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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

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

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

579546

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
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 of his Department's staff he plans to have working on environmental and climate change negotiations in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	45799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU now has over 200 staff, and is growing fast. 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 all aspects of the forthcoming negotiation.</p><p>The Department has welcomed staff on secondment with relevant expertise, including on the environment, and it will continue to have a close working relationship with all relevant Departments, in particular Defra as the lead on environmental policy. I am committed to working closely with my Ministerial counterparts, and recently appeared at the Environmental Audit Committee alongside Therese Coffey, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/09/2016 13:49:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

579547

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
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 staff his Department plans to employ by the end of the current financial year; and in which regions those staff will be employed.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	45821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 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>As a new department we do not yet hold diversity data for all of our staff but we will be collecting this in line with standard Civil Service practice.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 45845 question first answered 19/09/2016 15:36:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

579548

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
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 staff are employed in his Department (a) in each region and (b) by gender; and in which Departments those staff were previously employed.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	45845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 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>As a new department we do not yet hold diversity data for all of our staff but we will be collecting this in line with standard Civil Service practice.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 45821 question first answered 19/09/2016 15:36:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

579549

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
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 trade negotiators his Department plans to employ by the end of the current fiscal year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	45844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>Britain has been at the forefront of the free trade-supporting countries in the EU for the last 40 years. The Department for Exiting the EU now has over 200 staff plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels, and is growing fast. 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 all aspects of the forthcoming negotiation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/09/2016 12:26:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson