Top Tory David Davis is accused of misleading Parliament after claiming he has NO impact assessments on Brexit.

For months the Brexit Secretary said officials were studying more than 50 sectors of the economy as Britain prepares to leave the EU.

But after Parliament voted to publish the reports, there was a 'dog ate my homework' moment.

"There's no systematic impact assessment I'm aware of," Mr Davis declared today, adding: "The usefulness of such a detailed impact assessment is near zero".

He said there WERE reports on 58 sectors of the economy - they just don't assess directly how Brexit might affect these sectors.

That's odd... because a little birdie already claimed the work would "throw up if something has an impact", "analyse the impact of our exit", and "understand the impact of leaving the EU".

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Who was this flagrant gossiper, we hear you ask?

Erm... David Davis.

Labour MP Chuka Umunna says there is "strong evidence" the House of Commons has been misled may have been misled.

Commons Speaker John Bercow has confirmed he can look at claims of contempt of Parliament if a complaint is made to him.

As he faces calls to resign, here are 7 times David Davis openly boasted about the reports - often directly saying his team would look at the impact of Brexit.

1. Reports will show 'how EU withdrawal affects policy'

"My officials, supported by officials across Government, are carrying out programme of sectoral analysis and regulatory analysis, which will identify the key factors for some 50 sectors of British business. It is extremely important that the House understands that.

"We are building a detailed understanding of how the withdrawal from the EU will affect domestic policies, to seize opportunities and ensure a smooth process of exit."

- David Davis to House of Commons, 5 September 2016

2. They'll show 'if something has an impact'

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"We currently have in place an assessment of 51 sectors of the economy.

"We are looking at those one by one, but the aim at the end is that this will inform the negotiating approach so that no one gets hurt.

"I should mention that we are also doing that assessment in a way that will throw up whether something has an impact on the individual nations of the United Kingdom, as well as on the UK as a whole."

- David Davis to House of Commons, 20 October 2016

3. We will 'look at the regional effect'

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"We are in the midst of carrying out about 57 sets of analyses, each of which has implications for individual parts of 85% of the economy...

"We are taking our time to get prepared on all fronts. That is why our 57 studies cover 85% of the economy - everything except sectors that are not affected by international trade...

"We will also look at the regional effect. The idea of this aim is to get the best outcome for the country as a whole, but to make sure that everybody gains from it."

- David Davis to Brexit Committee, 14 December 2016

4. Reports 'analyse the impact of Brexit'

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"We continue to analyse the impact of our exit across the breadth of the UK economy, covering more than 50 sectors - I think it was 58 at the last count - to shape our negotiating position.

- David Davis to the House of Commons, 2 February 2017

5. I'll decide 'based on the data'

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"In my job I don’t think out loud and I don’t make guesses. Those two things. I try and make decisions. You make those based on the data.

"That data’s being gathered, we’ve got 50, nearly 60 sector analyses already done, we’ve got planning work going on in the customs, we’ve got planning work going on 22 other issues which are critical, 127 all told."

- David Davis to BBC Andrew Marr Show, 25 June 2017

6. 'They're in excruciating detail'

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Labour MP Seema Malhotra: Has the Prime Minister seen the impact assessments that have been published, yes or no?

David Davis: The details of them? Sorry, did you say “have been published”?

Seema Malhotra: Sorry, I am just asking whether she has seen the impact assessments. A yes or no answer is fine.

David Davis: Which ones? I will give a proper answer; I do not give yes/no answers.

Seema Malhotra: I mean the impact assessments that you have not published.

David Davis: That we have not published?

Seema Malhotra: Yes.

David Davis: She will know the summary outcomes of them. She will not necessarily have read every single one. They are in excruciating detail.

- David Davis to Brexit Committee, 25 October 2017

7. Analysis will 'understand the impact of leaving the EU'

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"We are conducting a broad range of analysis at the macroeconomic and sectoral level to understand the impact of leaving the EU on all aspects of the UK, including the agriculture sector."

- David Davis-signed response to House of Lords Committee, 30 October 2017

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And finally, don't forget his ministers...

“We are looking at the British economy, sector by sector, to see the impact that Brexit might have on it and taking a sounding of views right across the economy. That seems to me to be the perfectly logical way to approach this, acting purely in the national interest."

- Brexit minister Lord Bridges to the House of Lords, 14 September 2016

"It is an attempt to try to get this into a manageable format so that we can analyse what Brexit might mean for those particular sectors."

- Brexit minister Lord Bridges, evidence to Lords Brexit committee, 13 October 2016