Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, for what reason the Answer of 16 November 2017 to Question 113491 did not indicate when he plans to publish a future partnership or position paper on (a) services and (b) financial services.

On 15 December the European Council confirmed that we will move onto the second phase of negotiations, including discussions on the future relationship. Decisions on the publication of any future UK papers are a matter for the UK Government. We have published 14 detailed papers on the negotiations to date and will continue to set out our positions at the appropriate time. We are seeking a deal that should allow for the freest possible trade in goods and services, including financial services, between Britain and the EU’s member states.