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897955

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	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, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on 3 May 2018, Official Report, column 459, if he will name the countries that have stated that they will not enter into a free trade agreement with the UK if the UK remains in the Customs Union.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	141359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>If the UK were to remain part of the EU Customs Union, our trade policy would, as a consequence, be determined by the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Some third countries have highlighted this issue. For example, in March 2018 the then Australian High Commissioner publicly said that if we were to the leave the EU but remain within the Customs Union, “all Australia’s trade negotiating would be done through Brussels and the capital cities of the major EU member states” as a result.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 14/05/2018 15:56:06 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

886332

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	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: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which consultancy firms his Department has commissioned to model future customs arrangements with the European Union; and what the value of those contracts were.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
	uin	136527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>We have commissioned external expertise to support the work of the Department, including consultancy firms.</p><p> </p><p>The Department aligns with the Government Commercial Function's values in delivering procurements in a fair and open manner.</p><p> </p><p>In assessing the options for the UK's future customs relationship with the EU, the Government will be guided by what delivers the greatest economic advantage to the UK and by our strategic objectives:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>To keep trade with the EU as frictionless as possible;</p></li><li><p>To avoid a ‘hard border’ between Ireland and Northern Ireland;</p></li><li><p>To establish an independent international trade policy.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of continuing analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear the Government will not provide an ongoing commentary on internal analytical work that is being carried out within government.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 24/04/2018 10:56:28 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

872775

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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	Martin Selmayr
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if the Government will make an assessment of whether the appointment of Professor Dr Martin Selmayr as Secretary General of the European Commission was done through professional and fair recruitment and selection procedures.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	134588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>Appointments to the European Commission civil service are an internal matter for the Commission.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 06/04/2018 13:52:53 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

885270

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	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	Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what progress the cross-Whitehall workstream has made since January 2018 on realising the opportunities to regulate (a) social, (b) environmental, (c) energy, (d) consumer and (e) product standards differently after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	136135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of analysis that contributes to our exit negotiations with the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is not standard practice to provide a running commentary on continuing, internal analysis. Ministers have a specific responsibility, which Parliament has endorsed, not to release information that could reveal our negotiating position.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 23/04/2018 15:10:08 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

894864

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	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	Galileo System
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the future of the UK's involvement in the Galileo programme.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	139510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has regular discussions with all Cabinet colleagues, including the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm some of these discussions have included the UK’s relationship with the Galileo programme. The UK has made clear to our European partners our desire to continue the UK’s involvement in EU space programmes, including Galileo, provided that the UK, and UK companies, can continue to participate on a fair and open basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 03/05/2018 08:25:06 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

874816

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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	Rules of Origin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the cost to UK businesses of meeting rules of origin requirements after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	135117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of continuing analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations. Our overall programme of work is comprehensive, thorough and is continuously updated. Estimating the cost of complying with rules of origin is challenging due to the variance of outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>It is our objective to reduce as far as possible any additional compliance costs, or unnecessary administrative burdens, for such trade, in line with the Prime Minister’s objective of securing the most frictionless trade possible. We will continue to work with industry, as we seek to deliver this outcome.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear the Government will not provide an ongoing commentary on internal analytical work that is being carried out within government. Ministers have a specific responsibility, which Parliament has endorsed, not to release information that could reveal our negotiating position.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has confirmed that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal, we will ensure that Parliament is presented with the appropriate analysis to make an informed decision.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 16/04/2018 10:11:00 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

874818

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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	Galileo System
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it is within the terms of the draft withdrawal agreement and implementation period for the EU to exclude UK firms from bidding for contracts for the Galileo programme.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	135119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The draft Withdrawal Agreement states that ‘where such participation [in an information exchange, procedure or programme] would grant access to security related security information that only Member States are to have knowledge of, in such exceptional circumstances [….] shall be understood as not including the UK’.</p><p> </p><p>We do not agree that this provision should apply to Galileo. The UK is an integral partner in the programme through our provision of expertise and value. Both sides are seeking an arrangement that provides strong EU-UK cooperation in the fields of foreign, security and defence policy.</p><p> </p><p>We have made clear our desire for the UK’s involvement in EU space programmes to continue as part of our new security partnership, in a way that is fair and open to the UK and UK industry. The UK is a world leader in satellite and secure software technology and expects to discuss all options for future collaboration in EU space programmes as part of the exit negotiations - including full participation in Galileo.</p><p> </p><p>This is a view shared by stakeholders in the industry, for example the Chief Executive of Airbus who recently wrote that ‘Britain and the EU nations must adopt a more pragmatic stance on flagship space and defence programmes that seek to enable closer working between militaries. At present the UK faces being left out, which benefits only those who pose security risks to all of us.’</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 16/04/2018 14:56:05 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

895125

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	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	Immigration: 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, what progress has been made during negotiations on agreeing new arrangements for the rights of non-UK EU citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	905121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>We have reached a reciprocal agreement with the EU, which safeguards the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>This agreement, highlighted green in the Withdrawal Agreement legal text, means citizens resident before the end of the implementation period will be able to continue living their lives broadly as they do now.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is now focusing on the successful domestic implementation of the agreement. We are also seeking further details on the steps Member States are taking to protect the status of UK nationals resident in the EU.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 03/05/2018 12:27:26 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

873682

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	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 make an economic analysis of its final deal on leaving the EU available to hon. Members before a decision on the deal is taken in Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	134796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has confirmed that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal, we will ensure that Parliament is presented with the appropriate analysis to make an informed decision. We are meeting our commitment to keeping Parliament informed and allowing for proper scrutiny, and will continue to do so going forward.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 16/04/2018 10:07:58 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

886230

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2018 to Question 134796 on Brexit, whether that analysis will include an economic assessment of the final deal reached between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	136425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>As set out in our response to Question 134796, it remains the Government’s position that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal, we will ensure that Parliament is presented with the appropriate analysis on which to make an informed decision. This will be the right time for the Government to present its work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 23/04/2018 14:57:03 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt