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890378

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	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	Small Businesses: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that small and medium sized enterprises that trade with the EU are not subject to high tariffs for that trade after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	137421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>A close trading relationship benefits both the UK and EU Member States, and we want the broadest and deepest possible partnership – covering more sectors and co-operating more fully than any Free Trade Agreement anywhere in the world today. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours, as well as to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world. As the Prime Minister stated in her Mansion House speech, this means we do not want to see the introduction of any tariffs or quotas.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 27/04/2018 09:25:59 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

899968

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	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	EU Institutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to negotiate observer status for the UK in each of the EU institutions to take effect from 29 March 2019.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL7631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>After 29 March 2019, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the EU. The UK will no longer sit at the European Council table or in the Council of Ministers, and will no longer have Members of the European Parliament.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, as set out in the agreement endorsed by the March European Council, representatives or experts from the UK may continue to attend meetings of certain EU committees, agencies, and other bodies during the implementation period, where the presence of the UK is necessary and is in the interests of the Union, or where the discussion concerns acts addressed to the UK and its citizens.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No decisions have yet been made on our future relationship with the EU's bodies after the implementation period. The Government is considering very carefully a range of options, but where there is a demonstrable national interest in pursuing a continued relationship with an EU body, we will carefully examine whether we should pursue this. This will be a matter for negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 14/05/2018 16:11:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

897924

	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on understanding the scrutiny and legislative roles of the UK Parliament; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	141325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>All civil servants have access to the central learning offer provided through Civil Service Learning. There are one-day workshops on Understanding Parliament, which are delivered at Foundation (introduction) and Practitioner (advanced) levels. Both of these workshops cover Parliament’s scrutiny and legislative roles. The Department for Exiting the European Union has delivered the Understanding Parliament Foundation and Practitioner training courses to 66 staff since April 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of a blended approach to delivering training, and providing resources to help individuals while on the job, Civil Service Learning provides online resources, such as weblinks, guides and videos. There is an e-learning course on Understanding Parliament, and access to two comprehensive Open Online Courses (on Understanding Parliament and Select Committees) which have been produced in partnership between the House of Commons and Future Learn, a digital education platform owned by the Open University.</p><p> </p><p>Fast Stream civil servants receive a Parliament workshop during their induction, covering the role of Parliament in scrutinising government policy. All Fast Streamers are expected to have attended this induction. For Policy Professionals, there is an optional workshop which focuses on the legislative process in both Houses, typical timetables and roles of Ministers, Bill Teams and civil servants in delivering legislation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For Senior Civil Servants, a tailored one-day workshop, Leading in Parliament, is available, which covers Parliament’s role, powers and relationship with government, the day-to-day work of MPs and Peers. A workshop delivered jointly between Civil Service Learning and HM Treasury is provided for Accounting Officers. Civil Service Learning provides a workshop specifically for Senior Responsible Officers with responsibility for secondary legislation. Every department has an SCS Parliamentary Champion and there is a buddy system in place between Parliamentary Champions and senior House staff.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/05/2018 09:25:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

885877

	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Databases
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Department for Exiting the European Union's data is hosted (1) in the UK, and (2) overseas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL6976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>All data held by the Department for Exiting the European Union is hosted by the Cabinet Official Platform or SECRET system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is estimated that 95% of Cabinet Office OFFICIAL data (a proportion of which is DExEU data) is hosted on cloud services, which distributes encrypted packets of data across data centres in the UK and abroad. The remaining data, as well as that which is SECRET and above, is hosted exclusively in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/04/2018 10:53:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

895068

	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	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the European Parliament has the power to veto any withdrawal agreement reached between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL7433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union states that the agreement between the leaving State and the EU will be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament. This means the European Parliament shall vote on the withdrawal agreement reached between the UK and EU. It will decide by a majority of votes cast.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/05/2018 10:54:58 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

892195

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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: Sick Leave
	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 his Department's staff have had days off sick because of mental illness or stress in each of the last three years; and how many days off that amounted to in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	138429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>As a new Department DExEU is not in a position to provide information prior to 2016/17. In 2016/17, no staff were off sick due to mental illness or stress and fewer than 10 individuals were absent in 2017/18 due to stress or mental health conditions and therefore the Department is not in a position to release this information as individuals may be identifiable.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service has set out five priorities for the health and wellbeing of its employees, including priorities in relation to physical and mental wellbeing. In addition, the Civil Service has also committed to being a leading employer on mental health support, in line with the recommendations set out in the recently published independent review Thriving At Work.</p><p> </p><p>Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union’s commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department is committed to reducing work related absence due to mental health illness and has a number of services and initiatives in place to support members of staff suffering from such conditions. To date 32 DExEU staff have been trained by Mental Health First Aid England as mental health champions and staff also have access to the Employee Assistance Programmes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing group who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department. This includes: in February 2017 the Department signed up to the Time for Change pledge to demonstrate the Department’s commitment to reducing the stigma attached to mental health, and marking world mental health day with a panel discussion sharing mental health and wellbeing experiences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 01/05/2018 14:56:46 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

892436

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider that the UK will be liable to make Brexit-related payments to the EU even in a no deal scenario.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL7343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>As a result of the significant progress made in negotiations, and the agreement reached at March European Council on the implementation period and Withdrawal Agreement, we are increasingly confident that we will secure a deal with the EU and that the prospect of leaving negotiations with ‘no deal’ has receded significantly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The section of the Withdrawal Agreement dealing with Financial Provisions was agreed at negotiators’ level at the time of the March European Council. As such it was turned ‘green’ and is now considered closed. Over three quarters of the Withdrawal Agreement text overall is now coloured green.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have been clear that we will be reaching an agreement on our future partnership at the same time as the Withdrawal Agreement. The Prime Minister has said on many occasions that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/05/2018 10:52:13 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

890301

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	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 23 April 2018 to Question 136425 on Brexit, if he will make it his policy to include within that analysis information on the effect of the proposed deal between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	137676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>As set out in our responses to Questions 134796 and 136425, the Government’s position is 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.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are meeting our commitment to keeping Parliament informed and allowing for proper scrutiny, and will continue to do so going forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/04/2018 11:01:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

897105

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	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	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 20 February (HL5494), whether they gave any consideration to the possibility of withdrawing from the EU in accordance with Article 50(1) without being bound by Articles 50(2) and 50(3); and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL7529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>As stated in HL5494 and more recently in HL6551, the UK is a law abiding country and remains a Member State with full rights and obligations under the Treaties. We do not want or expect to leave the EU without a deal. Negotiating and concluding a Withdrawal Agreement as provided for under Article 50 is in the interests of both sides.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/05/2018 10:56:00 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

895009

	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	Fisheries
	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 April 2018 to Question 137188 on Marine Protected Areas, whether the derogation under the UK's Treaty of Accession to the EU on exclusive use of the six-nautical-miles and 12-nautical-miles fishing zone will remain in force throughout the implementation period.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	139355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>As stated in the answer to Question 137188, on 19 March, the UK and EU reached an agreement on the terms of the implementation period. Under the agreement, the common fisheries policy, including arrangements on the management and access of the six-nautical-miles and 12-nautical miles fishing zones, will continue to apply during the duration of the implementation period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>By December 2020 we will be negotiating fishing opportunities for 2021 as an independent coastal state completely outside the Common Fisheries Policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 03/05/2018 11:33:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey