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3rd Report – From a Common Understanding to Common Ground: Building a UK-EU Strategic Partnership fit for the future
Foreign Affairs Committee
HC 857
Published 4 March 2026
Government response
1st Special Report - From a Common Understanding to Common Ground: Building a UK-EU Strategic Partnership fit for the future: Government Response · published 21 May 2026
Recommendations & Conclusions
48
Conclusion
Rejected
It is disappointing that the EU has recently and unilaterally introduced a significant new element...
Conclusion
It is disappointing that the EU has recently and unilaterally introduced a significant new element into the “reset” negotiations by asking the UK to make a financial contribution to economic development of lower-income EU countries. Such a demand was not …
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Government Response Summary
The government explicitly states it will not make a financial contribution to the EU budget, clarifying its firm stance against the EU's demand for financial contributions to lower-income EU countries.
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50
Recommendation
Rejected
We ask the Government to state clearly whether it is prepared to agree to make...
Recommendation
We ask the Government to state clearly whether it is prepared to agree to make a financial contribution to the economic development of lower- income EU countries that does not require payments into the general EU budget (for example in …
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Government Response Summary
The government explicitly states it will not make a financial contribution to the EU budget, but notes any potential financial contributions in future agreements would be contingent on clear benefits and subject to robust parliamentary scrutiny.
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61
Recommendation
Rejected
We request the Government to publish, as promised, the headline findings of the Economic Diplomacy...
Recommendation
We request the Government to publish, as promised, the headline findings of the Economic Diplomacy Review conducted for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2024, and to clarify in its Response to this Report what EU-related recommendations Sir Martin …
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Government Response Summary
The Government shared executive summaries with the Committee previously and claims it would not be appropriate to provide additional detail on individual review recommendations made in a personal capacity.
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