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UK Relations with EU

Question for Cabinet Office

UIN 59329, tabled on 12 June 2025

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether the EU will be entitled to claim damages through arbitration if the UK fails to implement new EU laws.

Answered on

20 June 2025

The details of new agreements described in the Common Understanding are subject to negotiation. The Common Understanding is clear that new agreements will be subject to independent arbitration.

Answered by

Cabinet Office