Select Committee · European Affairs Committee
The UK-EU reset
Status: Closed
Opened: 15 Jan 2025
Closed: 26 Feb 2026
1 report
The European Affairs Committee is holding an inquiry into the reset of UK-EU relations that the Government is pursuing. The inquiry has two main themes: the substance of the reset, involving questions about what the reset is or should be; and the reset process, involving questions about how the Government pursues it with the EU … Show more
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Report - Unfinished Business: Resetting the UK-EU relat… | — | 12 Nov 2025 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2025 | Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · Cabinet Office, Stephen Doughty MP · FCDO | View ↗ |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Chris Ranford · National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO), Elspeth Macdonald · Scottish Fisherman’s Federation, Tavish Scott · Salmon Scotland | View ↗ |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Professor Emily Lydgate · University of Sussex, Tom Bradshaw · National Farmers' Union, William Bain · British Chambers of Commerce | View ↗ |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Caroline Dawson · Clifford Chance LLP, Miles Celic OBE · TheCityUK, Professor Sarah Hall · Cambridge University | View ↗ |
| 6 May 2025 | HE Markus Leitner · Embassy of Switzerland to the United Kingdom | View ↗ |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Deborah Annetts · Independent Society of Musicians (ISM), Marco Cillario · The Law Society, Muyiwa Oki · Royal Institute of British Architects | View ↗ |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Adam Berman · Energy UK, Matt Hinde · National Grid, Silke Goldberg · Herbert Smith Freehills | View ↗ |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Deputy Chief Constable Peter Ayling · National Police Chiefs' Council, Joanne Jakymec · The Crown Prosecution Service, Robert Jones CBE · National Crime Agency | View ↗ |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Rear Admiral (Retd) Bruce Williams CBE · EU Military Staff, The Lord Peach KG GBE KCB DL · Military Committee of NATO, The Lord Sedwill GCMG · Cabinet Office, Vice Admiral (Retd) Duncan Potts CB · EU Operation ATALANTA | View ↗ |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Jason Alderwick · MBDA UK, Oriel Petry · Airbus, Phil Siveter · Thales | View ↗ |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Aslak Berg · Centre for European Reform, Professor David Collins · City St George’s, University of London, Sam Lowe · Flint Global | View ↗ |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Anton Spisak · Centre for European Reform, Philip Rycroft CB · Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU), Shanker Singham · Competere | View ↗ |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Professor Catherine Barnard · UK in a Changing Europe, Professor Graham Butler · University of Southern Denmark; and Linnaeus University, Sweden, Sir Richard Aikens · Brick Court Chambers | View ↗ |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Armida Van Rij · Chatham House, Mujtaba Rahman · Eurasia Group, Wolfgang Münchau · Eurointelligence | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Berman · Deputy Director of Policy | Energy UK | 1 |
| Anton Spisak · Associate Fellow | Centre for European Reform | 1 |
| Armida Van Rij · Senior Research Fellow & Head of Europe Programme | Chatham House | 1 |
| Aslak Berg · Research Fellow | Centre for European Reform | 1 |
| Caroline Dawson · Partner | Clifford Chance LLP | 1 |
| Chris Ranford · Chair | National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) | 1 |
| Deborah Annetts · Chief Executive | Independent Society of Musicians (ISM) | 1 |
| Deputy Chief Constable Peter Ayling · International Criminality and EU Exit Lead | National Police Chiefs' Council | 1 |
| Elspeth Macdonald · Chief Executive | Scottish Fisherman’s Federation | 1 |
| HE Markus Leitner · Ambassador | Embassy of Switzerland to the United Kingdom | 1 |
| Jason Alderwick · Director of UK Government and Political Affairs | MBDA UK | 1 |
| Joanne Jakymec · Chief Crown Prosecutor, International, London and… | The Crown Prosecution Service | 1 |
| Marco Cillario · International Policy Manager | The Law Society | 1 |
| Matt Hinde · Head of International Policy and Engagement | National Grid | 1 |
| Miles Celic OBE · Chief Executive | TheCityUK | 1 |
| Mujtaba Rahman · Managing Director, Europe | Eurasia Group | 1 |
| Muyiwa Oki · President | Royal Institute of British Architects | 1 |
| Oriel Petry · Senior Vice President | Airbus | 1 |
| Phil Siveter · UK CEO | Thales | 1 |
| Philip Rycroft CB · former Permanent Secretary | Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) | 1 |
| Professor Catherine Barnard · Senior Fellow and Deputy Director | UK in a Changing Europe | 1 |
| Professor David Collins · Professor of International Economic Law | City St George’s, University of London | 1 |
| Professor Emily Lydgate · Professor of Environmental Law | University of Sussex | 1 |
| Professor Graham Butler · Full Professor of Law | University of Southern Denmark; and Linnaeus University, Sweden | 1 |
| Professor Sarah Hall · Professor of Geography | Cambridge University | 1 |
| Rear Admiral (Retd) Bruce Williams CBE · former Deputy Director General | EU Military Staff | 1 |
| Robert Jones CBE · Director General (Operations) | National Crime Agency | 1 |
| Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · Minister for Constitution and European Relations | Cabinet Office | 1 |
| Sam Lowe · Partner | Flint Global | 1 |
| Shanker Singham · CEO | Competere | 1 |
| Silke Goldberg · Partner | Herbert Smith Freehills | 1 |
| Sir Richard Aikens · Retired judge | Brick Court Chambers | 1 |
| Stephen Doughty MP · Minister of State for Europe, North America and O… | FCDO | 1 |
| Tavish Scott · Chief Executive | Salmon Scotland | 1 |
| The Lord Peach KG GBE KCB DL · former Chairman | Military Committee of NATO | 1 |
| The Lord Sedwill GCMG · Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Serv… | Cabinet Office | 1 |
| Tom Bradshaw · President | National Farmers' Union | 1 |
| Vice Admiral (Retd) Duncan Potts CB · former Operational Commander | EU Operation ATALANTA | 1 |
| William Bain · Head of Trade | British Chambers of Commerce | 1 |
| Wolfgang Münchau · Co-founder and Director | Eurointelligence | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2025 | From cttee | 7 May 2025, Letter to the Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP re: Inquiry into the UK… |
Meetings & visits
| Date | Type | Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 4, Palace of Westminster | |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 3, Palace of Westminster | |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2, Palace of Westminster | |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 3, Palace of Westminster | |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2, Palace of Westminster | |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2, Palace of Westminster | |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 1, Palace of Westminster | |
| 20 May 2025 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2, Palace of Westminster |