The EU Committee intends to question the three Chief Ministers on:

• Reaction in the Crown Dependencies to the referendum;
• The Crown Dependencies’ existing relationship with the EU, and how this would, or is likely to be, be affected by Brexit;
• The risks and opportunities that Brexit will present for the islands;
• What relationship the Crown Dependencies would ideally like to have with the EU, post-Brexit; and
• The structures for communicating the islands’ concerns and priorities to the UK Government during exit negotiations.

Parliament's website sets out the background to the inquiry as follows:

"The Crown Dependencies are not part of the UK, nor are they included in the UK’s membership of the EU. However, each of the three island jurisdictions has a prescribed relationship with the EU that is set out in Protocol 3 to the UK’s Act of Accession, which is based on their “crown” relationship with the UK. As such, Brexit is set to bring an end to their relationships with the EU, at least in their  current form."

The EU Select committee is made up of the following members:

Last week it emerged that Jersey was setting aside nearly £4million to support work on Brexit. Speaking at an Institute of Directors lunch on Thursday, Senator Gorst said that £3.7m has been allocated to support Brexit work until 2019. He said: "A Brexit planning unit is now at the heart of government, responsible for coordinating all required policy analysis, communication and engagement. As part of this work the unit will be coordinating meetings with government departments, related agencies and public bodies.

 And rather than hang on the coat tails of the UK's negotiations with Europe, Senator Gorst said that Jersey - already outside of the EU but whose relationship is defined in a UK law that will become defunct once Britain bows out - could teach Westminster a thing or two.

"Jersey has been trading with Europe from outside the EU for many years," he said. "This will be new to the United Kingdom and we have offered to share our experience with the new department that is dealing with the UK’s exit from the EU."