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582150

	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: Staff
	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 (a) consultants and (b) seconded staff (i) are working or (ii) have been recruited to work at his Department; and from which (A) companies, (B) departments and (C) other organisations such staff were recruited or seconded.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	45944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p><strong>Consultants</strong></p><p>The Department has drawn upon a number of offers of pro bono support from consultancy firms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Secondments</strong></p><p>There are currently five secondees to the Department from external bodies outside of the civil service. Due to the small numbers of secondments from individual organisations, it is not possible to give a breakdown of all the organisations from which they were seconded, without risking identification of individuals in breach of data protection rules.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Other Departments</strong></p><p>The Department will be made up of staff and officials from various departments across Government. The Department has already started drawing together expertise with staff from around 20 Departments and organisations from across Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/09/2016 15:24:09 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

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

582149

	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: EU Nationals
	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 citizens of other EU countries work in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	45899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU now has over 200 staff in London, plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels, and we are still growing rapidly. The overall size and scope of the new department, including staffing and budget, are regularly reviewed. We will ensure we are appropriately staffed to deal with the task at hand.</p><p><strong>As a new Department we do not yet hold diversity data for all of its staff but will be collecting this in line with standard Civil Service practice.</strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/09/2016 15:52:00 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

582151

	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: Gibraltar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what meetings he has had to date with HM Government of Gibraltar on exiting the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	45941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union met with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar this week and is committed to continued close working with the Government of Gibraltar.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/09/2016 15:21:51 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

582015

	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	Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which social and workers' rights protected in existing EU treaties it is his policy to protect during negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	45943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>We are about to begin negotiations and at every step of these we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for British workers. We will speak to as many other firms, organisations and bodies as possible – research institutes, trade unions, regional and national groups and businesses up and down the country, to establish the priority issues and opportunities for the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 19/09/2016 08:36:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

582152

	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: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what meetings he has (a) had to date and (b) scheduled for a future date with trades unions.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	45942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>We have already started a wide-ranging programme of engagement in order to build a national consensus, listening to organisations, institutions and companies in as many sectors as possible to establish their priorities and understand their concerns, and also to hear what they think the solutions could be.</p><p>One of the Secretary of State’s first meetings was with the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress. I and my Ministerial colleagues have also met with a wide range of representatives from business groups, the universities, the charity sector and farming and fisheries organisations.</p><p>In the weeks ahead, we will continue to engage with as many other firms, organisations and bodies as possible, including with trade unions. We will also be holding roundtables with stakeholders in a series of sectors, to ensure that all views are reflected in our analysis of the options for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/09/2016 16:28:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn