"We conclude that gravity models generate estimates of the impact of EU membership on exports which are variable but for all EU members are always positive and significant."

The Environmental Audit Committee’s pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Environment (Governance and Principles) Bill identifies serious concerns with proposed legislation to protect the environment if the UK leaves the European Union. The Report describes the bill as lacking coherence, with many Government Departments exempted from their environmental responsibilities.

When MPs return to Parliament after the summer recess there will be less than two months until 31 October – the date the UK is set to leave the EU. / MPs looking to make their voices heard will have far fewer opportunities to do so this time around than they had in the run-up to the end of March this year, when the former prime minister was trying to pass her withdrawal agreement.

MAJOR NEW ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT BRITAIN HAS MOVED EVEN FURTHER ON BREXIT: 422 of 632 constituencies in England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain) now have majority support for remain.

The report shows that no deal will not “get Brexit done” rather, it will usher in a period of prolonged uncertainty for citizens, workers and businesses, which is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon, our new report, No deal Brexit: issues, impacts, implications, reveals.

No Deal could put more than 50% of UK farms out of business - New report launches 'Farmers for a People's Vote'.

Even if the European Union and the United Kingdom conclude a highly ambitious partnership covering all areas agreed in the Political Declaration by the end of 2020, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU acquis, the internal market and the Customs Union, at the end of the transition period will inevitably create barriers to trade and cross-border exchanges that do not exist today.

The simple fact is that membership of the EU has been essential for environmental protection.

The aim of this briefing is to describe what happens under WTO rules if there is ‘no deal’.

This report identifies and then looksfurtherat the currentlymost prominent options (as at thestartof February2019) for the UK’s departure from the EU. In particularit considersthe current Withdrawal Agreement reached between the EU and the UK,together with the associated Political Declaration;and some of the alternatives, notably “no deal”,and choosing to remainin the EU.

Brexit has already added billions to the UK public’s energy bills and leaving without a deal could wreak further havoc and cost the average household an extra £61 a year, according to research by University College London.

EU obligations: UK implementing legislation since 1993 / How much UK law implements EU obligations? This is virtually impossible to answer accurately, but approximate calculations can be made using law databases.

The UK’s decision to leave the EU, or ‘Brexit’ as its colloquially known, impact show the UK is perceived by other states, including its perceived reliability as a multilateral partner.

Leaving the EU without a deal threatens health and the NHS in many ways, but the scale of the threat remains unclear. / We propose a framework that could be the basis for the comprehensive health impact assessment to inform politicians and the public. / The government’s claims that it is prepared for no deal are implausible and, at best, might mitigate some of the worst consequences.

Strategy report setting out the big future challenges for the EU – and Scotland’s contribution to that European future

Our report published today looks at six key areas of health and social care that are being impacted by Brexit.