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1078704

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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	Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Government's paper entitled, Implications for Business and Trade of a No Deal Exit on 29 March 2019, what estimate he has made of the number of SMEs that would become financially distressed as a result of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	226690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. The paper ‘Implications for Business and Trade of a No Deal Exit on 29 March 2019’ explains that leaving the European Union without a deal on 29 March 2019 would have a variety of effects on business, trade and the economy, and despite government mitigation, the impact of a 'no deal' scenario is expected to be significant in a number of areas. As a Government, we do not want ‘no deal’, however it is only prudent that we ensure businesses are as prepared as possible for every outcome.</p><p>The priorities and concerns of SMEs are taken seriously by Government. DExEU Ministers have attended the SME Advisory Board, chaired by BEIS. We are providing guidance to business to assist with their preparations, through a public information campaign on the radio, via social media, in print, with out-of-home advertising such as billboards, and we are developing TV advertisements, to ensure that all are aware of our preparations guidance on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/03/2019 09:55:28 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1051344

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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	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, with reference to the Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union what (a) technologies and (b) methods are included in the term alternative arrangements in relation to the Northern Ireland backstop.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	214577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement sets out a commitment to “alternative arrangements” to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland and the Political Declaration is clear that the UK and EU should work together and exchange information on facilitative arrangements and technologies. The Government plans to continue discussion with members from around the House in the coming days to finalise proposals with which to go back to the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/02/2019 12:53:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1051345

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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	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, with reference to the Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union, if he will place in the Library copies of his Departmental papers in relation to the viability of placing alternative arrangements at the border on the island of Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	214578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Parliament will of course need to ratify the agreement that the government reaches with the European Union. A majority of members of the House have said they would support a deal with changes to the backstop. As such, the Prime Minister will now take this mandate forward and seek to obtain legally binding changes to the Withdrawal Agreement that deal with concerns on the backstop while guaranteeing no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p>There are a number of ways that we could do this, and the Prime Minister will work constructively with MPs to see how we could take this forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/02/2019 12:46:34 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1019852

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Travel
	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 cost to the public purse was of travel between the UK and Brussels by Ministers, civil servants and ministerial staff in each month for which figures are available since June 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	198867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has spent £291,694 since the beginning of Financial Year 17/18 to Brussels. This figure is made of £138,000 in Financial Year 17/18 whilst current spend in Financial Year 18/19 is £153,694.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/12/2018 15:58:55 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

990436

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
	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 his counterparts in other EU member states on (a) the right to work, (b) access to social security and (c) accessing UK based pensions in the EU if the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	181353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that in the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal, we want EU citizens to stay in the UK and their rights will be protected.</p><p>Ministers and Ambassadors have been engaging with their counterparts across the EU to stress that we would expect the same treatment for UK nationals in the EU, in the unlikely event we do not reach an agreement with the EU. Most recently Minister Robin Walker stressed this in his engagements in France and Spain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2018 16:39:04 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

971740

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	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, how many meetings Ministers of his Department have had with organisations representing (a) EU citizens in the UK and (b) UK citizens in the EU (i) since his appointment and (ii) since January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	173637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from across Government are speaking to stakeholders from a variety of sectors, including organisations representing EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU, to understand their concerns and priorities regarding our EU exit.</p><p>Working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office, DExEU has hosted sixteen community outreach information events with diaspora communities in the UK and organisations that represent EU citizens. Since January 2018, DExEU ministers have attended twelve of these events; four of these have taken place since the Secretary of State’s appointment. UK diplomatic posts around EU 27 member states have hosted a number of events with UK citizens in the EU.</p><p>The Home Office has long standing relationships with groups representing EU citizens, and is discussing the design of the scheme to grant status to EU citizens already resident in the UK with employers, suppliers and citizens.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 10:57:43 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

964077

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Food Supply
	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 (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish Governments on ensuring an adequate food supply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	169444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>It is the job of a responsible Government to prepare for all scenarios, including the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal. The Department has held regular discussions with the Welsh and Scottish Governments and the Northern Ireland Civil Service on operational readiness for a ‘no deal’ scenario and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/09/2018 10:05:43 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

931161

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	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 his Department plans to undertake or commission modelling of the effect of leaving the EU on the basis of its preferred scenario.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	157194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>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.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of continuing analysis and preparatory work, across a range of scenarios, looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. We have been clear the Government will not provide a running commentary on internal analytical work that is being carried out within Government.</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. Given that we are yet to conclude this negotiation, it would not be practical or appropriate to set out the details of exactly how the Government will analyse the final deal.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/06/2018 15:03:08 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

873529

	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Equal Pay
	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 the Department has made of the link between its recruitment and performance reward practices and its gender pay gap.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	134644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department published its first gender pay gap report in December based on those staff on our payroll as at 31 March 2017. The report identified a mean pay gap in favour of men of 15.26%, and a median pay gap of 8.91% in favour of men.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>At the time of DExEU’s gender pay gap report, women being overrepresented in more junior grades and underrepresented in more senior grades was a significant contributory factor in reporting DExEU’s gender pay gap. This is an issue that we are committed to addressing both through our recruitment practices and the use of cross government talent management schemes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As a relatively new department, we had not paid any bonuses as at 31 March 2017. The department has now developed and implemented a reward and recognition policy so we will be able to report on this in future years. The policy puts equal opportunities at the forefront of all reward decisions alongside a mechanism to ensure consistency and fairness.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 16/04/2018 10:53:48 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

824603

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, for what reasons the Government did not conduct regional alongside sectoral analyses of the impact of the UK of leaving EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	123404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>We are undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work. As part of this, we have looked at 58 sectors of the economy. We will continue to engage with businesses and industry bodies from all sectors of the economy, and all regions and nations of the UK, in order to inform our negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 22/01/2018 15:39:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens