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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

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

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

748820

	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 were the running costs for the Department for Exiting the European Union in 2016–17.
	tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
	uin	HL483
	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 HL482 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

747989

	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 whether they have evaluated the impact of Brexit on women; and if so, whether they will publish that evaluation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>In developing all policy related to EU exit, government departments have an ongoing responsibility to meet the Public Sector Equalities Duty under the Equality Act 2010. As such, any policy changes resulting from EU exit will be reviewed to ascertain whether they ​give rise to discrimination on grounds of sex, create equality of opportunity for women or the likelihood of discrimination based on sex, and foster good relations between women and men. The Public Sector Equality Duty will also apply in relation to the other protected characteristics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/07/2017 15:58:10 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

748011

	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 whether they intend that London-based EU agencies should remain located within the UK following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>As the Chancellor has said, ultimately the location of the European Union’s agencies will be for 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 and banking regulation in the best interests of both the UK and EU.</p><p><strong>Attachment: Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health and Greg Clark, Secretary of State for business <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a94326ac-5dbd-11e7-9bc8-8055f264aa8b?mhq5j=e1" target="_blank">Financial Times letter</a> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/07/2017 13:01:18 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name Hunt & Clark FT letter .pdf title Hunt and Clark FT letter
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick