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Brexit EU law and treaties Insight Legislation The EU 

Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Implementing the transition period

October 22, 2019October 28, 2019 House of Commons Library 2450 Views Graeme Cowie

How does the Bill propose to change UK law to ensure that the transition period is honoured?…

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Brexit Insight Legislation The EU 

Withdrawal Agreement Bill: The financial settlement

October 22, 2019October 28, 2019 House of Commons Library 813 Views Matt Keep

The financial settlement is currently estimated at a cost of around £33 billion to the UK.…

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Brexit Insight Legislation The EU Work & Incomes 

Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Protection for workers’ rights

October 22, 2019October 28, 2019 House of Commons Library 1341 Views Daniel Ferguson

Clause 34 and Schedule 4 of the Bill set out protections for workers’ rights.…

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Brexit Insight Legislation 

Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Parliament’s role in the future UK-EU relationship

October 22, 2019October 28, 2019 House of Commons Library 1205 Views Graeme Cowie

The Bill makes arrangements for Parliament’s role in securing a long-term political, trade, and security relationship with the EU.…

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Brexit Insight Legislation 

Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement

October 22, 2019October 28, 2019 House of Commons Library 1720 Views Graeme Cowie

The EU and the UK must complete their respective constitutional requirements for ratifying the treaty before the Article 50 process can be brought to an end.…

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Brexit Economy & Business Insight 

Brexit deal: Potential economic impact

October 18, 2019October 28, 2019 House of Commons Library 3984 Views Daniel Harari

What are the potential economic implications of the new Brexit deal?…

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Brexit Immigration Insight Policy 

The progress of the EU Settlement Scheme so far

October 18, 2019November 15, 2019 House of Commons Library 9959 Views Georgina Sturge, Oliver Hawkins

EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) created two new statuses for EU, EEA and Swiss nationals living in the UK. These are Settled Status and Pre-Settled Status. This Insight examines the existing data regarding applications under the scheme. …

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Prime Minister Johnson at the Dispathc Box in the House of Commons
Brexit Insight Legislation Parliament 

Brexit deal: Saturday’s sitting explained

October 18, 2019November 4, 2019 House of Commons Library 3544 Views Graeme Cowie

Parliament will sit on Saturday 19 October so that MPs can approve, and Peers debate, the implications of a new Brexit deal. Our Insight explains what could happen. …

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Brexit Farming and fishing Insight Legislation Policy 

Farm payments in a no-deal Brexit

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 House of Commons Library 2610 Views Fergal Davis, Jonathan Finlay, Sarah Coe

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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Brexit Home Affairs Immigration Insight Negotiations Policy 

The Common Travel Area and Irish citizens in the UK after Brexit

October 16, 2019October 17, 2019 House of Commons Library 1368 Views Hannah Wilkins

Under the Common Travel Area (“the CTA”) Irish nationals have a special status in UK law. This Insight examines the potential impact of Brexit on that special immigration status.…

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Brexit Insight Legislation The EU 

Brexit scenarios: What could happen after the European Council meeting?

October 14, 2019November 4, 2019 House of Commons Library 3810 Views Stefano Fella

The ‘Benn Act’ places several requirements on the Government which also make this European Council meeting significant.…

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Brexit Insight Legislation Negotiations Policy 

Divorce after Brexit

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 House of Commons Library 755 Views Catherine Fairbairn

UK domestic law is unlikely to be affected by Brexit. But Brexit might impact procedural issues involving divorcing spouses from separate EU countries. This insight explains how.…

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Brexit Insight Policy The EU 

How might Brexit affect UK overseas aid spending?

October 10, 2019 House of Commons Library 1085 Views Jon Lunn

The UK Government is legally obliged to continue to spend 0.7% of gross national income as aid each year.…

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Brexit Insight Policy The EU UK elections Voters 

EU voters in England and Wales: Rights, regions and registers

October 8, 2019 House of Commons Library 1183 Views Elise Uberoi, Neil Johnston

There are more than 1.9 million EU citizens on the electoral registers in England and Wales. …

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Brexit EU law and treaties Insight International trade 

Brexit and trade in services

October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 House of Commons Library 1310 Views Ilze Jozepa, Matthew Ward

Trade in services is hugely important to the UK economy. This Insight looks at what might change if the UK leaves without a deal. It also shows how Office for National Statistics (ONS) experimental statistics helps unravel the complexity of services trade with the EU and other countries…

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UK military helicopters
Brexit Defence policy Insight Negotiations 

What would a no-deal Brexit mean for UK and EU defence cooperation?

September 30, 2019October 28, 2019 House of Commons Library 2888 Views Claire Mills

Brexit will affect how the UK contributes to these military operations. This Insight asks: what would a ‘no deal’ Brexit mean for the UK’s Armed Forces?…

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