Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the declaration that “no deal is better than a bad deal” made in the Prime Minister’s Lancaster House speech in January 2016 continues to guide their policy on exiting the EU.

The Prime Minister has been clear that we are focused on delivering the will of the British people and getting a good outcome, a historic agreement that works for the people and businesses of the UK and for those in the EU. This Government does not expect or want a ‘no deal’ outcome from these negotiations.

It is strongly in the interests of both the UK and the EU to secure such an agreement, a good deal that works for both sides.

However, the Government continues to prepare for a range of results from negotiations, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.