Meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee

Statement

My Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Cabinet Office (Michael Gove), has today made the following Written Statement:

The fourth meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee will take place on 28 September 2020 in Brussels, with delegations attending in person and by video conference.

The meeting will be co-chaired by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP and Vice President of the European Commission, Mr Maroš Šefcovic.

The agenda will include three items:

1. Introduction and opening remarks from co-chairs

1.1 Stocktake of Specialised Committee meetings

2. Update on Withdrawal Agreement Implementation

2.1 Citizens’ rights

2.2 Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland

2.3 Protocol on Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus

2.4 Protocol on Gibraltar

2.5 Financial provisions

3. AOB and concluding remarks

The UK delegation will include:

• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP

• The Paymaster General, Rt Hon. Penny Mordaunt MP

Representatives from the Northern Ireland Executive have also been invited to form part of the UK delegation.