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759481

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	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 plans he has to recruit more officials to assist with the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 450 staff based in the UK plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels. We regularly review headcount to ensure we are appropriately staffed to deal with all aspects of the negotiations.</p><p><br>The Department is continuing to recruit the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. Numbers are regularly changing and our aim is to have a streamlined Department, while hiring in the right skills and experience to get the best outcome for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/09/2017 10:23:42 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759893

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	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 secondments have been organised from (a) his Department to the private sector and (b) outside Government into his Department since its creation.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	10041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has 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. It is not the Department’s policy for people to second out from the Department due to the nature of the Department being temporary.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 18/09/2017 15:50:22 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759895

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Redundancy Pay
	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 has been paid out (a) men and (b) women who left his Department under exit schemes since 31 March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	10049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has not run any exits schemes since 31 March 2016. As a result, there have not been any amounts paid out to Civil Servants under exit schemes since that date.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 18/09/2017 15:46:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759894

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Scientific Advisers
	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 has taken steps to ensure that its activities and decision-making is informed by independent scientific advice; to what extent his Department relies on other Departments to facilitate such advice; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	10062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union (DEXEU) is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. The Department is actively considering the best way of achieving this and it is important for us to take into account DExEU’s role as a co-ordinating department when considering what provisions to put in place. We are currently exploring these options, including considering the appointment of a Chief Scientific Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 18/09/2017 15:48:50 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

732523

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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: Consultants
	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 has been spent in total on services provided by Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, Ernst & Young and McKinsey Consulting since his Department's creation.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has used the services of a number of consulting firms to help with departmental set-up and planning. A small number of individuals are also on secondment from consultancy firms and external organisations. The Department will make further use of external support and recruitment as appropriate to ensure it has the right expertise available.</p><p>The total expenditure on professional services and consultancy in the financial year 2016-17 will be published in the annual report and accounts. Specific contracts awarded over £10,000 and items of expenditure over £25,000 will be reported in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 29/06/2017 09:58:10 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759892

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Pay
	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 of his Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent since his Department's creation.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	10307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The 2017 annual pay remit review will be the first for the Department for Exiting the European Union. The departmental pay remit is still being considered and therefore, DExEU has not implemented any pay rises since its creation.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 18/09/2017 15:45:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

732592

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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 Medicines Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the annual value to the economy from the European Medicines Agency having been located in London in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the important role that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) plays in the protection of human and animal health.</p><p>In the negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation in the field of medicines regulation in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.</p><p>We have a world class research base and world beating universities and businesses that mean the UK life sciences will continue to thrive. As shown by the recent investment decisions by GSK, Alnylam and Novo Nordisk, the UK remains open for business. It is in the interests of the UK and EU to secure a mutually beneficial agreement for business and citizens across Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/07/2017 16:02:17 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732524

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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, with reference to the Answer of 14 March 2017 to Question 67738, how many staff have been seconded to his Department from (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Accenture, (d) McKinsey & Co, (f) Ernst and Young and (g) Bain & Company since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 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> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 29/06/2017 15:47:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

732692

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Domestic Visits: North East
	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 Ministers and officials in his Department have had with businesses, elected representatives and other organisations from the North East since his Department was established; and what visits Ministers and officials have made to the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	1142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We have pursued a wide-ranging programme of engagement since the Department was created in order to build a national consensus around our negotiating position.</p><p>We are speaking to a significant number of organisations and individuals, including those in the North East, to establish their priorities and understand their concerns.</p><p>Details of Ministerial and senior official meetings will be published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which will be made publicly available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/07/2017 16:12:33 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

732559

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	UK Trade with EU: Scotland
	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 implement the proposals set out by the Scottish Government in Scotland's place in Europe on the UK's continued membership of the single market or on a differentiated deal for Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We worked closely with the Scottish Government to consider their proposals, but there are clear barriers to making them a reality. The proposals could lead to the creation of new barriers to trade within our Union. There is a better way to achieve the objectives we have in common.</p><p>The Prime Minister has set out her intention to seek a deep and special partnership with the EU taking in both economic and security cooperation. We will secure a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom - for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and all parts of England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/07/2017 16:06:29 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day