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1151584

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Living Wage
	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 are paid less than the London Living Wage; and what requirements his Department places on contractors to pay the London Living Wage to London-based staff.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	3826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>There are no staff working for the Department who are paid less than the London Living Wage.</p><p>The Department does not hold information relating to the rate of pay for those employed by third party agencies or outsourcing arrangements as these would be agreed and held locally by the relevant organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/10/2019 16:22:48 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1141012

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	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	Consumer Goods: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps the Government has taken to mitigate the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the supply of products listed in the consumer price inflation basket of goods.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	280441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK will be leaving the EU on the 31 October - whatever the circumstances.</p><p>We would, of course, prefer to leave with a deal. However, if it is not possible to reach a deal we will have to leave with no deal. We are now turbocharging all our necessary preparations to do so. In the event of no deal, the Government will prioritise the flow of goods at the border. We will continue to take a risk-based approach to controls and checks on goods at the border, minimising additional friction to protect flow. Over the longer term, the Government will look to enhance border systems and processes.</p><p>Extensive engagement activity continues with businesses, traders and across the border industry. The Government will look to step up engagement with key Member States, such as the French, to ensure the best possible preparation to ensure the continued flow of both outbound and inbound goods.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/07/2019 14:48:16 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1141477

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	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	Overseas Trade: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what additional procedures companies will face in order to trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and whether those procedures will be different to procedures at any other UK border.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	281128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The Government is steadfast in our commitment to the Belfast Agreement and will do everything in our power to ensure no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p>On 13 March, the UK Government announced a unilateral approach to checks, processes and tariffs for trade moving from Ireland to Northern Ireland. This policy aims to retain the status quo as far as possible by doing all we can to avoid a hard border. This approach is strictly temporary.</p><p>The UK Government will not introduce any new checks or controls on goods crossing from Ireland to Northern Ireland, including any new customs declarations for nearly all goods. The UK temporary tariff regime would therefore not apply to goods crossing from Ireland into Northern Ireland.</p><p>We would need to apply a small number of measures strictly necessary to comply with international legal obligations, protect the biosecurity of the island of Ireland, or to avoid the highest risks to Northern Ireland businesses - but these measures would not require checks at the border. Expressly:</p><ul><li><p>Businesses pay VAT and Excise on goods from Ireland today and the UK Government would continue to collect these taxes on Irish goods in future. Small businesses trading across the border and not currently VAT registered would be able to report VAT online periodically without any new processes at the border. Traders would need to make electronic declarations for excise goods.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To protect human, animal, and plant health, animals and animal products from countries outside the EU would need to enter Northern Ireland through a designated entry point and regulated plant material from outside the EU and high risk EU plant material would require certification. Plants and plant products which have not been previously checked by an EU Member state would need to be pre-notified before arriving in the UK and checked at authorised inland trade premises.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To fulfil essential international obligations, there would be new UK import requirements such as checks on documents or registration for a very limited set of goods, such as endangered species and hazardous chemicals. This would not involve any infrastructure or checks at the border including in Northern Ireland.</p></li></ul><p>Because these are unilateral measures, they only mitigate the impact of exit that are within the UK Government’s control. These measures do not set out the position in respect of tariffs or processes to be applied to goods moving from Northern Ireland to Ireland. The Irish Government has so far not set out their position on the procedures for goods moving across the land border from Northern Ireland to Ireland.</p><p>In a no deal scenario, we are committed to entering into discussions urgently with the European Commission and the Irish Government to jointly agree long-term measures to avoid a hard border.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 02/08/2019 14:09:59 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1141481

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	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	Business: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when will companies know which (a) regulator will be overseeing their business and (b) which rules will they will need to follow from the day after the UK leaves the EU; and whether the Government plans to charge businesses for the creation of new regulatory agencies in the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	281132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>We must leave the EU on October 31 whatever the circumstances. To do otherwise would cause a catastrophic loss of confidence in our political system. We still wish to leave with a deal if we can and hope the EU will negotiate accordingly.</p><p>No decision has been reached on our future relationship with the EU's agencies and bodies after we have left. We are considering very carefully a range of options. In most cases we anticipate that repatriated EU functions can be absorbed by existing UK departments and existing public bodies. The EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 will preserve the laws that we have made to implement our EU obligations and convert EU law which applies directly to the UK before exit. It will ensure that there is a functioning statute book on day one of exit providing certainty for business in a no deal scenario.</p><p>Prior to any decisions on establishing new UK-level bodies, the Government always looks to minimise disruption and costs, which includes considering alternative options, such as the use of existing public bodies.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/07/2019 15:20:48 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1141482

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	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	Business: Civil Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the means of (a) resolution and (b) redress will be for a UK company in dispute with an EU company in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	281133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK will be leaving the EU on the 31 October - whatever the circumstances. We would, of course, prefer to leave with a deal and we will work in an energetic and determined way to get that better deal. But if that is not possible we will have to leave with no deal, and we are turbocharging our all necessary preparations to do so.</p><p>In a no deal scenario, UK businesses will continue to be able to seek dispute resolution and redress through national courts, including those of Member States where they have jurisdiction. The route of redress and dispute resolution will depend on the particular facts of the case. Courts will continue to process relevant cases in line with their normal management of business, and relevant legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/07/2019 14:56:21 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1141886

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Newspaper Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department has spent on purchasing (a) national newspapers and (b) newspaper online subscriptions since 2016; and how many copies of each national newspaper were purchased in that time period.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	281675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Up to the end of the most recent financial year (2018-19), the Department has spent a total of £73,207.36 on newspapers and online subscriptions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Like all Government departments, it is necessary for us to be aware of public views and opinions, and subscriptions to national newspapers and specialist media outlets are one way we achieve this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our current subscriptions are as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Publication</p></td><td><p>Physical subscriptions</p></td><td><p>Online subscriptions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Express</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Mail</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Mirror</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Telegraph</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Times</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>i</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mail on Sunday</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Observer</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday Express</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday Mirror</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday Telegraph</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday Times</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Guardian</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Irish Times</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The New York Times</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Sun</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Sunday Times</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Sun on Sunday</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Times</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/09/2019 14:10:51 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

1142754

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he is taking to ensure that British citizens with properties in EU member states maintain their rights in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	284339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>All EU Member States are bound by Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which obliges them to respect property rights. This includes those who own property, own shares in a property and those who own a property and let it to tenants. UK national’s right to sell their existing property in the EU will remain unchanged and the property tax they pay on their properties will not be affected by the UK leaving the EU.</p><p>Some Member States have laws which govern property and land purchasing that differentiate between their own citizens, EU citizens and Third Country Nationals when purchasing property. Individuals considering purchasing a property in an EU Member State should check with local authorities to confirm how these laws apply to them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/10/2019 13:59:12 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1142838

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department spent on refreshments in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this data as it is not recorded at such a level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/10/2019 13:59:49 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1142846

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 08/10/2019 16:00:07 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1143087

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department plans to publish civil service advice on the effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 08/10/2019 16:00:27 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones