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674405

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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: Recruitment
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 his Department has recruited since June 2016; what proportion of those staff identify as (a) female, (b) male and (c) another gender; what proportion of the total number of staff recruited identify as BAME; and what proportion of that total number has negotiation expertise.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	60283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 300 staff, and is growing fast. As the Department is currently recruiting a large number of staff we do not currently hold a full data set, but diversity data will be published in due course in line with CS reporting requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 23/01/2017 14:50:20 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

674406

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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	Shipping: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether UK withdrawal from the EU customs union would result in a requirement for every shipping container to be inspected at its port of entry into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	60275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that the current Customs Union arrangement with the EU would prevent us from negotiating our own comprehensive free trade agreements. But she was also clear that we want a customs agreement with the EU. ​</p><p>No final decisions about the UK's future customs arrangements with the EU has yet been taken. There are a number of aspects to this and our aim is to get the best possible deal in the negotiation. However, even where we currently apply customs requirements on trade with the rest of the world, it is not the case that every shipping container needs to be inspected at its port of entry into the UK.</p><p><strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2017 14:32:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

674407

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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	Fisheries
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 plans for negotiations on fisheries to be conducted separately or within general Article 50 negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	60267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>We want to have reached an agreement about our future partnership, which will cover issues such as fisheries, by the time the two-year Article 50 process has concluded.</p><p>We seek a new and equal partnership – between an independent, self-governing, Global Britain and our friends and allies in the EU. As we negotiate that partnership, we will be driven by some simple principles: we will provide as much certainty and clarity as we can at every stage.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2017 11:57:08 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

674408

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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	Eurojust and Europol: Membership
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 Government's policy is on membership of (a) Europol, (b) Eurojust and (c) the European Arrest Warrant Scheme after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	60274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister set out in her speech, one of the objectives for the negotiations ahead is to continue practical cooperation with the EU to tackle cross-border crime and to keep our people safe.</p><p><strong><br></strong>As part of the negotiations, we will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation on security, law enforcement and criminal justice.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2017 11:35:40 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

674409

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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 Aviation Safety Agency: Membership
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 Government's policy is on membership of the European Aviation Safety Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	60272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>As part of the exit negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation in the field of aviation safety and standards. It would not be appropriate to pre-judge the outcome of the negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2017 11:25:59 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

674410

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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 Medicines Agency: Membership
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 Government's policy is on membership of the European Medicines Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	60273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>As part of the exit negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation in the field of medicines regulation in the best interests of both the UK and the EU. It would not be appropriate to pre-judge the outcome of the negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2017 11:31:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

674411

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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	UK Trade with EU
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 20 December 2016 to Question 57205, whether the policy of the Government remains giving UK companies the maximum freedom to trade with and operate in the Single Market while letting European businesses do the same in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	60381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister outlined in her speech on Monday 17 January, we will pursue a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement with the European Union that should allow for the freest possible trade in goods and services between Britain and the EU’s member states. It should give British companies the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and let European businesses do the same in Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2017 13:11:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

674412

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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	UK Trade with EU
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 publish his economic assessments of the different options for market access and trade to accompany the Government's plan for leaving the EU as set out by the Prime Minister in her speech at Lancaster House on 17 January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	60422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>We want Britain to have the greatest possible tariff and barrier-free trade in goods and services with our European neighbours and also to be able to negotiate our own trade agreements.</p><p>The Department for Exiting the European Union, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of data analysis covering the entirety of the UK economy. We are looking at over 50 sectors as well as cross-cutting regulatory issues. This will inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners.</p><p>As the Prime Minister has said, the government's plan for leaving the EU will be discussed at length. But as Parliament has also agreed, we will not publish anything that would undermine our ability to negotiate the best deal for Britain.</p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2017 12:53:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

674499

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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: Recruitment
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 negotiators his Department has recruited to date.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	60441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. We are not in a position to give a final total for particular groups of staff as recruitment is ongoing and we will not be giving a running commentary. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 300 staff, and is growing fast.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 25/01/2017 15:05:51 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

673644

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
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 make it his policy in negotiations to seek to retain European Economic Area (EEA) rules on state pensions paid to UK nationals living in EEA countries.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	60094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>The reciprocal entitlements that will apply following the UK’s exit are subject to the wider negotiation on our future relationship with the EU. We will approach the negotiations with the full intention of securing a deal that delivers the best possible outcome for the UK and its nationals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2017 13:22:05 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss