Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 21 March (HL14601), whether, under the proposed deal, the UK can decide unilaterally to leave the EU.

Following the passing of the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 by Parliament, the Prime Minister notified the European Union of our intention to withdraw under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.

We have since agreed the terms of our exit, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement.

We have further agreed an extension to Article 50, and on 27 March Parliament approved a statutory instrument to redefine “exit day” under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to reflect the new point at which the EU Treaties will cease to apply to the UK.