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595692

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Brexit: 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, if he will publish his Department's negotiating priorities for a free trade deal with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	46934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>We are about to begin these negotiations and it would be wrong to set out unilateral positions in advance. At every step of these negotiations we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for the British people.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 17/10/2016 15:32:59 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

596231

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Universities: International Cooperation
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 take steps to make international collaboration between UK and EU universities a key part of the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	47193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we will make a success of Brexit, including for our world class universities. The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK remains a world leader in international research and innovation collaboration and that is why the Government has been consulting, and will continue to consult, with a broad range of stakeholders in this sector.</p><p>We are not going to provide a running commentary on every twist and turn of the negotiations, but we will work hard to get the best deal for Britain, its universities, and the wider research sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 17/10/2016 16:08:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

582644

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Travel
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 international flights have been taken by (a) Ministers, (b) civil servants and (c) special advisers of his Department in an official capacity since his Department was created.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	46206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government publishes information about flights and other expenses incurred on Ministerial and senior official overseas trips on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/09/2016 16:39:51 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

582646

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Hotels
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 his Department has spent on overnight hotel accommodation since it was created.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	46205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government publishes the relevant information on the costs of Ministerial and senior official hotel accommodation, as well as other expenses incurred on overseas trips, on a quarterly basis. Wherever possible Ministers and officials use overnight accommodation in UK Permanent Representations and Embassies to reduce the costs of travel abroad.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/09/2016 12:01:34 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

582015

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which social and workers' rights protected in existing EU treaties it is his policy to protect during negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	45943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>We are about to begin negotiations and at every step of these we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for British workers. We will speak to as many other firms, organisations and bodies as possible – research institutes, trade unions, regional and national groups and businesses up and down the country, to establish the priority issues and opportunities for the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 19/09/2016 08:36:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

582148

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Drugs
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 his Department has had to date with representatives of pharmaceutical companies on the UK voting to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	46044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2016 answer text <p>Ministers have met with the Association of The British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) , and The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union will be attending the EU UK Life Science Steering Board. We will continue to consult with a broad range of stakeholders on the implications of the referendum result, including the pharmaceutical industry.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/09/2016 15:48:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

582149

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: EU Nationals
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 citizens of other EU countries work in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	45899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU now has over 200 staff in London, plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels, and we are still growing rapidly. The overall size and scope of the new department, including staffing and budget, are regularly reviewed. We will ensure we are appropriately staffed to deal with the task at hand.</p><p><strong>As a new Department we do not yet hold diversity data for all of its staff but will be collecting this in line with standard Civil Service practice.</strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/09/2016 15:52:00 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

582150

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	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, how many (a) consultants and (b) seconded staff (i) are working or (ii) have been recruited to work at his Department; and from which (A) companies, (B) departments and (C) other organisations such staff were recruited or seconded.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	45944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p><strong>Consultants</strong></p><p>The Department has drawn upon a number of offers of pro bono support from consultancy firms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Secondments</strong></p><p>There are currently five secondees to the Department from external bodies outside of the civil service. Due to the small numbers of secondments from individual organisations, it is not possible to give a breakdown of all the organisations from which they were seconded, without risking identification of individuals in breach of data protection rules.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Other Departments</strong></p><p>The Department will be made up of staff and officials from various departments across Government. The Department has already started drawing together expertise with staff from around 20 Departments and organisations from across Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/09/2016 15:24:09 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

582151

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Gibraltar
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 he has had to date with HM Government of Gibraltar on exiting the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	45941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union met with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar this week and is committed to continued close working with the Government of Gibraltar.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/09/2016 15:21:51 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

582152

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Trade Unions
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 he has (a) had to date and (b) scheduled for a future date with trades unions.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	45942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>We have already started a wide-ranging programme of engagement in order to build a national consensus, listening to organisations, institutions and companies in as many sectors as possible to establish their priorities and understand their concerns, and also to hear what they think the solutions could be.</p><p>One of the Secretary of State’s first meetings was with the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress. I and my Ministerial colleagues have also met with a wide range of representatives from business groups, the universities, the charity sector and farming and fisheries organisations.</p><p>In the weeks ahead, we will continue to engage with as many other firms, organisations and bodies as possible, including with trade unions. We will also be holding roundtables with stakeholders in a series of sectors, to ensure that all views are reflected in our analysis of the options for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/09/2016 16:28:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn