Devolved governments and negotiations on the UK leaving the EU

This Debate Pack has been prepared for the Westminster Hall Debate on Thursday 21 July 2016 at 1.30pm initiated by Ian Murray MP. The debate is on the motion: That this House has considered devolved governments and negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.

The role of the devolved administrations in Brexit preparation is as uncertain at the moment as the role of the Westminster Parliament, but the new Prime Minister has pledged that the devolved administrations will be involved in the Brexit preparations – the question is: how?

• Primary Source

UK: Parliament: Parliamentary Business: Publications and Records: Research publications: Brexit: the next steps for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/eu-referendum/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Prime Minister to visit Scotland and underline commitment to 'preserving this special union' http://www.europeansources.info/record/prime-minister-to-visit-scotland-and-underline-commitment-to-preserving-this-special-union/

ESO: Background information: PM to visit Wales to underline her strong personal support for the union http://www.europeansources.info/record/pm-to-visit-wales-to-underline-her-strong-personal-support-for-the-union/

ESO: Background information: Government response to calls for a border poll [The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union. The results. Reaction in Northern Ireland] http://www.europeansources.info/record/government-response-to-calls-for-a-border-poll-the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-the-results-reaction-in-northern-ireland/

Intereconomics, Vol.51, No.4, July-August 2016: What May Not Happen in UKexit http://archive.intereconomics.eu/year/2016/4/what-may-not-happen-in-ukexit/

Blog: UK in a Changing Europe, 19.09.16: Does Brexit need the consent of the devolved territories? http://ukandeu.ac.uk/does-brexit-need-the-consent-of-the-devolved-territories/

ESO: Background information: British-Irish Council. Extraordinary Council Summit, Cardiff, 22 July 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/british-irish-council-extraordinary-council-summit-cardiff-22-july-2016/

ESO: Background information: Work underway to shape Wales’ future relationship with Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/work-underway-to-shape-wales-future-relationship-with-europe/

SNP: Updates, 11.09.16: Brexit: securing the best possible deal for Scotland http://www.snp.org/brexit_deal_scotland

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