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1020804

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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, with reference to the House of Commons Library Briefing Paper, Brexit questions in national and EU courts, Number 8415, published on 6 December 2018, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of the Government's legal action in Brexit-related cases.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	200082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Brexit related cases are ongoing and handled by a range of departments across Whitehall depending on the subject matter relating in part or in total to Brexit. The Government Legal Department (and the Office of the Advocate General for matters in Scotland) is responsible for billing departments as clients for litigation services. DExEU does not therefore hold an estimate of the totality of the costs associated with Brexit related cases across Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/12/2018 13:14:55 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1020594

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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: Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2018 to Question 188822 on Department for Exiting the European Union: Facebook, which geographies including the details of any postcodes used have been targeted by his Department to ensure that their adverts are optimised to reach the right audience.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	199866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has previously confirmed (Question 188822) that a geographical targeted approach was used to ensure effective communication through social media.</p><p>Social media campaigns, including Facebook, have targeted EU citizens to communicate the progress of the UK’s EU exit. This has included the following countries:</p><p>UK</p><p>Hungary</p><p>Luxembourg</p><p>Estonia</p><p>Latvia</p><p>Slovenia</p><p>Lithuania</p><p>Croatia</p><p>Romania</p><p>Slovakia</p><p>Finland</p><p>Denmark</p><p>Bulgaria</p><p>Austria</p><p>Sweden</p><p>Portugal</p><p>Czech Republic</p><p>Greece</p><p>Netherlands</p><p>Poland</p><p>Ireland</p><p>Belgium</p><p>Italy</p><p>Spain</p><p>France</p><p>Germany</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/12/2018 13:28:10 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1020749

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will list all outstanding infraction proceedings which the EU is pursuing against the UK; and what estimate he has made of the potential resultant costs to the public purse from those proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	199862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK has 64 open infraction cases at present.</p><p>Full details of all open infraction cases are publically available on the European Commission's ‘<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/applying-eu-law/infringements-proceedings/infringement_decisions/index.cfm?lang_code=EN&amp;r_dossier=&amp;noncom=0&amp;decision_date_from=&amp;decision_date_to=&amp;active_only=0&amp;DG=TAXU&amp;title=&amp;submit=Search" target="_blank">Infringement Decisions</a>’ website.</p><p>The UK has never previously been fined in relation to an infraction case and continues to engage constructively in the EU’s infraction process.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/12/2018 16:08:04 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1020254

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for a hard border on the island of Ireland of the UK leaving the EU without a deal and trading on WTO terms.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	199409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The backstop is our ultimate safeguard in the event there is a gap between the end of the implementation period and the start of our new ambitious relationship, we will uphold the commitments of the Belfast Agreement and ensure there’s no return to a hard border. This is essential to safeguarding the lives and livelihoods of the people of Northern Ireland.</p><p>The UK Government is clear that, in the event of no deal, we will do everything in our power to prevent a return to a hard border. In such a scenario, we must continue to respect our unique relationship with Ireland, with whom we share a land border and who are co-signatories of the Belfast Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/12/2018 13:25:22 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1020402

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Social Security Benefits and Legal Aid Scheme: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to Article 10 and Article 18 of the Draft Withdrawal Agreement, published on 14 November 2018, whether the Government plans to confer on EU parents who have lived in the UK for more than 3 months but less than 5 years, the same status as a UK citizen in terms of (a) social security benefits and (b) legal aid after the invocation of Article 50.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	199467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>We have been clear that, under the Withdrawal Agreement, EU citizens in the UK on a pathway to settled status will continue to be able to access benefits after the end of the implementation period on the same basis that they can access them now. This broadly means equal access for workers and the self-employed and limited access for those not working. If these individuals go on to acquire settled status, they will then be able to access benefits on the same terms as comparable UK nationals.</p><p>Legal aid will continue to be available to all that meet the required criteria under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) and who require legal services that are within scope of LASPO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 12/12/2018 16:23:51 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1020849

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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, with reference to the legal opinion of the European Court of Justice Advocate General that the UK can revoke Article 50 unilaterally, what assessment he has made of whether legislation is needed for the UK to revoke Article 50.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	200131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government notes the judgment of the CJEU. But we have been clear that we will not be revoking Article 50. The British people gave the Government a clear instruction, and we will be leaving the EU on 29th March 2019.</p><p>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> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/12/2018 11:10:20 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1019852

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the cost to the public purse was of travel between the UK and Brussels by Ministers, civil servants and ministerial staff in each month for which figures are available since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	198867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has spent £291,694 since the beginning of Financial Year 17/18 to Brussels. This figure is made of £138,000 in Financial Year 17/18 whilst current spend in Financial Year 18/19 is £153,694.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/12/2018 15:58:55 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1019989

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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: Negotiations
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 people were involved in negotiating the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	198780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Negotiating the Withdrawal Agreement required a cross-government effort, supporting the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU in delivering the negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/12/2018 13:17:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1019992

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Customs Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK is not forced to stay in a customs union by the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	198782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The agreed Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, in the Withdrawal Agreement, guarantees that even in the event that the UK’s future relationship with the EU is not in place by the end of the Implementation Period, there will be no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The Withdrawal Agreement provides for a single customs territory between the UK and the EU. This ensures that Northern Ireland remains in the same customs territory as Great Britain, while meeting our commitments to the people of Northern Ireland to ensure no hard border on the island of Ireland. Both sides have been clear that the backstop is an insurance policy which we do not expect to use, and if needed, is explicitly temporary.</p><p>The Political Declaration is clear that there will be an economic partnership between the UK and the EU with no tariffs or quotas, with ambitious customs arrangements that build and improve on the Withdrawal Agreement. In building and improving on the arrangements in the Withdrawal Agreement, the Political Declaration is clear that the UK and EU will act in line with the objectives and principles of the agreement, including the development of an independent UK trade policy beyond the economic partnership with the EU.</p><p>Preparatory organisational work for the formal negotiations on the future relationship will begin as soon as the Withdrawal Agreement is concluded, and before the UK leaves the EU, focusing on key issues such as the development of alternative arrangements for ensuring the absence of a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland on a permanent footing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/12/2018 11:23:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1017499

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
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	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what role the Government's chief scientific officer has in respect of the technological developments required to provide an alternative arrangement on the Irish border.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	197594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Political Declaration is explicit that the UK and EU should take forward urgent work to establish alternative arrangements that guarantee there will be no hard border on the island of Ireland on a permanent basis. Given the urgency and importance of these considerations, that work will draw upon all appropriate expertise within Government.</p><p>The role of the GCSA and departmental CSAs in preparations for leaving the EU is to provide science advice in all relevant areas. They are doing so across a range of areas on a regular basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 12/12/2018 16:15:01 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead