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750393

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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	European Union: English Language
	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 English language would cease to be an official language of the EU after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	3894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>While the UK will maintain an interest, any decision on official languages of the EU after the UK’s withdrawal will be one to be taken by the EU institutions and their Member States.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/07/2017 15:57:02 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

723957

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	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	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
	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 publish a regulatory impact assessment for the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Gordon
	tabling member printed	Alex Salmond
	uin	71825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been conducting a programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work that will help define our partnership with the EU, and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks. Parliament has voted repeatedly not to publish detail which could undermine UK's position in our negotiations with the EU and the Government will repeat repeat that decision.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/04/2017 09:19:55 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	577 label Biography information for Alex Salmond

673644

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	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	State Retirement Pensions: 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, if he will make it his policy in negotiations to seek to retain European Economic Area (EEA) rules on state pensions paid to UK nationals living in EEA countries.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	60094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>The reciprocal entitlements that will apply following the UK’s exit are subject to the wider negotiation on our future relationship with the EU. We will approach the negotiations with the full intention of securing a deal that delivers the best possible outcome for the UK and its nationals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2017 13:22:05 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

582148

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	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: Drugs
	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 to date with representatives of pharmaceutical companies on the UK voting to leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	46044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2016 answer text <p>Ministers have met with the Association of The British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) , and The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union will be attending the EU UK Life Science Steering Board. We will continue to consult with a broad range of stakeholders on the implications of the referendum result, including the pharmaceutical industry.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/09/2016 15:48:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

674405

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	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: Recruitment
	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 staff his Department has recruited since June 2016; what proportion of those staff identify as (a) female, (b) male and (c) another gender; what proportion of the total number of staff recruited identify as BAME; and what proportion of that total number has negotiation expertise.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	60283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 300 staff, and is growing fast. As the Department is currently recruiting a large number of staff we do not currently hold a full data set, but diversity data will be published in due course in line with CS reporting requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 23/01/2017 14:50:20 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

674411

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2016 to Question 57205, whether the policy of the Government remains giving UK companies the maximum freedom to trade with and operate in the Single Market while letting European businesses do the same in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	60381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister outlined in her speech on Monday 17 January, we will pursue a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement with the European Union that should allow for the freest possible trade in goods and services between Britain and the EU’s member states. It should give British companies the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and let European businesses do the same in Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/01/2017 13:11:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

692119

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	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	Michel Barnier
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if his Department will publish correspondence it had with the European Commissioner's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, on 6 February 2017 on the UK's financial commitments to the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	64535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government and the European Commission have been clear that there can be no negotiation before notification, and the UK Government does not intend to provide a running commentary.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 23/02/2017 14:45:41 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

706863

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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	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 February 2017 to Question 64535, if he will make it his Department's policy to publish all correspondence between his Department and EU representatives prior to the UK's exit of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	66255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we will not provide a running commentary on negotiations and the department has no plans to change policy regarding publication of correspondence. <br><br>The Government has always been committed to parliamentary scrutiny of our withdrawal from the EU, balanced against the need to avoid undermining our negotiating position, as agreed by the House of Commons on 12 October 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/03/2017 12:40:48 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

713061

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2017
	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: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, on how many occasions his Department took longer than 30 working days to respond to a freedom of information request in each month since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	68668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 22 March 2017 to the Question 68043. The Cabinet Office publishes FOI statistics on behalf of the whole of the government. FOI statistics do not refer to requests responded to within 30 days as the statutory deadline is 20 days.</p><p>FOI statistics are Official Statistics and are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) in their Code of Practice. To publish information outside of the release timetable would be a breach of Protocol 2 of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.<br><br>The latest Freedom of Information statistics were published in December 2016 and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2</a> <strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/03/2017 10:28:52 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

722171

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2017
	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: Freedom of Information
	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 staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	71042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union’s FOI team is appropriately staffed to make sure the department meets its statutory obligations. Within the past quarter, we responded to 97% of FOI requests within the 20 working day deadline set by the Information Commissioner's Office. As recruitment to the department is still ongoing we are not in a position to give a final total for particular groups of staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/04/2017 09:00:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne