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1126748

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	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: Subsidies
	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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on support for farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	910928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State continues to have regular conversations with ministerial colleagues across Government on all aspects of exiting the EU.</p><p>To provide certainty to farmers and landowners, the Government has pledged to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of this Parliament. This commitment applies to the whole UK.</p><p>The Agriculture Bill will allow us to break from the Common Agricultural Policy and help our farming sector become more profitable whilst sustaining our precious natural environment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 16/05/2019 14:21:24 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1109537

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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: 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 progress the Government is making on negotiating alternatives to the Northern Ireland backstop in the draft EU Withdrawal Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	910229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The European Council has been clear that the Withdrawal Agreement cannot be reopened.</p><p>However, in the light of engagement with the working group of which colleagues were a part, the Prime Minister has secured a legally binding commitment that both sides will aim to replace the backstop with alternative arrangements by December 2020.</p><p>A specific negotiating track will be established to take that work forward at pace in the next phase. The Government will make available £20m of funding to support the development, testing or piloting of ideas that emerge, where the Government believes it would be helpful.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/04/2019 13:50:33 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1045786

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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 Relations 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 the Government has taken to consult the devolved administrations on the UK's future relationship with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Bill Grant
	uin	908757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>UK Ministers meet regularly with Ministers from the Scottish and Welsh governments, through JMC (EU Negotiations), JMC (Europe), the Ministerial Forum (EU Negotiations), as well as bilateral and trilateral meetings. In the absence of an Executive, we also engage at an official level with the Northern Ireland Civil Service.</p><p>Yesterday the Prime Minister met with the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales as part of ongoing discussions to find a consensus around the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU. Both Ministers have been invited by the Prime Minister to attend all relevant meetings of a new Cabinet sub-committee that will bring together work on preparations for the UK’s exit from the EU, spanning both deal and no deal outcomes.</p><p>This builds on the increasing engagement in recent months between the UK government and the devolved administrations and our commitment to give them an enhanced role in the next phase of the Brexit process, respecting their vital interests in these negotiations.</p><p>UK Ministers will attend the next meeting of the Ministerial Forum (EU Negotiations) in Scotland next week.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/01/2019 16:47:08 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1020130

	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	Gibraltar: Politics and Government
	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 the Government has taken to consult the Gibraltarian Government during negotiations for the UK to leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
	uin	908051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to fully involving Gibraltar as we leave the EU together. Most recently, DExEU Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, and I met the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, on 5 December, and the Prime Minister met him on 15 November. We also meet regularly in the Joint Ministerial Council, our primary forum for engagement, which has met seven times since the referendum.</p><p>Chief Minister Picardo observed in his statement on 23 October that we have worked “hand in glove” throughout the negotiations on Withdrawal. He described the deal as one which ‘works for Gibraltar’ and welcomed the “unwavering commitment of the United Kingdom that it will negotiate future trade and other arrangements with the EU that work for all of the British family of nations, including Gibraltar.”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 06/12/2018 14:11:34 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

895113

	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	Common Travel Area
	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 during negotiations on the UK leaving the EU on the UK maintaining the Common Travel Area with the Republic of Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	905111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is firmly committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA) and to protecting the rights enjoyed by UK and Irish nationals when in each other’s state. <br><br>The Joint Report recognises that the UK and Ireland can continue to make arrangements between themselves relating to the CTA. The Commission’s draft Withdrawal Agreement Treaty text builds on that agreement, confirming that the UK and Ireland can continue to work together as part of these arrangements. <br><br>We are determined to ensure that all of the commitments on Northern Ireland/Ireland in the Joint Report are turned into legally binding text.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 03/05/2018 11:30:58 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

860914

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	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	Service Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the services sector on the implications for that sector of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	904396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>We continue to engage regularly with companies and trade bodies across the services sector, to discuss their priorities and inform our negotiating position.<br><br>The Prime Minister set out in her Mansion House speech the Government’s proposal for a deep and comprehensive future partnership with the EU, including a broader agreement in services than ever before. This should include a labour mobility framework that enables travel to provide services to clients in person, and continued mutual recognition of professional qualifications.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/03/2018 15:40:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

860913

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	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	Service Industries: UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What estimate the Government has made of the value of the UK’s financial and professional services to the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	904384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The ONS estimates that the UK exported £27bn of financial services to the rest of the EU in 2016, as well as £23.7bn of professional services such as legal services and management consultancy.<br><br>We will be seeking a bold and ambitious free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union. This should be of greater scope and ambition than any such agreement before it so that it covers sectors crucial to our linked economies, such as financial and professional services. We believe that such a deal is in both the UK and the EU’s shared economic interest.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/03/2018 13:55:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

833175

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	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	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 EU negotiators on the involvement of the UK in EU institutions and organisations during the implementation phase.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	903669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>At the General Affairs Council on Monday, the European Council agreed negotiating directives on the implementation period. Now that the Commission has a clear negotiating mandate, we hope to move quickly to begin detailed discussions on the implementation period.</p><p>The exact nature of our involvement in the EU institutions, agencies and bodies during the implementation period remains a matter for discussion.</p><p>However, during the implementation period, we are agreed that EU rules and regulations will continue to apply. To ensure that these rules and regulations operate effectively, it makes sense that the UK continues to be involved in relevant bodies.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/02/2018 12:08:16 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

757893

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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: Sub-letting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department has received from sub-lets on its estate in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union occupies properties managed by other government departments. It has not received any income from sub-letting property.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/09/2017 11:37:35 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

757890

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Government Departments: Arms Length Bodies
	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 new arm's-length bodies across the whole of government he expects will need to be created when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s relationship with the EU's agencies upon exit will be evaluated in light of delivering the twelve objectives outlined by the Prime Minister to achieve a deep and special partnership between the UK and the EU. The UK’s future relationship with the EU's decentralised bodies after leaving the EU is a matter for the negotiations.</p><p>Prior to any decisions on establishing new agencies, the Government will, however, always look to minimise disruption and costs, which will include considering alternative options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 11/09/2017 17:14:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett