Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely reaction by a majority of the British people to any further cession of their sovereignty to the European Union.

The next UK-EU Summit will take place on 20 November in Brussels, where we aim to strike important deals that will boost our economy, cut red tape, help our businesses grow and provide opportunities to young people denied since Brexit.

The agreements would be a sovereign choice to align in specific sectors where that is good for business and where it is good for jobs in Britain. Most British exporters already align de facto with EU standards to keep selling their goods. Any agreement will be ratified by Parliament, and implemented through legislation which Parliament will scrutinise in the usual way.

As the Prime Minister has said, he is clear that public opinion currently supports the pragmatic approach that the government is taking.