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671916

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2017
	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	European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government at what stage of the process of leaving the EU the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 will be repealed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL4585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that while we remain an EU Member State, we will abide by our obligations and exercise our rights. We will continue to play our full role in the EU up until the very moment we leave. Once we are outside of the EU we will no longer elect members of the European Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/01/2017 15:35:34 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

581659

	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	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government at what stage of the process of leaving the EU they will invoke the Vienna Accord on the denunciation of treaties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL1795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The Treaty on the European Union contains provision for withdrawal in Article 50. It is this process which accordingly applies and has to be followed for the United Kingdom to leave the EU in accordance with international law.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 26/09/2016 15:48:30 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

606221

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	European Court of Justice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many European Court of Justice rulings against the UK government have not yet been implemented; and whether they will give details of those rulings.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL2460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Six European Court of Justice rulings have not yet been implemented. These are listed below:</p><p>1.Case number C-161/14 – Commission v UK</p><p>An infraction judgment made by the Court of Justice of the European Union, where the court ruled that the UK has failed to apply the VAT reduced rate to supplies of energy saving materials correctly. This is currently under review.</p><p>2. Case 301/10 (October 2012) – Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive – Commission v UK</p><p>The infraction judgment concerned the appropriate collection of urban waste water of agglomerations in Whitburn and London, and the appropriate treatment of urban waste water of agglomerations in London. Works on collection facilities at Whitburn are due to be completed by the end of 2017. Works to collection and treatment facilities, including the Thames Tideway Tunnel, are due to be completed by 2023.</p><p>3. Case 304/15 (September 2016) – Large Combustion Plants Directive – Commission v UK</p><p>The infraction judgment concerned permitted NOx emissions from a coal-fired power station in Aberthaw. The regulator, Natural Resources Wales, will review the environmental permit to amend the emission limits early in 2017, with modifications at the plant due to take place in summer 2017. There has also been a recalculation of the power station’s contribution to the UK’s Transitional National Plan for combustion plants.</p><p>4. C-530/11 European Commission v UK</p><p>The Court of Justice of the European Union handed down an infraction judgment concluding that the UK had breached EU law by failing to ensure procedures for certain environmental challenges were not prohibitively expensive.</p><p>5. Case number C-304/14 – Secretary of State for the Home Department v CS</p><p>A judgement on the interpretation of Article 20 TFEU, regarding the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States.</p><p>6. Case number C-115/15 – Secretary of State for the Home Department v NA</p><p>A judgement on the interpretation of Articles 20 and 21 TFEU regarding freedom of movement for workers within the Community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 01/11/2016 17:04:05 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

652979

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2016
	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	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civil servants or other public employees they anticipate will need to be recruited in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18, in connection with the UK's negotiations to leave the EU, and what they expect the total cost of employing them to be in each of those years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Stamford
	uin	HL3869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 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 just over 300 staff, and is growing fast. We are not in a position to give a final total as recruitment is ongoing. Overall size and scope of the new department, including staffing and budget, are regularly reviewed and we will ensure we are appropriately staffed to deal with the task at hand.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 20/12/2016 15:55:49 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	346 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Stamford

637336

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	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: Staff
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many negotiators they have employed to conduct exit negotiations with the EU; what plans they have to recruit further negotiators and from what source; and how many in total they estimate will be required.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL3261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 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 just over 300 staff, and is growing fast. We are not in a position to give a final total for particular groups of staff as recruitment is ongoing and we will not be giving a running commentary. The Government is united in its ambition to deliver a successful withdrawal from the EU and a new relationship with Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL3260 HL3262 question first answered 29/11/2016 16:01:42 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

607595

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2016
	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: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the new members of staff appointed to work in the Department for Exiting the European Union have been recruited from outside the civil service; and what proportion of those staff are consultants on fixed-term contracts.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
	uin	HL2527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union used the services of a number of consulting firms to help with departmental set-up and planning. A small number of individuals are also on secondment from consultancy firms and external organisations. The Department will make further use of external support and recruitment as appropriate to ensure it has the right expertise.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 02/11/2016 17:19:12 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

603952

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2016
	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: Vacancies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many roles within the Department for Exiting the EU are currently unfilled; and how many job applications have been received for those roles.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	uin	HL2348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 250 staff and the expertise of 120 officials in Brussels, and is continuing to grow.</p><p>We are not in a position to give a total number of job applications as recruitment is ongoing and we will not be giving a running commentary. Our aim is to have a streamlined Department, while ensuring the right skills and experience to get the best outcome for the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 27/10/2016 10:57:46 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

598145

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	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	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that the views of those who voted for Remain in the EU Referendum are respected and taken fully into account.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Richmond
	uin	HL2174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the negotiations result in a deal that works for Britain and is in the interests of everyone in the UK.</p><p>We have taken the conscious decision to build a national consensus to our approach to the negotiations. We are consulting a wide range of stakeholders in order to create a national picture of what people want from a deal on exiting the EU. This will allow us to deliver on what the country asked us to do through the referendum, by identifying the opportunities as well as the challenges.</p><p>We have already said that we will consult and work with the devolved administrations for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, because we want Brexit to work in the interests of the whole country.</p>Our guiding approach is to implement the mandate that the people have given us to deliver the UK’s exit from the EU, and to do so in a smooth way, which delivers the best deal for the British people and sees us working constructively with our EU partners going forward. answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/10/2016 11:31:37 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2487 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Richmond

649097

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	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	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they have received on whether the European Court of Justice has any jurisdiction over the manner and timing of the triggering of the use of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL3720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union states that 'any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements' and 'shall notify the European Council of its intention'. It is for the Member State concerned to determine what its constitutional requirements are​. ​​T​he manner in which​ the​ notice is given - to the European Council​ - is clearly set out​ in Article 50 itself.​ On the timing, the Prime Minister has been clear that we will notify by the end of March 2017.​</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 14/12/2016 16:49:57 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

637283

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	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	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they are putting in place for the preservation of key records relating to the Brexit process in order to ensure their availability to an official historian.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
	uin	HL3208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes very seriously its obligations under the Public Records and Freedom of Information Acts. The Department for Exiting the European Union is taking steps, working closely with the Cabinet Office and The National Archives, to establish robust systems and processes to make sure accurate and comprehensive records are kept.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 29/11/2016 15:51:18 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	4189 label Biography information for Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield