Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1023904

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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 11 December 2018 to Question 199866, if he will publish the UK postcodes that were targeted by his Department for advertising on Facebook on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	201628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The department has not spent any money on advertising through it’s Facebook channel. Therefore, postcode targeting information is not held. The information in question 199866 relates exclusively to the departmental Twitter account however we can also confirm that no postcode targeting has taken place on this channel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 17/12/2018 16:58:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1023028

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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 Attorney General, with reference to the ruling of the European Court of Justice 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	200724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 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> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 17/12/2018 16:57:09 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1022867

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Port of Dover: Domestic Visits
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 4 December 2018 to Question 196873 on Dover Port: Domestic Visits, if he will publish the dates of visits to the port of Dover by his predecessors.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	200678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>The previous Secretary of States did not visit the Port of Dover. Ministers in the Department for Exiting the EU with responsibility for ports visited the Port of Dover twice this year; former Minister Suella Braverman on the 14th May and Minister Chris Heaton-Harris on the 24th August.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 14/12/2018 09:06:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

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

1020651

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: EU Law
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 in-flight files of EU legislation exist that effect the policy areas managed by his Department; and which in-flight files of EU legislation his Department intends to implement in UK law.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	199842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>During the time-limited implementation period, EU law will continue to apply in the UK subject to the terms set out in the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>After the implementation period, all laws in the UK will be passed by our elected representatives in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. The Political Declaration recognises that the UK may choose to align with the EU’s rules in relevant areas to facilitate trade in goods or security cooperation.</p><p>In the unlikely event that the backstop were to come into effect, a small fraction of EU rules applying today would apply in Northern Ireland and EU rules on state aid would apply in the UK. However, as the Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration make absolutely clear, we do not want or expect the backstop to be needed - and even if it ever were ever to come into effect, it would be strictly temporary.</p><p>The Official Journal of the European Union publishes upcoming EU legislation for implementation. This is publicly available online: <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/12/2018 15:07:19 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

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

1020383

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	Boston Consulting Group
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 his Department's transparency data entitled DExEU spend over £25,000, October 2018, for what services his Department paid the Boston Consulting Group £720,000 on 2 October.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	199427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is utilising the skills of the brightest and best across the Civil Service as we prepare to exit the EU. The Boston Consulting Group is providing strategic analytical support, working with DExEU and other Government departments to accelerate progress on cross-cutting complex policy and delivery issues. It is quite standard for a Government department to draw on the advice of external specialists. We will continue to bring in expertise from outside as appropriate. This contract was awarded using a standard route to market widely used across the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 18/12/2018 13:32:24 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

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