Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the compatibility of the UK and EU legal regimes after the UK leaves the EU.

The act of leaving the EU means that it is inevitable that elements of the EU’s supranational framework will not be retained.

The EU (Withdrawal) Bill will provide businesses and stakeholders with maximum certainty as we leave the European Union by ensuring that, wherever practical, the same rules and laws apply after exit and that legal rights and obligations are clear.

We are also pursuing a deep and special future partnership with the EU, the exact nature of which will be determined by the outcome of the negotiations.