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723957

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	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 Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government plans to publish a regulatory impact assessment for the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Gordon
	tabling member printed	Alex Salmond
	uin	71825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been conducting a programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work that will help define our partnership with the EU, and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks. Parliament has voted repeatedly not to publish detail which could undermine UK's position in our negotiations with the EU and the Government will repeat repeat that decision.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/04/2017 09:19:55 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	577 label Biography information for Alex Salmond

722171

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2017
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Freedom of Information
	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 respond to Freedom of Information requests.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	71042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union’s FOI team is appropriately staffed to make sure the department meets its statutory obligations. Within the past quarter, we responded to 97% of FOI requests within the 20 working day deadline set by the Information Commissioner's Office. As recruitment to the department is still ongoing we are not in a position to give a final total for particular groups of staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/04/2017 09:00:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

723072

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2017
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Secondment
	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 have been seconded to his Department from outside the Civil Service in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	71438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The department has sourced a large proportion of experienced staff from across Whitehall and a number of secondees from the private sector and the wider public sector. We are not in a position to give a final total for particular groups of staff as recruitment is ongoing and numbers are regularly changing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/04/2017 09:22:25 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

720966

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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	Europol
	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 he has had with the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Home Secretary on the UK's participation in Europol after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	70241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on matters relating to the UK exiting the European Union. As the Prime Minister set out in her speech, one of the objectives for the negotiations ahead is to continue practical cooperation with the EU to tackle cross-border crime and to keep our people safe. We want to agree a deep and special partnership taking in both economic and security cooperation to fight terrorism and uphold justice across Europe. The safety of the British public is a top priority and security is enhanced through cooperating with Europe.</p><p>As part of the negotiations, we will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation on a range of issues, including Europol and Eurojust.</p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong><p><p><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones grouped question UIN 71376 question first answered 27/04/2017 08:52:46 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

720969

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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	Joint Ministerial Committee
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will consider the merits of including (a) the Mayor of London and (b) Members of the London Assembly at the next Joint Ministerial Committee meeting with the devolved administrations.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	70246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations was set up so that the devolved administrations could contribute to the process of planning for our departure from the EU. JMC (EN) membership is limited to Ministers from those administrations, in line with wider JMC protocols. Though it is not a devolved administration, the Government is committed to engaging with the Greater London Authority. The engagement includes monthly meetings between the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Mayor of London and regular contact between officials.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 27/04/2017 08:46:05 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

720971

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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	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, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	70243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department undertakes regular resource reviews to ensure that we are appropriately resourced to deal with the task at hand. We will ensure we have the right skills to get the best deal for the UK. The Department is recruiting the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 350 staff, and is growing fast.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 27/04/2017 09:29:53 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

722584

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2017
	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	EU law
	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 paragraph 2.11, page 15 of the White Paper, Legislating for the United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the European Union, what the rights are in the EU treaties that can be relied on directly in court by an individual that will continue to be available under UK law after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	71338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Great Repeal Bill will ensure that there is maximum possible certainty as to the rights and obligations in our law upon leaving the EU. And it will allow for a smooth and orderly exit that provides a secure basis for future changes to our domestic law.</p><p>The Bill will ensure that, wherever possible, the same rules and laws apply on the day after we leave the EU as they did before. Where rights in the EU treaties can be relied on directly in court by an individual, those rights will continue to be available in UK law under the Great Repeal Bill.</p><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/04/2017 09:21:18 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

722587

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2017
	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	EU law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans the Government has to include provision in the planned Great Repeal Bill to transpose the EU precautionary principle into UK law.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	71347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The precautionary principle has had an important influence on the drafting of EU environmental legislation, which will be incorporated into domestic law through the Great Repeal Bill. The Great Repeal Bill will ensure that the whole body of existing EU environmental legislation continues to have effect in UK law.</p><p>As set out in the white paper, Great Repeal Bill will ensure that, wherever practical and appropriate, the same rules and laws apply on the day after we leave the EU as they did before. This means that the Bill will convert directly-applicable EU law into UK law; it will preserve all the laws we have made in the UK to implement our EU obligations, as well as the rights in the EU treaties that can be relied on directly in court by an individual.</p><p>This legislation is the first step in the Prime Minister’s Plan for Britain. It will allow for a smooth and orderly exit and provide a functioning statute book at the point we leave the EU.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/04/2017 09:23:12 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

723075

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2017
	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	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what progress his Department has made in securing a reciprocal agreement with the EU that guarantees existing rights of (a) EU nationals in the UK and (b) UK nationals in the EU after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	71429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we should always put citizens first. This was reflected in the Prime Minister’s letter to the President of the European Council confirming the Government’s decision to invoke Article 50. We want to strike an early agreement about the rights of EU nationals in the UK and UK nationals in the EU and we would have been happy to do so in advance of negotiations. We will look to prioritise these issues as soon as negotiations begin.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/04/2017 09:18:41 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

724245

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2017
	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	Drugs: Manufacturing Industries
	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 Government's objectives are for regulation for pharmaceuticals after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	71898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring a positive outcome for the UK life sciences and pharmaceuticals sector as we exit the European Union.</p><p>In the negotiations, the Government will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue to cooperate in the field of medicines regulation in the best interests of both the UK and EU. It would not be appropriate to pre-judge the outcome of the negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 71886 71899 question first answered 27/04/2017 08:39:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman