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	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Consumers
	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 times he has (a) invited and (b) met with consumer groups to discuss negotiations on the UK leaving the EU and their implications for consumers in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	8695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>As part of our commitment to hear from every sector and region in the UK, Ministers and officials in the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) and across government, have spoken to a range of civil society organisations, including consumer groups. Ministers and officials from DExEU <ins class="ministerial">and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</ins> have met organisations including Which?, Money Saving Expert, the British Retail Consortium and Citizens Advice, and as part of our programme of cross-Whitehall engagement, we have plans to host a roundtable with consumer groups. We will draw on their expertise, understand their perspectives and work with them to test and validate positions as we prepare to leave the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 11/09/2017 13:49:06 question first ministerially corrected 12/10/2017 17:33:19 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker previous answer version 9477 answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

540440

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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 assessment they have made of whether holding a second referendum is an essential constitutional precondition to invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
	tabling member printed	Lord Inglewood
	uin	HL1320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>Article 50 explicitly recognises that a Member State may decide to withdraw “in accordance with its own constitutional requirements”. It is for the Member State concerned to determine what those constitutional requirements are. The Government does not consider that a second referendum is necessary, or required to invoke Article 50.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 10/08/2016 11:03:09 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	1980 label Biography information for Lord Inglewood

541212

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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 whether it is their position that leaving the EU is in the British national interest.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL1375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>We will make a success out of leaving the European Union. We will protect and strengthen the national interest.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 10/08/2016 11:03:39 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

541228

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to transfer operational command and control of the EU units from all other departments to the Department for Exiting the European Union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union will be made up of staff from various departments across Government, including from the UK’s Permanent Representation to the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 10/08/2016 13:56:36 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

541229

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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 whether they plan to suspend immediately the implementation of all pending and future judgments of the European Court of Justice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains a member of the EU until our withdrawal is completed. We will exercise our rights and meet our obligations as a member of the EU accordingly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL1392 question first answered 10/08/2016 11:04:05 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

541230

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	EU Action
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to suspend immediately all processes for passing into UK law all pending and future EU Directives and Regulations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains a member of the EU until our withdrawal is completed. We will exercise our rights and meet our obligations as a member of the EU accordingly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL1391 question first answered 10/08/2016 11:04:05 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

541728

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	EU Action: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each government department, from January to June 2016, on how many occasions the scrutiny reserve resolution in (1) the House of Lords, and (2) the House of Commons, was overridden, and in respect of how many documents an override occurred in (1) both Houses, or (2) either House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Boswell of Aynho
	uin	HL1405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Between January and June 2016, 484 Explanatory Memoranda on EU documents were submitted for scrutiny.</p><p>There were 37 occasions when the Government supported decisions in the EU Council of Ministers before the scrutiny procedures had been completed by either one or both Scrutiny Committees.</p><p>In each case the Government explained to the Scrutiny Committees why it was important for the proposal to be supported before the scrutiny process could be completed or where the Committees were unable to provide a waiver for the Government to support the proposal whilst retaining the issue under scrutiny. As with previous six-monthly periods, the largest category of instrument were fast-moving EU restrictive measures where there were 27 such instruments (73% of the total number) which were adopted before scrutiny could be completed.</p><p>The figures requested are set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>(1). House of Lords Override</p></td><td><p>(2). House of Commons override</p></td><td><p>(1). No. of overrides in both Houses</p></td><td><p>(2). Total no. of overrides</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office*</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business, Innovation and Skills</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Culture, Media and Sport</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Justice</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* In addition to the formal overrides listed here, there were 27 occasions when Council Decisions were adopted prior to scrutiny by the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee due to their limite marking (ie internal EU limited distribution marking for content not intended to be in the public domain).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 05/09/2016 16:24:59 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	352 label Biography information for Lord Boswell of Aynho

541730

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to discuss with other member states the matter of holding a Border Poll in Northern Ireland as part of their negotiations about the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL1407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government will continue to abide by its commitments in the Belfast Agreement. It remains the case that the requirements in the Belfast Agreement for a border poll are not met. Our efforts need to be focused on getting the best deal possible for the UK in the negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 10/08/2016 12:43:33 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

541736

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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	EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the scale of the task required to separate domestic law from EU law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>In preparation for negotiations to leave the EU, the Government is undertaking work across a range of areas, including with its legal teams, to establish how best to deliver the government’s objectives.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 10/08/2016 12:43:48 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

577905

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2016
	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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect the rights of British citizens living in the EU set out in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
	uin	HL1653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>There has been no change to the rights and status of British citizens in the EU, or EU citizens in the UK, as a result of the referendum.</p><p>The Prime Minister has been clear that during negotiations she wants to protect the status of EU nationals already living here, and the only circumstances in which that would not be possible is if British citizens’ rights in European member states were not protected in return.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 21/09/2016 12:15:36 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood