European Union Committee
Brexit: deal or no deal
7th Report of Session 2017-19 - published 7 December 2017 - HL Paper 46
Contents
The subject-matter of this report
Box 1: Article 50 TEU and no deal
Box 2: ‘No deal’ and financial services
Box 3: ‘No deal’ and the agri-food sector
Box 4: ‘No deal’ and freight, transportation and ports
Box 6: ‘No deal’ and higher education and research
Box 7: ‘No deal’ and the impact on Ireland and Northern Ireland
Box 8: ‘No deal’ and citizens’ rights
Figure 1: Possible ‘no-deal’ scenarios
Mitigating the impact of ‘no deal’
The prospects for a ‘bare-bones’ deal
Is no deal better than a bad deal?
The Government’s policy on transition
The length of the negotiations
The legal basis for transition
‘Off the shelf’ alternatives to Article 50
The timing of a transition agreement
The timing of agreement on future relations
The Government’s proposed timetable
‘Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed’
The purpose and legal basis of transition
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/brexit-deal-no-deal and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.