Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the remit and composition is of the Cabinet Office unit charged with examining the options and possibilities of negotiating the UK's exit from the EU; and if he will make a statement.
The Europe Unit will bring together officials and policy expertise from across the Cabinet Office, Treasury, Foreign Office and BIS. It will be based in the Cabinet Office and report to Cabinet on possible mechanisms for delivering the outcome of the referendum, advising on transitional issues and exploring objectively options for our future relationship with Europe and the rest of the world.