<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><AQE.QER VERSION="2"><QUESTION QID="E-001908-17" AIDREF="AE-001908-17" LEG.VAL="WQ"><HEAD.Q><TI1><P.WQ>Question for written answer<NO.WQ QID="Q-E-001908-17">E-001908-17</NO.WQ></P.WQ><P.WQ>to the<DEST.WQ ORG="COM"> Commission</DEST.WQ></P.WQ></TI1><TI2><P.WQ>Rule 130</P.WQ><P.WQ><AUTHOR.WQ PERSID="124767">Edouard Ferrand</AUTHOR.WQ><POL.GROUP GR="ENF">(ENF)</POL.GROUP></P.WQ></TI2><P.WQ><DATE.WQ DATE.DOC="20170322">(22 March 2017)</DATE.WQ></P.WQ></HEAD.Q><OBJ.Q OBJID="O-E-001908-17"><INT.OBJ.Q>Subject:</INT.OBJ.Q><TXT> Brexit</TXT></OBJ.Q><CONTENTS CTNID="QC-E-001908-17"><P>Members of the UK Parliament gave their consent on 13&#xa0;March&#xa0;2017 to the procedure that will enable the United Kingdom to leave the European Union under Article&#xa0;50 of the Treaty on European Union.</P><P>Given that London is preparing for all outcomes, including the possibility that no agreement can be found on trade with Brussels, how is the Commission preparing for this eventuality?</P></CONTENTS></QUESTION></AQE.QER>