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<p>The Government is committed to securing a deal that works for the entire United
Kingdom - for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and all parts of England. In the absence
of a Northern Ireland Executive, we have engaged at an official level with the Northern
Ireland Civil Service. We remain committed to working with a new Executive to ensure
that we deliver a good deal for the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland.</p><p>The
Prime Minister has stated that we will not seek membership of the EU’s Single Market
after we leave the EU, but a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a
new, deep and special partnership.</p><p>The Department for Exiting the EU is working
with officials across Government and undertaking a programme of analytical work to
assess the economic impacts of exiting the European Union across all areas of the
UK.</p><p>Parliament has repeatedly asked the Government to protect information that
could undermine the UK's negotiating position and the Government will respect this.</p><p>We
are committed to securing the most frictionless trading relationship possible with
the EU. We have no preconceived position on the way we do that: what matters is the
ends, not the means. We welcome the European Council’s commitment to develop flexible
and imaginative solutions on the island of Ireland.</p><p> </p>
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