Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the number of international treaties that will (a) be affected and (b) need to be renegotiated in the event that the UK leaves the EU.

The EU Treaties Office Database lists Treaties relating to our EU membership: http://ec.europa.eu/world/agreements/default.home.do. Not all of these treaties require action when we leave the EU: a number have been superseded, are redundant or are no longer relevant for the UK.

We are seeking to maintain the relationships and cooperation we currently enjoy with third countries and international organisations as we exit the EU, and to ensure continuity of the effects of our international treaties.