Petition · past parliament
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
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.