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889914

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Pay
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) staff and (b) consultants in his Department are paid more than the Prime Minister pro-rata.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	136966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union can confirm that 1 member of staff is paid more than the Prime Minister on a pro-rata basis. A central list of all individuals within Government earning a total pay package of £150,000 and above is published on data.gov.uk website. Details of DExEU Board members pay is available in the Remuneration Report in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, which is made publicly available at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2016-17" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2016-17</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have access to the salaries consultants are paid by their respective companies.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/04/2018 14:30:14 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

824629

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
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 and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; and what proportion of total sick leave in his Department that leave was.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	123430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We are not in a position to release this data as individuals may be identifiable due to fewer than 10 individuals being absent in the last 12 months due to stress or mental health conditions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union’s commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing group who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department. DExEU, along with many other Government departments, has a programme in place that provides support and advice on wellbeing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These activities have included the Department signing up, in March 2017, to the Time for Change pledge to demonstrate the Department’s commitment to reducing the stigma attached to mental health. Additionally, to date, Mental Health First Aid England has trained 32 DExEU staff as mental health champions.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 123431 question first answered 25/01/2018 10:56:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

824630

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
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 days sick leave officials in his Department took for reasons relating to stress in the 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	123431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We are not in a position to release this data as individuals may be identifiable due to fewer than 10 individuals being absent in the last 12 months due to stress or mental health conditions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union’s commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing group who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department. DExEU, along with many other Government departments, has a programme in place that provides support and advice on wellbeing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These activities have included the Department signing up, in March 2017, to the Time for Change pledge to demonstrate the Department’s commitment to reducing the stigma attached to mental health. Additionally, to date, Mental Health First Aid England has trained 32 DExEU staff as mental health champions.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 123430 question first answered 25/01/2018 10:56:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816681

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
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 was to her Department as a result of officials taking sick leave in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	121108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service has set out five priorities for the health and wellbeing of its employees, including priorities in relation to physical and mental wellbeing. In addition, the Civil Service has also committed to being a leading employer on mental health support, in line with the recommendations set out in the independent review Thriving At Work and the Work, Health and Disability: Improving Lives consultation.</p><p><br>The total cost of sickness absence to the Department in 2017 was £16,455.24 based on an average of the cost by grade. Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union’s commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has an attendance management policy and a dedicated mental health and wellbeing group who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/01/2018 17:19:55 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

810488

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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: 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 time spent by officials in his Department compiling impact assessments on the UK leaving the EU; and on what date each such assessment was started.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	120834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>Impact Assessments, typically related to specific new primary legislation before Parliament, are narrowly defined. For example, the Government laid an impact assessment alongside the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, which can be found on our website.<br><br>Civil servants conduct any Impact Assessments related to legislation as business as usual. Our broader analysis continues.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 09/01/2018 11:44:00 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker attachment 1 file name 2017-07-12_repeal_bill_impact_assessment__1_.pdf title EU (Withdrawal) Bill - Impact Assessment
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

793140

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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: Sick Leave
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 days' sick leave officials in his Department took for reasons relating to stress in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	114925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union’s commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing group who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department. This includes:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>In February 2017, the Department signed up to the Time for Change pledge to demonstrate the Department’s commitment to reducing the stigma attached to mental health.</p></li><li><p>To date, 32 DExEU staff have been trained by Mental Health First Aid England as mental health champions.</p></li><li><p>Marking World Mental Health Day with a panel discussion sharing mental health and wellbeing experiences.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the last year, the proportion of officials absent due to stress or mental health conditions was 1%, this is fewer than 10 individuals. Therefore the Department is not in a position to release the information requested as individuals may be identifiable.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 114927 question first answered 30/11/2017 12:13:08 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

793142

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last year; and what proportion of total sick leave in his Department that leave was.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	114927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union’s commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing group who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department. This includes:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>In February 2017, the Department signed up to the Time for Change pledge to demonstrate the Department’s commitment to reducing the stigma attached to mental health.</p></li><li><p>To date, 32 DExEU staff have been trained by Mental Health First Aid England as mental health champions.</p></li><li><p>Marking World Mental Health Day with a panel discussion sharing mental health and wellbeing experiences.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the last year, the proportion of officials absent due to stress or mental health conditions was 1%, this is fewer than 10 individuals. Therefore the Department is not in a position to release the information requested as individuals may be identifiable.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 114925 question first answered 30/11/2017 12:13:08 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

789217

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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	Legal Profession
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 estimated cost to the public purse is of the additional lawyers who are being recruited to deal with the complexities of the work on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	112960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North on 7 September 2017, UIN 7210.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We do not hold information centrally about OGD’s use of lawyers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 23/11/2017 14:34:00 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

778870

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
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: Length of Service
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 his Department has made of the average length of service in the civil service of staff employed by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	110139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is continuing to recruit the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. Of the staff on the DExEU system as of 30 September 2017, the average length of service in the Civil Service was 6 years, 4 months and 22 days.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is drawing together expertise from a wide range of departments where there is specific relevant knowledge. The Department has sourced a large proportion of experienced staff from across Whitehall on a loan basis and a number of secondees from the private sector and the wider public sector. All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 03/11/2017 17:24:46 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

778871

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
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: Operating Costs
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 cost to the public purse of running his Department between 23 June 2016 and 30 September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	110140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has spent a total of £46.147m on running the Department since the official creation of the Department on 14 July 2016, the day after Rt Hon David Davis was appointed as Secretary of State, until the 30 September 2017. The total amount can be broken down into £23.707m of expenditure during the 2016-17 financial year, which excludes the costs incurred by the Europe Unit of the Cabinet Office and the Europe Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office prior to 14 July 2016, and is therefore £1.548m below the total figure published in the Department’s ARA. A more detailed breakdown of 16/17 expenditure is available in the Department’s ARA.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Also included in £46.147m is £22.44m of total expenditure from the start of 2017-18 financial year until 30 September, however, this figure remains subject to audit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 03/11/2017 17:28:32 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake