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date	24/06/2019
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	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with which EU member states the UK has concluded a reciprocal agreement on the right of each other's citizens to (a) vote and (b) stand as candidates in local elections after the UK leaves the EU; and with which EU member states are discussions ongoing.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	268553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK has approached all EU Member States to offer bilateral agreements which protect the right to vote and stand in local elections for UK Nationals in the EU, and EU citizens in the UK after exit day.</p><p>We have reached agreements with Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg to secure the right for UK nationals in EU member states and EU citizens in the UK to vote and stand as candidates in local elections. This is a positive step and we hope this will encourage similar agreements with other Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/06/2019 14:12:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

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registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Drugs: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the withdrawal of Rules of Origin trade exemptions contained within current EU Free Trade Agreements on the competitiveness of UK medicines manufacturing and supply to third countries when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	125999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>As we move into the second phase of negotiations we are confident of agreeing a bold and ambitious economic partnership with the EU that is of greater scope than any such existing agreement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The role of preferential or non-preferential Rules of Origin in any deal, and our approach to minimising administration and friction, will depend on the precise nature of the agreement between the UK and the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have been working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care and the Office for Life Sciences to understand the needs of the pharmaceutical industry. Our Ministers also have regular engagement with a variety of Life Sciences companies and trade bodies, including the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry and the BioIndustry Association through the cross-government Life Sciences Steering Group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 07/02/2018 17:53:45 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds