Brexit: EU Commission Debate
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(6 years, 2 months ago)
Lords ChamberMy Lords, in the Statement that the Minister repeated yesterday, the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU said:
“On the future relationship, we continue to make progress … although there is still some way to go”.—[Official Report, 9/10/18; col. 65.]
Does the Minister therefore now expect a draft statement on the future relationship to be available for the Council meeting next week? If not, when does he expect it?
I am afraid I am unable to give a precise timescale at the moment. We are negotiating. At this moment our negotiating teams are meeting in Brussels and we are confident of a deal. As soon as we have one that we can share with the noble Lord, I will be sure to let him know.