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747995

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) legally qualified staff, and (2) staff without legal qualifications, now working in the Department for Exiting the European Union (a) have been transferred from, or (b) are on secondment from, the Ministry of Justice.
tabling member printed	Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames
uin	HL449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>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 450 staff, and is growing fast. The Department for Exiting the European Union obtains its legal advice from the Government Legal Department. We will not be providing a running commentary on particular groups of staff as recruitment is ongoing and numbers are regularly changing. We will ensure we have the right skills to get the best deal for the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/07/2017 15:55:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4206 label Biography information for Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames

748818

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many staff were employed by, or seconded to, the Department for Exiting the European Union on 1 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>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 450 staff, and is growing fast. 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 printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/07/2017 13:03:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

748819

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the budgeted running costs of the Department for Exiting the European Union for 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union’s 2017-18 budget is £101m as published in Main Estimates here:https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/609174/Main-Supply-Estimates-2017-2018-web.pdf</p><p>The Department’s actual running costs for 2016-17 will be published shortly in the Annual Report and Accounts (ARA).</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL483 question first answered 17/07/2017 16:20:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

747413

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made to ensure that the advice given by the newly established EU Exit business advisory group will be taken and acted upon.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Now that negotiations are underway, Her Majesty’s Government needs to intensify its engagement with UK business to ensure a smooth and orderly exit from the EU. We will bring forward a Business Advisory Group on EU exit in order to canvass a variety of views from across the business community. We will reach a successful outcome by drawing on the expertise of these organisations and working with them to test and validate positions as we prepare to leave the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/07/2017 15:53:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

753302

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they intend to negotiate for the border between Gibraltar and Spain.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Ensuring a well-functioning Gibraltar-Spain border is a key objective for the UK Government. A well-functioning border is also in the interests of the surrounding Spanish region, including the thousands of Spanish workers who cross the border every day. As the Prime Minister said in her statement to the House of Commons on 29 March, we are absolutely steadfast in our support of Gibraltar, its people and its economy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 01/08/2017 11:17:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753950

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Service Industries: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of relying on agreements under the WTO for trade with the EU27 should an agreement with the EU not be reached by April 2019 in the following services sectors: (1) financial services, (2) professional business services, (3) digital services, (4) creative services, (5) air services, (6) tourism, (7) education, and (8) health-related travel services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU is working with officials across government and undertaking a programme of analytical work to assess the economic impacts of exiting the European Union across a range of scenarios.</p><p>As part of our analysis we are looking at more than 50 sectors within the areas of goods; services; financial services; network industries; and agriculture and fisheries as well as cross-cutting regulations. This will inform the UK's position for the negotiations with our EU partners.</p><p>However, Parliament has asked the Government to protect information that could undermine the UK's negotiating position and the Government will respect this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/08/2017 14:44:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

747990

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the gender composition of the team negotiating Brexit; and what is the level of seniority of women in that team.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has released information on the UK's negotiating team which is publicly available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biographies-of-the-civil-service-representatives-for-the-negotiations-with-the-eu" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/biographies-of-the-civil-service-representatives-for-the-negotiations-with-the-eu</a>.</p><p>This outlines the core negotiating team however departments are also building up their capacity in their own areas of responsibility and DExEU will be working closely with every Government department to ensure that the full range of opportunities are taken and risks mitigated across every area of Government policy. DExEU is drawing together expertise from a wide range of departments where there is specific relevant knowledge.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/07/2017 13:03:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name Biographies_of_the_Civil_Service_representatives_for_the_negotiations_with_the_EU_.pdf title UK Negotiating Team Biographies
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

752434

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to construct an on-going dialogue with consumer and worker representatives with regard to Brexit along the lines of the EU Exit business advisory group.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>As part of our commitment to hear from every sector and region in the UK, DExEU Ministers and officials have met with organisations which represent workers and consumers to enable us to understand their issues, and to identify potential post-exit opportunities.</p><p>This is an ongoing programme of cross-Whitehall engagement, and we will continue to speak to consumer groups and trades unions, benefitting from their expertise, as we move through the negotiation process and as we develop future plans.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 31/07/2017 14:41:36 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

753300

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what safeguards for the United Kingdom Overseas Territories are intended to be included in the negotiations to leave the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>We have been clear that our exit negotiations cover the Overseas Territories.</p><p>We continue to engage closely with the Overseas Territories including through the Joint Ministerial Council [Overseas Territories EU Negotiations] which has met twice, including most recently on Wednesday 12 July, to ensure their priorities and interests are understood.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 26/07/2017 15:35:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753959

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Radioisotopes: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what terms they are seeking to agree with the European Union to ensure that no additional delays or restrictions are placed on imports of molybdenum-99 to the UK following the UK's departure from Euratom.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL1105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s ability to import medical isotopes from Europe and the rest of the world will not be affected by withdrawal from Euratom.</p><p>The import or export of medical radioisotopes, including molybdenum-99 is not subject to any Euratom licensing requirements.These isotopes are governed and regulated under the Euratom framework; however, Euratom places no restrictions on the export of medical isotopes to countries outside the EU.</p><p>It is in everyone’s interest to not disrupt the timely access of treatment to patients; and to ensure that cross-border trade with the EU and Euratom is as frictionless as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/08/2017 14:39:06 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn