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973313

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the classification of sanitary items for VAT purposes within the context of the EU withdrawal negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	174837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has continued to press at EU level for the flexibility to apply a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products so that this can be introduced in the UK at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>In January 2018, the European Commission brought forward a legislative proposal to enhance Member States’ flexibility to apply reduced and zero rates of VAT.</p><p>This proposal remains under discussion and, if agreed to by Member States, would give the UK the legal ability to zero rate women’s sanitary products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 12:23:52 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

973436

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Cooperatives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of Brexit on co-operative institutions and companies that have members in a number of EU member states including the UK; and whether this issue is being considered as part of the Brexit negotiations.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL10362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is negotiating for a future relationship with the European Union that works for all types of business in the UK and ministers from across the Government have carried out extensive engagement with businesses and industry bodies from all sectors of the economy regarding our exit from the EU.</p><p>As noted in the Government’s recent White Paper on the UK’s future relationship with the EU, the UK is an outward-facing, trading nation.</p><p>As such, there are no nationality restrictions on who can be a member of a co-operative institution or company under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 or any other UK legislation, and there are no plans for this to change after we leave the EU.</p><p><strong><strong></strong><br></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/10/2018 15:50:45 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

972398

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Living Wage
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 staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	174120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that all staff directly employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union are paid in line with the Government’s National Living Wage. All staff are based in London and are paid in line with the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 10/10/2018 15:50:02 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

972399

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Living Wage
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 staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	174121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that all staff directly employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union are paid in line with the Government’s National Living Wage. All staff are based in London and are paid in line with the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 10/10/2018 15:52:37 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

972401

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
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 staff (a) are employed directly by (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	174123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I can confirm that all staff directly employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union are paid in line with the Government’s National Living Wage. All staff are based in London and are paid in line with the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department is recruiting the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 650 staff. We will not be providing a running commentary as recruitment is ongoing and numbers are regularly changing.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 11:06:16 question first ministerially corrected 09/10/2018 12:47:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 77105 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

971603

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	European Parliament: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has held discussions with Cabinet colleagues and EU representatives on the holding of European parliamentary elections in the UK in 2019 in the event that the UK's withdrawal from the EU is delayed.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	173513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that the United Kingdom will cease to be a member of the European Union on the 29th March 2019 and we will no longer have Members of the European Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 12:59:44 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

971616

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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 the Government plans to publish its contingency plans for no deal being reached on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	173587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been clear on the outcome it wants to achieve, which is to secure a mutually advantageous deal with the EU. However, we have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations for the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal. We have successfully passed critical legislation, signed international agreements, recruited additional staff and guaranteed certain EU funding in a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p>We have already published a series of 77 technical notices so that businesses and citizens have time to prepare in the event of a 'no deal' scenario. These are available on gov.uk in a centralised location that is easy for people to access and use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 13:02:18 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

971618

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU have included ensuring that mobile phone roaming charges will not be applied to British Citizens after the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	173589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The government holds regular discussions with the EU on the future economic partnership, covering a wide range of topics. as minimising disruption for consumers is in the mutual interests of both sides. The government’s White Paper sets out proposals for the future relationship we want to build with the European Union, including new arrangements for services and digital sectors. The government published a technical notice on 13th September 2018 which provides guidance on mobile roaming in the unlikely event that we leave the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 18/10/2018 13:57:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

971390

registered interest
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	Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with his European Union counterparts on reciprocal arrangements for roaming charges between the UK and the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	172548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The government holds regular discussions with the EU on the future economic partnership, covering a wide range of topics, as minimising disruption for consumers in the mutual interests of both sides. The government’s White Paper sets out proposals for the future relationship we want to build with the European Union, including new arrangements for services and digital sectors. The government published a technical notice on 13th September 2018 which provides guidance on mobile roaming in the unlikely event that we leave the EU without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 18/10/2018 13:56:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney