Michel Barnier

(asked on 5th June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, on what dates had he held meetings with Michel Barnier since December 2017.


Answered by
Steve Baker Portrait
Steve Baker
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
This question was answered on 11th June 2018

We have always engaged constructively and as a full and responsible Member State, in order to secure a deal that works for all parts of the country.

To that end, the SoS has been in contact with Michel Barnier, on a number of occasions since December last year. The SoS met him on February 5th in London, had a call on 2nd March, and most notably, they had a joint press conference in March following the agreement reached on the implementation period.

Throughout this period officials have been negotiating hard and at pace on issues related to our withdrawal, including Northern Ireland and other separation issues. More recently, they have begun discussions on the future framework, with discussions covering elements of both the future security and future economic partnerships.

We will of course continue to keep Parliament informed as negotiations unfold, in the coming months.

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