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800494

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	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	Chemicals: 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, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations he has held discussions with on the UK's access to the EU REACH programme after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will he make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
	uin	117115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Stakeholder engagement is a central element of our plan to build a national consensus around our negotiating position. We are working closely with colleagues across government to regularly engage with the chemicals sector and other manufacturing sectors that use chemicals on a range of areas including the REACH regulation. Details of ministerial and senior official meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which will be made publicly available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government’s chemicals sector report sets out the sector’s views, alongside a description of the sector, the current EU regulatory regime, and existing frameworks for how trade is facilitated between countries in these sectors. These reports have been made available for members of both Houses to read in a secure reading room.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/12/2017 15:57:24 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

756626

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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: Cybersecurity
	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 principle set out in paragraph 5.3.6 of the Government's Cyber Security Strategy that everyone who works in government has a sound awareness of cyber risk applies to members of staff employed by contractors doing work procured by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The department has a mandatory Security Induction briefing for all staff and contractors which covers cyber risk and typical cyber attack vectors, how to report these and the appropriate preventative action to take. This is over and above the annual mandatory e-learning on responsible information handling that must be completed by all staff and contractors. Cyber security advice is also emphasised during IT deployment.</p><p>Our IT suppliers work with the security team to highlight cyber risks and maintain awareness on emerging cyber threats and mitigations. Our cyber team regularly present these to the board to maintain awareness at the highest level and send communications on suspected attacks e.g. spear phishing to all staff regularly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 12/09/2017 15:54:01 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

783325

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	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	Legatum Institute
	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 Legatum Institute, or any representative from that Institute, has taken part in any meetings in Brussels as part of a UK Government delegation in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	111416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm that in respect of the Department for Exiting the European Union, neither the Legatum Institute nor representatives of that organisation have taken part in meetings in Brussels as part of a UK Government Delegation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/11/2017 16:41:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

750663

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	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	Brexit: Scotland
	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 undertaken an impact assessment into the effect that leaving the single market would have on the economy of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	4308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom - for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and all parts of England. We have been engaging with the Scottish Government and have been clear from the start that the devolved administrations should be fully engaged in this process.</p><p>The Prime Minister has stated that we will we will not seek membership of the EU’s Single Market after we leave the EU, but a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a new, deep and special partnership. 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 all areas of the UK.<br><br>Parliament has repeatedly 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 constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 18/07/2017 16:55:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

805329

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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: Yorkshire and the Humber
	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 conducted an assessment of the effect on exports from Yorkshire to the EU of not having a trade agreement with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	119001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>As part of our work preparing to make a success of our departure from the European Union, we are carrying out a broad range of analysis as you would expect a responsible Government to do.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Officials across government engage regularly on regional issues to ensure each department’s work programmes consider the impact of Brexit on regions and nations of the UK, including Yorkshire. In the last year three present and former DExEU ministers visited Yorkshire. In October, the Secretary of State and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Steve Baker met with the Northern Combined Authority Mayors in York. Prior to that, former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Lord Bridges hosted a roundtable in Leeds with Yorkshire business leaders and visited a manufacturing site.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As we move into the second phase of negotiations we are confident of agreeing a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement with the EU that is of greater scope than any such existing agreement. We believe that securing a future partnership between the UK and EU is in the interests of both sides, so we approach these negotiations anticipating success. We do not want or expect an outcome where no trade agreement is agreed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 22/12/2017 14:51:24 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

622741

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	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	Agency Workers: 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, whether he plans to give domestic effect to the Agency Workers Directive 2008/104/EC through the forthcoming Repeal Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	50830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government will bring forward legislation in the next session that, when enacted, will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and ensure a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU. This ‘Great Repeal Bill’ will end the authority of EU law and return power to the UK. The Bill will convert existing European Union law into domestic law, wherever practical.</p>The Government will set out the content of the Bill and its implications in due course.<p> </p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones grouped question UIN 50819 50820 50821 50822 50823 50824 50825 50826 50827 50828 50829 50831 50832 50833 50867 question first answered 03/11/2016 15:46:13 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

804436

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has plans to introduce legislative proposals for a free trade agreement between the UK and (a) the EU and (b) countries outside the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	118627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>As we move into the second phase of negotiations we are confident of agreeing a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement with the EU that is of greater scope than any such existing agreement. The Government will introduce further legislation where it is needed to implement the terms of the future relationship into UK law.</p><p> </p><p>Leaving the EU also offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate our own trade agreements and to be a positive and powerful force for free trade. However, we would not bring into effect any new arrangements with third countries which were not consistent with the terms of our agreement with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We have been considering what we will need to put in place to ensure that the process of negotiating and implementing new trade deals is transparent, efficient and effective. We want to make provision for a legislative framework that will enable future trade agreements with partner countries to move quickly from signing to implementation and then to ratification, whilst respecting due process in Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 11/01/2018 12:29:26 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

678790

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2017
	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	Treaties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has compiled a list of all UK rights and obligations arising from third party agreements made by the EU to which the UK is a signatory.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	61648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>We are doing all necessary preparatory work to make sure that we get the best deal for Britain, but as we have said before we will not provide a running commentary. <br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones grouped question UIN 61647 question first answered 30/01/2017 18:34:47 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

797569

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether UK pensioners living in EU countries will continue to get their state pension uprated after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	116532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We have now agreed with the EU that under reciprocal arrangements, the UK will continue to export an uprated UK State Pension and provide associated healthcare cover for UK nationals living in the EU who are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p><br>This will include people who are of state pension age and those who are not yet at state pension age, once they start drawing their UK State Pension.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 08/01/2018 12:33:18 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

681146

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	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, when he plans to publish the total costs to the public purse of R (on the application of Miller and Dos Santos) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union in the (a) High Court and (b) Supreme Court.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	62196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The figures for the total costs associated with the case will be published in due course. <br><br><br><br><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 02/02/2017 16:28:13 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds