Debate Pack
TB in cattle and badgers
A debate will be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 23 October 2019 at 9.30 am on Government policy on TB in cattle and badgers. The debate will be opened by Ruth George MP.
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Research Briefing
Revisions to the Political Declaration on the framework for future EU-UK relations
The UK and EU agreed a revised Political Declaration on the framework for the future UK-EU relationship on 17 October. This Briefing provides an outline of the contents of the Declaration and the key changes in the revised text
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Research Briefing
The October 2019 EU UK Withdrawal Agreement
Boris Johnson's Government have negotiated a new 'deal' with the European Union. It is formed of a Political Declaration and a Withdrawal Agreement. This paper focuses on the Withdrawal Agreement and how it compares to the one negotiated by Theresa May's Government in November 2018. The main differences are in the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland or the 'backstop' as it is commonly known. It contains very different arrangements, the UK will no longer be in a single customs territory or union with the EU. The UK will no longer be legally bound to continue with level playing field commitments at the end of the transition period. Northern Ireland will still be in the UK's customs territory and VAT area, however, the region will align with the EU's rules in these areas. Northern Ireland will remain mostly aligned to the EU's regulations for goods. Four years after the end of the transition period Northern Ireland's democratic institutions will vote on whether they wish to continue the arrangements in the Protocol.
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Insight
Farm payments in a no-deal Brexit
UK farmers receive around €4 billion per year under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). What arrangements are in place to cover these payments in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit?
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Debate Pack
Deforestation in the Amazon
MPs will debate e-petition 266638 relating to deforestation in the Amazon on 7 October in Westminster Hall. This House of Commons Library debate pack provides some background information and press and parliamentary coverage of the issue.
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Research Briefing
No deal Brexit: What happens to farm payments?
UK farmers receive around €4 billion per year under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Under any Brexit scenario, the UK will leave the CAP when it leaves the EU. A new policy framework and legislative basis will be needed. Work is in progress to develop this: the four UK nations are developing their own plans for farm support and an Agriculture Bill is currently awaiting further consideration in the Commons. But what happens to farm payments in the event of a no deal Brexit? This briefing sets out the Government's plans to continue to pay farmers after exit day and the legal measures to enable this to happen.
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Research Briefing
The UK’s EU Withdrawal Agreement
This briefing looks in detail at the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the EU and UK and finalised on 14 November 2018. It was endorsed by EU Member State leaders at a special European Council summit on 25 November and the UK Prime Minister promoted it in the UK Parliament and around the country. The Agreement was debated at length in Parliament on several occasions and has been voted on three times. But the House of Commons has not endorsed it. A second extension of Article 50 took exit day to 31 October 2019, but once again the UK is faced with the possibility of leaving the EU without an agreement if this agreement or another one is not ratified by the UK and the EU.
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Debate Pack
Interdependence of modern farming and the environment
A 90-minute debate on the ‘Interdependence of modern farming and the environment’ has been scheduled for 2.30 pm on Tuesday 12 March 2019 in Westminster Hall. Colin Clark MP is the Member leading the debate.
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Research Briefing
What if there’s no Brexit deal?
What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don't agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without one - and with no framework for future relations either? This paper looks at how such a situation might come about, the constitutional implications for the UK and in some cases for the devolved administrations, and what the impact might be in a range of policy areas.
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Debate Pack
Debate on an e-petition relating to the sale of products containing palm oil
A debate will be held on an e-petition relating to the sale of products containing palm oil on Monday 10 December 2018 in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm.
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Research Briefing
The Political Declaration on the Framework for Future EU-UK Relations
This paper looks at the Political Declaration on the Framework for the Future Relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which was agreed by EU leaders on 25 November.
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Research Briefing
Brexit Unknowns (update)
What do we still not know about the Brexit process or the withdrawal agreement with the EU that is currently being negotiated? This paper looks at some of the main unknowns.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: UK agriculture policy
Brexit requires the UK to have a new agriculture policy. The UK Government and devolved legislatures have set out proposals for supporting farmers whilst enhancing the environment. This Commons Library briefing has been updated ahead of publication of an Agriculture Bill in order to set out the policy context. The Library will provide distinct briefing on the Bill ahead of its Second Reading.
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Debate Pack
Seasonal migrant workers
A Backbench Business Committee debate on a motion on Seasonal migrant workers is scheduled for Thursday 1 March 2018. The Member leading the debate is Kirstene Hair MP.
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Debate Pack
The policy framework for agriculture after the UK leaves the EU
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Thursday 1 February 2018 at 3pm on the policy framework for agriculture after the UK leaves the EU. The debate will be opened by Alistair Carmichael MP and the topic has been selected by the Backbench Business Committee.
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