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713060

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
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	Agriculture: Export Duties
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 effect of tariff increases on the viability of the UK agriculture industry sector in the event that the UK leaves the single market.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	68720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is conducting analysis at the macroeconomic and sectoral level to understand the impact of leaving the EU on all aspects of the UK, including the agriculture sector. We want our new partnership with the EU to allow for tariff free trade in goods and to minimise the regulatory and market access barriers for both goods and services.</p><p>We have recently heard from the International Meat Trade Association, National Farmers’ Union, and the National Pig Association, and have held a number of ministerial roundtables on this subject.</p><p>We have however been clear that we are not going to publish anything that might risk harming our negotiating position.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/03/2017 14:38:10 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

713061

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
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: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, on how many occasions his Department took longer than 30 working days to respond to a freedom of information request in each month since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	68668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 22 March 2017 to the Question 68043. The Cabinet Office publishes FOI statistics on behalf of the whole of the government. FOI statistics do not refer to requests responded to within 30 days as the statutory deadline is 20 days.</p><p>FOI statistics are Official Statistics and are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) in their Code of Practice. To publish information outside of the release timetable would be a breach of Protocol 2 of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.<br><br>The latest Freedom of Information statistics were published in December 2016 and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2</a> <strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/03/2017 10:28:52 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

711550

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the potential role of equivalence agreements in future trading relationships with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	68026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Cabinet discussions are confidential. However, the whole Government is focused on seeking to negotiate a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement with the EU, which will include free-flowing trade in both goods and services. Currently, we have unprecedented levels of regulatory convergence with other EU Member States. That forms a strong starting point for a discussion about access to each other's markets. <br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/03/2017 16:39:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

710685

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
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: Migrant Workers
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 and what proportion of people employed by his Department are from other EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	67461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>​All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p><br>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.<br><br></p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/03/2017 16:43:07 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

709783

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
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	Brexit
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 his Department has had with the Office for Civil Society on the drafting of the White Paper, entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, Cm 9417, published in February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	67283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The White Paper sets out the Government's approach to forging a new strategic partnership between the United Kingdom and the EU. The Department for Exiting the European Union coordinates policy work across Government and works closely with officials in departments on all of its work, including the White Paper. <br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/03/2017 09:54:52 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

709789

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
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	Brexit
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 27 January 2017 to Question 61497, if he will publish the estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of pursuing the appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of R Miller and Dos Santos v the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	67357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>All costs related to the case have not yet been settled. Details of the total costs associated with the case, including the costs of the Supreme Court appeal, will be published in due course after they have been settled. <br><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 14/03/2017 17:16:33 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

709090

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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: Unpaid Work
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 undertook an unpaid work placement in his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such placements lasted for longer than one month.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	66894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>As a new department, DExEU is not in a position to report on the use of unpaid work placements undertaken over the past 5 years. DExEU intends to make use of central Civil Service run schemes including the Summer Diversity Internship Programme, which is a paid two month placement, and the Early Diversity Internship Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/03/2017 15:33:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

709091

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Devolution: 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 he will announce the future dates of Joint Ministerial Committee meetings with the devolved administrations on Exiting the EU between now and the triggering of Article 50.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	66931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Dates for the Joint Ministerial Committee are agreed by consensus across the four governments. Dates of JMC(EN) meetings are not usually publicised in advance.<br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/03/2017 11:28:52 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

709092

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Devolution: 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 he plans to establish an agreed UK position involving the devolved administrations before triggering Article 50.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	66930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to working closely with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that we get the best possible deal for all parts of the United Kingdom. This is exactly why we have set up a Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations, which brings together the UK Government and devolved administrations to develop a UK-wide approach. All of the devolved administrations have outlined to the Government their priorities for our future relationship with the EU. We welcome all proposals and are committed to carefully considering the options put forward. But we have been clear that no part of the UK will get a veto.<br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/03/2017 11:26:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

708668

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
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: Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what his Department's main policy priority is for 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	66666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The priority of the Department for Exiting the European Union is to plan for and support the PM in the negotiations on leaving the EU and establishing a future partnership between the UK and EU.</p><p><br>The Department is working to deliver the 12 objectives set out in the White Paper on the United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union, which is published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-united-kingdoms-exit-from-and-new-partnership-with-the-european-union-white-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-united-kingdoms-exit-from-and-new-partnership-with-the-european-union-white-paper</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 14/03/2017 17:24:44 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies