Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the UK is legally obliged to pay a financial settlement in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

As Minister Robin Walker set out in his answer to Question 231383 on 21 March - as part of the Withdrawal Agreement, we have reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments we made during our period of membership, and ensuring a fair deal for UK taxpayers. In the event that we leave the EU without a deal, the financial settlement as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement would no longer apply.

The Government recognises that the UK has obligations to the EU, and the EU obligations to the UK, that will survive the UK’s withdrawal—and that these need to be resolved. But in a no deal scenario we would need to determine how to do so.