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1092588

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Gibraltar: Frontier Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what arrangements are in place for Spanish citizens working in Gibraltar after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	235284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement protects the rights of citizens working and living in the UK and EU, including specific provisions on frontier workers. The territorial scope of this explicitly covers Gibraltar. The UK, Gibraltar and Spain also agreed provisions in the Gibraltar Protocol, and accompanying Memorandum of Understanding on Citizens’ Rights, to confirm protection for the rights of EU citizens working in Gibraltar.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/03/2019 10:12:19 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1087302

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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
	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 amount the UK would pay to the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	231383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Withdrawal Agreement, we have reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments we made during our period of membership, and ensuring a fair deal for UK taxpayers. In the event that we leave the EU without a deal, the financial settlement as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement would no longer apply. The Government recognises that the UK has obligations to the EU, and the EU obligations to the UK, that will survive the UK’s withdrawal—and that these need to be resolved. But in a no deal scenario we would need to determine how to do so.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/03/2019 17:11:18 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1084388

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	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	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
	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 22 February 2019 to Question 221547, on Voting Rights; EU Nationals,which EU member states have yet to confirm reciprocal voting rights for UK citizens residing in their respective state in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	230023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK pushed for reciprocal rights to stand and vote in local elections in negotiations on citizens’ rights but they will not form part of the Withdrawal Agreement. Instead we are pursuing bilateral agreements with individual Member States where possible, to apply in a deal or no deal scenario. We are pleased to have secured the first such bilateral agreement on local voting rights with Spain in January and we are continuing our discussions with other Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/03/2019 11:16:42 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1084401

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2018 to Question 153188 on Common Travel Area, what further areas of reciprocal rights will be included within the Common Travel area in addition to the six areas listed in that Answer.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	230084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is firmly committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA), ensuring that UK and Irish nationals continue to have the same reciprocal rights when in each other’s state as they do now.</p><p>As noted in the answer to the question 153188 of 19 June 2018 on Common Travel Area, these reciprocal rights include:</p><p>● the right to enter and reside in each others’ state without being subject to a requirement to obtain permission; <br>● the right to work without being subject to a requirement to obtain permission; <br>● the right to study; <br>● access to social welfare entitlements and benefits, including pensions; <br>● access to health services; and <br>● the right to vote in local and parliamentary elections.</p><p>Further information can also be found on the CTA section of gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/03/2019 11:15:41 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1082370

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	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	Free Movement of People
	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 Prime Minister has entered into correspondence with the European Council on changing the mandate of the European Commission to allow for the adoption of part two of the Withdrawal Agreement on citizens’ rights under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
	uin	228559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>From the very beginning the Prime Minister has been clear that safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU was her first priority for negotiations. The best way to guarantee those rights, both for UK nationals in the EU and EU citizens in the UK, is through the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>On 27 February, the House of Commons supported a proposal by Alberto Costa MP which requires the Government to seek a joint UK/EU commitment to preserve the citizens’ rights section of the Withdrawal Agreement, whatever the outcome of negotiations.</p><p><del class="ministerial">The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been copied to Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator and shared with the Secretary-General. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costa-amendment-letter-to-the-eu-institutions" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been shared with Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator and the Secretary General of the European Council. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costa-amendment-letter-to-the-eu-institutions" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 11/03/2019 16:50:27 question first ministerially corrected 11/03/2019 21:37:11 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 106785 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1081932

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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	Gibraltar
	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 status of Gibraltar remains a red line for the UK in its negotiations on leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	227985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>British sovereignty over Gibraltar is not negotiable and the Government is negotiating a deal that works for the whole UK family, including Gibraltar. We will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their wishes, nor enter into a process of sovereignty negotiations with which Gibraltar is not content. We are proud that Gibraltar is British and our position on sovereignty has not, and will not, change.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 08/03/2019 16:07:26 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1079443

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2019
	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	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, if he take steps to ensure that legal changes to the Northern Ireland backstop are a priority in the negotiations on the withdrawal agreement with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	227102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we are seeking legally binding changes to the backstop that are necessary to ensure the EU cannot hold the UK in it indefinitely. Both the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Attorney General have been discussing this objective with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 08/03/2019 13:47:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1078733

	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	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of negotiating a series of bilateral agreements on citizens' rights and other potential areas of common understanding with the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	226611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has set out a unilateral offer to protect the rights of EU citizens living in the UK in all scenarios, and has been urging all Member States to do the same for UK nationals living in their countries.</p><p>Despite the welcome progress made by some Member States to protect the rights of UK nationals in their countries, there are other areas where the offer to UK nationals falls short, particularly in relation to healthcare. This is why the Government supported the objective of the Costa amendment on the 27 February, as a ring-fenced agreement would achieve our aim of providing certainty to citizens whatever the outcome of negotiations. The Government is now writing to the EU institutions seeking clarity on their position in regards to ring-fencing the citizens’ rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>If a joint UK-EU commitment to ring-fence citizens cannot be achieved, protecting the rights of UK nationals in the EU would, in a no deal, ultimately be a matter for the EU and individual Member States. We are urging them to take all necessary measures to do so. The Foreign Secretary has written to all of his counterparts, and the Government is holding further urgent discussions with Member States to seek assurances on the rights of UK nationals in the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 06/03/2019 10:52:45 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1078740

	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	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 plans he has to negotiate a separate transition period with the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	226617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Implementation Period - as set out in Part Four of the Withdrawal Agreement - is intended to give businesses and citizens certainty. Without a Withdrawal Agreement, there can be no Implementation Period. That is why we are working with the EU so Parliament can support a deal and the UK can leave the EU in a smooth and orderly way on 29 March 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/03/2019 16:20:59 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1077141

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	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, whether discussions have taken place with EU officials on the adoption of a customs union since the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement on 15 January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	225575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s position on customs is as set out in the Political Declaration and we seek to further agree these proposals in the next phase of the negotiations.</p><p>The UK and the EU will put in place ambitious customs arrangements, using all facilitative arrangements and technologies, which meet the objectives and principles set out in the Political Declaration, including recognising the development of an independent trade policy by the UK beyond the economic partnership with the EU.</p><p>The Government has been clear in it's customs proposals that we want an independent trade policy, which is not possible inside a customs union.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/02/2019 16:08:00 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West