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732523

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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: Consultants
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 has been spent in total on services provided by Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, Ernst & Young and McKinsey Consulting since his Department's creation.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	1027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has used the services of a number of consulting firms to help with departmental set-up and planning. A small number of individuals are also on secondment from consultancy firms and external organisations. The Department will make further use of external support and recruitment as appropriate to ensure it has the right expertise available.</p><p>The total expenditure on professional services and consultancy in the financial year 2016-17 will be published in the annual report and accounts. Specific contracts awarded over £10,000 and items of expenditure over £25,000 will be reported in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 29/06/2017 09:58:10 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

732524

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Answer of 14 March 2017 to Question 67738, how many staff have been seconded to his Department from (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Accenture, (d) McKinsey & Co, (f) Ernst and Young and (g) Bain & Company since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	1113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The department has sourced a large proportion of experienced staff from across Whitehall and a number of secondees from the private sector and the wider public sector. We are not in a position to give a final total for particular groups of staff as recruitment is ongoing and numbers are regularly changing.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 29/06/2017 15:47:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

732560

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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	Statutory Instruments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Statutory Instruments that will be required to support the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>In the Government White Paper on the Repeal Bill [‘Legislating for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union’], published on 30 March 2017, we estimated around 800 - 1,000 EU-exit related Statutory Instruments will be required. This figure still reflects current expectations and remains subject to policy decisions, further work on how we bring forward the secondary legislation, and on the outcome of negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 29/06/2017 15:57:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732266

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what proportion of his Department's staff are women.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 450 staff, and is growing fast. As the Department is currently recruiting a large number of staff we do not currently hold a full data set, but diversity data will be published in due course in line with CS reporting requirements.</p><p>The Department is committed to the creation of a diverse and inclusive working environment to ensure staff do not face any barriers to success, and all staff feel supported at work. As such, the Department is committed to the steps established in the 2016 Talent Action Plan to help the Civil Service become the most inclusive employer in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/06/2017 10:50:23 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732315

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the cost to the public purse has been of private consultancy firms working for his Department on the process of the UK leaving the EU since his Department was established.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has used the services of a number of consulting firms to help with departmental set-up and planning. A small number of individuals are also on secondment from consultancy firms and external organisations. The Department will make further use of external support and recruitment as appropriate to ensure it has the right expertise available.</p><p>The total expenditure on professional services and consultancy in the financial year 2016-17 will be published in the annual report and accounts. Specific contracts awarded over £10,000 and items of expenditure over £25,000 will be reported in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/06/2017 10:43:21 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

731990

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Manufacturing Industries: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans he has to ensure that negotiations on the UK leaving the EU do not result in any job losses in the North East's manufacturing sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We will secure a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom. We want to ensure that UK companies, including those in the North East, have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets. As a priority, we will seek a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement that is of greater scope and ambition than any such existing agreement. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours. And we want to have a new customs agreement with the EU that supports these objectives. Furthermore, the Government’s industrial strategy green paper sets out our plan to improve living standards and economic growth by increasing productivity and driving growth across the whole country, including in the North East.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 27/06/2017 16:30:08 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

731108

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Seasonal Workers
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 provide a list of people and organisations which have lobbied him and his Department on the UK's requirements for seasonal workers.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials across Government are engaging with UK and EU organisations from every sector of the economy - this is a central element of our plan to get the right deal for Britain. We are listening and talking to a broad range of organisations, companies and institutions both in the UK and abroad, including on the issue of requirements for seasonal workers. 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> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 29/06/2017 09:29:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

731157

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Mansion House speech of 20 June 2017, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) types and (b) cost of any new technology that needs to be deployed for customs border arrangements after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>As we look to build our future customs relationship with the EU and the rest of the world, we start from a strong position. As a large trading nation, we possess a world-class customs system which handles imports and exports from all over the world, and not just the EU.</p><p>The government is seeking a mutually beneficial customs agreement and is committed to securing the most frictionless trading relationship possible.As part of this, HM Treasury and HMRC are giving due consideration to the implementation requirements of any options for the UK’s future customs arrangements. This includes the costs associated with updating IT systems to ensure we have a fully functioning customs regime following our exit from the EU.</p><p>The UK’s Customs Authority already works hard to ensure that trade is as fast and frictionless as possible and was ranked 5th globally in the World Bank’s 2016 Logistics Performance Index on Customs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/06/2017 13:58:46 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

731160

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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, if he will list the civil servants and the meetings they attended in Brussels on 19 June 2017 for the first round of Article 50 negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The following senior civil servants, at grades SCS2 and above, took part in the first round of the negotiations on 19 June 2017.</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Oliver Robbins, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Sir Tim Barrow, UKRep</p></li><li><p>Glyn Williams, Home Office</p></li><li><p>Alex Ellis, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Mark Bowman, HMT</p></li><li><p>Simon Case, UKRep</p></li><li><p>Jonathan Black, HMT</p></li><li><p>Chris Jones, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Catherine Webb, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Catherine Adams, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Daniel Denman, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Matt Baugh, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Ian Walsh, DWP</p><p> </p></li></ul><p>The agenda for the day, setting out the meetings attended by officials, can be found here: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publications/agenda-19-june-meeting-between-eu-and-uk-article-50-negotiations_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publications/agenda-19-june-meeting-between-eu-and-uk-article-50-negotiations_en</a>. See below:</p><p>Opening of the negotiations between the EU and the UK on the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union by Michel Barnier, the European Commission's Chief Negotiator, and David Davis, UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union</p><p> 11.00 : Opening session (Michel Barnier and Secretary of State David Davis) plus officials</p><p> 12.30 : Working lunch between Michel Barnier and Secretary of State David Davis</p><p> 14.00 – 16.30 : Working groups</p><p> 16.30 : Meeting of coordinators (Sabine Weyand, European Commission's Deputy Chief Negotiator and Olly Robbins, Permanent Secretary, UK Department for Exiting the EU)</p><p> 17.30 : Closing session (Michel Barnier and Secretary of State David Davis)</p><p> 18:30 (approx): Joint press conference by Michel Barnier and Secretary of State David Davis, BERL press room</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 27/06/2017 13:35:46 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

731227

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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, what estimate he has made of the number of treaties requiring renegotiation as a result of the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Many of the UK’s relationships with non-EU partners and international organisations rest in some way on our membership of the EU.</p><p>The UK will seek to maintain the relationships and cooperation it currently enjoys with non-EU partners and international organisations as it exits the EU.</p><p>We are currently conducting a detailed assessment of the agreements which will require replacement as a result of the UK’s exit from the UK and taking forward work with partners to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/06/2017 12:29:58 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day