that when we leave the European Union, the University of St Andrews will no longer have to give free fees to people from the European Union, which currently results in discrimination against people from England?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Feb 2018
European Free Trade Association

"It is implicit in what my hon. Friend says that he is against our remaining in a customs union. Switzerland, which is in EFTA, is outside a customs union and has the freedoms that go with that. Do I take it from my hon. Friend’s speech that he accepts that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Can my hon. Friend confirm that during the implementation period, all foreigners, including those in the European Union, will be treated equally in having access to our country?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Nov 2017
Leaving the EU: Sectoral Impact Assessments

"Most people would accept that it is perfectly reasonable to exclude commercial market and negotiation-sensitive information but, unfortunately, that was not expressly excluded in the terms of the Humble Address on 1 November. Will my hon. Friend look carefully at the option of the Government bringing forward a revised motion …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Nov 2017
Exiting the EU: Sectoral Analysis

"Most fair-minded people would accept that it is reasonable that some of this material may not be available until three weeks have expired, but there must be some of the material that could be made available now or sooner than in three weeks. Will my hon. Friend assure the House …..."
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