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date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has sought legal advice on (a) holding a second referendum on EU membership and (b) reversing Article 50.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	172459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government are maintaining the general practice of successive Governments not to comment on legal advice that may or may not have been sought or received.</p><p>As a matter of firm policy we will not revoke Article 50 or hold a second referendum. A clear majority of the electorate voted to leave the EU and we must respect both the will of the British people, and the democratic process which delivered this result.</p><p>The British people gave a clear instruction to leave, and we are delivering on that instruction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/09/2018 12:51:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

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registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many new civil servants he plans to employ in his Department.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The new Department for Exiting the European Union will be made up of staff from various departments across Government, including from the UK’s Permanent Representation to the EU. The department has already started drawing together expertise from a wide range of departments where there is specific relevant knowledge. The overall size and scope of the new department, including staffing and budget, are now being considered – the department now has over 180 staff.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones grouped question UIN 43634 43635 43720 question first answered 05/09/2016 16:03:45 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest