3rd Report – From a Common Understanding to Common Ground: Building a UK-EU Strategic Partnership fit for the future
Select Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
HC 857
4 March 2026
Government Response (AI assessment · 67 of 85 classified)
Accepted
15
Acknowledged
41
Deferred
3
Rejected
1
Recommendations
2 results
4
Deferred
We ask the Government to provide an update on its envisaged timetable for publication and...
Recommendation
We ask the Government to provide an update on its envisaged timetable for publication and ratification of the draft UK-EU Agreement on Gibraltar. Given its constitutional and political importance, we also request that the Government makes time in the House …
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Government Response Summary
The Government recognizes parliamentarians' interest in the Treaty and states that the Committee’s views on holding a debate will be conveyed to the relevant parties for consideration in the scheduling of parliamentary business. They anticipate ratification in early 2027.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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81
Deferred
We agree with the House of Lords European Affairs Committee that Parliament must “play a...
Recommendation
We agree with the House of Lords European Affairs Committee that Parliament must “play a full scrutiny role” when it comes to matters of alignment with the EU. Given the continued impact of the EU decisions on the UK and …
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Government Response Summary
The government intends to consider the matter of establishing a dedicated new Committee on EU affairs further, engaging with other interested parties within the House of Commons, and prefers broad agreement before treaties requiring dynamic alignment are brought into force.
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Conclusions (1) Observations and findings — click to expand
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Conclusion
Deferred
It is not clear to us that expecting Departmental Select Committees to fulfil this task would be workable, and nor can they provide the House with a cross-cutting overview of how alignment with EU rules, and limitations on the UK’s regulatory autonomy, are developing across different areas of policy. We …
Government Response Summary
The government intends to consider the matter further and engage with interested parties within the House of Commons, preferring broad agreement before new treaties with the EU requiring dynamic alignment are brought into force.