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<p>The Draft agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
was published on 19 March 2018 on gov.uk. It was accessible to peers in the Printed
Paper office but will now be <strong><ins class="ministerial">deposited</ins></strong><del
class="ministerial">made available</del> in the library of the House.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has recently
given evidence to the Exiting the EU Committee and the European Union Committee, on
25 April and 1 May respectively, where he discussed at length issues relating to the
draft withdrawal agreement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Lord Boswell of Aynho,
as Chairman of the European Union Committee, wrote to the Secretary of State on 21
March with 24 questions regarding the draft withdrawal agreement. The Secretary of
State responded in detail to the Committee's questions in writing on 19 April.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>This is in addition to a wide range of other parliamentary activity
undertaken by select committees in scrutinising particular elements of what is expected
to constitute part of the eventual Withdrawal Agreement - and the Government has been
clear that the withdrawal agreement will be subject to a vote in both Houses of Parliament.</p>
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