Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate has been made of the amount his Department plans to pay for the UK to leave the EU.

On the financial settlement, we have acknowledged that the UK has obligations to the EU and the EU to the UK, that will survive the UK’s withdrawal - which need to be resolved. We will continue discussions on how we determine a fair settlement of the UK’s rights and obligations as a departing member state, in accordance with the law and in the spirit of the UK’s continuing partnership with the EU.

In July the Commission set out the European Union position. We have a duty to our taxpayers to interrogate that position rigorously.