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<p>As the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union set out in his oral statement
to the House on Tuesday 4 September, we have injected additional pace and intensity
into the negotiations as we reach the final phases and we are confident a deal is
within our grasp.</p><p>The Government’s White Paper supplies a precise, responsible
and credible basis for moving negotiations forward to achieve a deal that works in
our mutual interest. We expect the EU to engage seriously with the proposals and both
negotiating teams to work at pace to reach a substantive agreement on the Future Framework
in the autumn.</p><p>The vast majority of the Withdrawal Agreement has also been agreed
and we have made further progress across a range of the outstanding separation issues,
including the protection of data and information, the treatment of ongoing police
and judicial co-operation in criminal matters, and ongoing Union judicial and administrative
procedures after exit.</p><p> </p>
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