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How the EU £39bn settlement is broken down in a detailed statement.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government has arranged a settlement figure of £39bn while we have obligations that need to be fulfilled, there is no specific breakdown on how this figure has been achieved nor if the UK people are happy to pay this figure. The UK Government has a duty to disclose the detail.
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/eu-divorce-bill
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-8039#fullreport
House of Commons Library CBP-7886.pdf & CBP-8039.pdf

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

1 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
8 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Feb 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.