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1077401

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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	What steps the Government is taking to prepare contingency plans for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
	uin	909509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. Our no deal preparations will ensure the country is prepared for every eventuality. Extensive preparations have been underway for over two years and these are continuing.</p><p>We have passed critical legislation, signed international agreements, recruited additional staff and guaranteed certain EU funding in a no deal scenario. Border Force is recruiting c.600 additional Border Force officers and HMRC have already hired over 2,300 extra staff for Brexit, including additional operational staff, like customs inspectors.</p><p>In September 2018, and again in December and February, HMRC sent letters to the 145,000 VAT registered businesses who currently trade with the EU advising them what action they need to take on customs in the event of no deal.</p><p>We have also published and updated 106 specific technical notices to help businesses, citizens and consumers prepare for a no-deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 28/02/2019 13:58:33 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1144917

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	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	What recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	912293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has spoken to both Scottish and Welsh government Ministers twice since his reappointment and I know he looks forward to attending the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations later this month.</p><p>I have written to my counterparts in the Scottish and Welsh governments, the Welsh Brexit Minister and the Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans in the Scottish Government, and look forward to meeting with them soon.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/09/2019 12:17:26 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1169680

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2020
	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	What recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on arrangements for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
	uin	900019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government remains committed to working closely with the devolved administrations on EU Exit. Our most recent discussions with the devolved administrations took place last Thursday at the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/01/2020 09:46:47 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1144916

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	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	What outcome he is seeking in his negotiations with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	912291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Any deal must abolish the backstop. Our future ambition is for a best in class FTA and wider provisions covering economic, security and cross-cutting cooperation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/09/2019 12:15:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

982474

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with which EU countries the UK has discussed the potential extension of the Article 50 period.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	175802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is that Article 50 will not be extended. We will be leaving the EU on 29 March 2019 and are negotiating to that timeline. We are confident of reaching a deal which is in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 17/10/2018 13:48:27 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

837458

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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, with reference to the report of the National Audit Office, The Department for Exiting the European Union and the centre of government, HC 593, published on 17 November 2017, if he will make available to (a) the Select Committee for Exiting the European Union and (b) all Members of Parliament, on a confidential basis, the 313 Exit work streams identified in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	126577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is working closely with all departments to ensure our preparations for exit from and new partnership with the EU are on track. The Department has established a series of arrangements to coordinate departments’ planning and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>As indicated in the National Audit Office report, departments have identified Exit work streams that are used to structure engagement with DExEU. The structure and development of work streams is part of ongoing cross-Government work to develop and assess potential policy options. The number of work streams is being updated regularly but because the nature of this internal work could be sensitive to ongoing negotiations, we will not be publishing the full list.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 126576 question first answered 08/02/2018 16:45:12 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1016451

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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, with reference to the publications entitled, Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom and the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, what future (a) legislation, (b) directives, (c) rules and (d) other instructions the EU plans to introduce which will have an effect on the UK from 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>During the time-limited implementation period, common rules will remain in place with EU law continuing to apply in the UK subject to the terms set out in the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>After the implementation period, all laws in the UK will be passed by our elected representatives in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. The Political Declaration recognises that the UK may choose to align with the EU’s rules in relevant areas to facilitate trade in goods or security cooperation.</p><p>Were the backstop to come into effect, a small fraction of EU rules applying today would apply in Northern Ireland and EU rules on state aid would apply in the UK. However, as the Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration make absolutely clear, we do not want or expect the backstop to be needed - and even if it ever were ever to come into effect, it would be strictly temporary.</p><p>The Official Journal of the European Union publishes upcoming EU legislation, this is publicly available online: <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html</a>.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 10/12/2018 15:36:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1137567

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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, with reference to the oral evidence from the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Exiting the European Union to the Committee on Exiting the European Union of 4 September 2018, if he will publish the 300 cross-government workstreams on no deal; and what the (a) red, (b) amber and (c) green status is for each of those workstreams.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	274642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has over 300 work streams looking at specific no deal plans across a range of sectors and these are well advanced. There is still some work to be done but departments are making sensible decisions about prioritisation.</p><p>The underlying detail for each workstream, including any assessment of those programmes, is exceptionally sensitive. If workstreams - or the underlying data - were made public, both our negotiating position and our ability to manage delivery across the programme would be significantly damaged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 11/07/2019 16:23:59 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1138893

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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, with reference to the oral evidence from the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Exiting the European Union to the Committee on Exiting the European Union of 4 September 2018, if he will list the 300 cross-government workstreams on the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	277295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has over 300 work streams looking at specific no deal plans across a range of sectors and these are well advanced. There is still some work to be done but departments are making sensible decisions about prioritisation.</p><p>The underlying detail for each workstream, including any assessment of those programmes, is exceptionally sensitive. If workstreams - or the underlying data - were made public, both our negotiating position and our ability to manage delivery across the programme would be significantly damaged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 277296 question first answered 18/07/2019 16:58:20 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1138897

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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, with reference to the oral evidence from the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Exiting the European Union to the Committee on Exiting the European Union of 4 September 2018, at the point where they were last assessed, how many cross-departmental workstreams on the UK leaving the EU without a deal were rated as (a) red, (b) red/amber, (c) amber, (d) amber/green and (e) green.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	277296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has over 300 work streams looking at specific no deal plans across a range of sectors and these are well advanced. There is still some work to be done but departments are making sensible decisions about prioritisation.</p><p>The underlying detail for each workstream, including any assessment of those programmes, is exceptionally sensitive. If workstreams - or the underlying data - were made public, both our negotiating position and our ability to manage delivery across the programme would be significantly damaged.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 277295 question first answered 18/07/2019 16:58:20 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien