During Department for Exiting the European Union Questions, I asked the Minister if he would make an assessment of the potential negative effect on his Department’s policies of a second referendum on the UK leaving the EU, and on the democratic and financial impacts of pursuing such a change in policy. The Minister explained that a second referendum would have a very corrosive impact not only on our politics, but on trust. A clear instruction was given in 2016 to withdraw from the EU, he continued, and that is what the Government remains absolutely committed to fulfilling. He further explained that holding a second referendum would create enormous uncertainty that would undermine the strong economic achievement of the Government and of our businesses. It would essentially take us back to square one and result in more delay at a time when the public simply want politicians to deliver what they promised - a sentiment I entirely share.