1st Report - Unfinished Business: Resetting the UK-EU relationship
- HC No.
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- Published
- 12 Nov 2025
- Items
- 0
- Response
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Select Committee · European Affairs Committee
The UK-EU reset
Status: Closed
Opened: 15 Jan 2025
Closed: 26 Feb 2026
1 report
Inquiry scope
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 and the role of interested parties in the UK. The inquiry is expected to consider topics including the Government’s overall approach and negotiating priorities, the relationship between the reset and the forthcoming review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and the relationship between the reset and UK relationships beyond the EU. The report Unfinished Business: Resetting the UK-EU relationship was published on 12 November 2025, the Government responded on 27 January 2026 and the report was debated on 26 February 2026.Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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| 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 South-East Division | 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 Overseas Territories | 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 Service, 2018–20 | 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
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2025 | From committee | 7 May 2025, Letter to the Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP re: Inquiry into the UK-EU reset |
Meetings & visits
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| Date | Type | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |