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1037991

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, at how many (a) official level and (b) ministerial level meetings between the Government and the EU the Northern Ireland backstop has been discussed; and who has attended each meeting.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	206329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Negotiations between the UK and EU were ongoing throughout last year. These negotiations involved both officials and Ministers. They included discussions about setting out a legally operative backstop, as part of the Government’s commitment to avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and as set out in the December 2017 Joint Report.</p><p>The outcome of those discussions is reflected in the draft Withdrawal Agreement laid before Parliament on 26 November. This guarantees that in the event that the UK’s future relationship with the EU is not in place by the end of the implementation period, there will be no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, while maintaining the economic and constitutional integrity of the UK.</p><p>As the Government has made clear, however, this would be an insurance policy that neither the UK nor the EU expects to use. We fully expect to bring into force our future relationship or alternative arrangements, which would guarantee no hard border on a permanent basis, by the end of the Implementation Period that the Withdrawal Agreement provides.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 16/01/2019 15:53:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1019531

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
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	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, on what date the texts (a) Annex 2, (b) Annex 4, (c) Annex 8, (d) Article 6(1), (e) Article 12(1) and (f) Article 15 of the Northern Ireland Protocol in the Withdrawal Agreement were finalised.
tabling member constituency	Yeovil
tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Fysh
uin	198364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Following intense negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol in the preceding weeks and months, the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, including all of the annexes in question, was published on 14 November and the final version was agreed at a special European Council on 25 November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/12/2018 15:41:07 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh

968326

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Brexit: Northern Ireland
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 had discussions with the leaders of the political parties in Northern Ireland on the Government’s plan for Northern Ireland in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	170740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Over the past months, UK Government Ministers and officials have met a range of stakeholders in Northern Ireland, including representatives of political parties, and made clear that while we are confident that we will agree a deal with the European Union, which remains by far the most likely outcome, it is the responsibility of the Government to continue preparations for the full range of potential outcomes, including no deal. As we do, and as decisions are made, we will take full account of the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland.</p><p>In the event there was no deal, the UK Government is clear that we must respect our unique relationship with Ireland, with whom we share a land border and who are co-signatories of the Belfast Agreement. The UK Government has consistently placed upholding the Agreement and its successors at the heart of our approach and we will continue to do so while safeguarding the integrity of the United Kingdom and respecting the principle of consent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 14/09/2018 12:50:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

937835

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether under the proposals agreed by the Cabinet at Chequers on 6 July the Government’s proposed backstop for Northern Ireland will be permanent or time limited.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	162540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The proposals agreed by the Cabinet at Chequers on 6 July for the UK's future relationship with the EU, and if agreed to in negotiations, would ensure that the backstop solution as part of the Withdrawal Agreement would not need to be brought into effect. It has always been the UK Government’s intention to address our commitments on the Irish border through the future relationship and these proposals show how we can do so.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 16/07/2018 11:09:16 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

909049

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Brexit: Northern Ireland
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 make an assessment of the implications for the Government's policies of the conclusions of the the paper, Northern Ireland and the UK’s Exit from the EU, What do people think, published by Queen’s University Belfast in May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	146350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister reaffirmed her commitments at Mansion House, recognising the unique circumstances in Northern Ireland, and our shared commitments to avoiding a hard border, including any physical infrastructure and related checks and controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The Prime Minister has also been clear that we must ensure the same unfettered access for Northern Ireland’s business to the whole of the UK’s internal market. We want a deal that works for all parts of the community in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We have always been clear from the outset that the best way to achieve this is through the overall relationship between the UK and the EU. We agreed in the Joint Report that a backstop option to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland and maintain the economic integrity of the UK should be translated into legally binding text. The Prime Minister has been clear that the current drafting of the EU’s backstop proposal is unacceptable and we will bring forward our own proposal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 25/05/2018 10:27:33 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

606864

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
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: Northern Ireland
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 with (a) East Border Region, (b) Rural Community Networks and (c) other community groups in Northern Ireland as part of the preparations for the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government will ensure that all views can be reflected in our analysis of the options for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union and we are going to listen and talk to as many organisations, companies and institutions as possible to do this. The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union visited Northern Ireland on 1 September and I visited on 5-7 October. We engaged with the Northern Ireland Executive and key representatives of businesses and civil society, including roundtables with the retail, hospitality and agrifood sectors and the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action. I have also had discussions with Northern Ireland Executive Ministers for Justice, Communities and Infrastructure. Details of Ministerial meetings will be published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which will be made publicly available on<a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a>.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/10/2016 13:21:54 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon