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780678

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	NHS England
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 meetings he has had with the chief executive of NHS England since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	110202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has not had any meetings with Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, since July 2016. However, the Secretary of State for Health has regular meetings with Mr Stevens on a range of topics, including on preparations for the UK’s Exit from the EU, and Department of Health (DH) officials are working closely with NHS England to prepare for EU exit.</p><p>The Department for Exiting the European Union works closely with every department, including DH, to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawal will affect domestic policies and to ensure preparations are being made across government both for a negotiated settlement and for the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 07/11/2017 15:49:55 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

776220

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, on how many occasions the European Commission has begun infringement proceedings against the UK Government.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	109006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is publicly available on the website of the European Commission where the infringement cases for each member state can be found. This includes the infringement and the decision. These records go back to 2002 and can be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/applying-eu-law/infringements-proceedings/infringement_decisions/?lang_code=en</p><p>The United Kingdom has never been fined under EU infringement proceedings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/11/2017 17:27:44 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

754984

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
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 paragraph 6 of the Government's policy paper entitled, Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, published on 26 June 2017, whether EU family dependents of UK citizens who return to the UK after the specified date will be subject to the immigration rules in respect of their family members; and whether there will be different rules in relation to EU and non-EU national family members.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	6782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Government policy paper of 26 June Safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU, we want to provide as much certainty as possible to the three million EU citizens in the UK and around one million UK nationals in the EU, and for their lives to continue broadly as now. The precise rules around family reunion will be a matter for negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 11/09/2017 13:01:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

754985

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
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 paragraph 42 of the Government's policy paper entitled Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, published on 26 June 2017, whether UK citizens and their family members covered by EC Regulation 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems who, at the date of entry into force of the Withdrawal Agreement, are in receipt of exportable benefits such as attendance allowance, carer's allowance, disability living allowance or winter fuel payments will continue to enjoy receipt of those benefits; and whether after the date of entry into force of the Withdrawal Agreement, any new claimants from UK citizens living and working in the EU will have their eligibility for those exportable benefits continued indefinitely.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	6783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made clear in its offer on Citizens’ Rights that it intends to protect the right of UK nationals and EU migrants already exporting a benefit at the specified date to continue to be able to export that benefit when the UK exits the EU, subject to on-going entitlement to the benefit.</p><p>In most cases, UK nationals in other EU Member States are currently entitled to receive benefits from the country in which they are living and working. What happens to these arrangements after exit is a matter to be discussed with our EU partners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 11/09/2017 12:54:54 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

754989

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 5540, whether he plans for there to be a free-standing right to equal treatment in UK law once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	6712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Charter of Fundamental Rights simply reaffirms rights which already exist in EU law, including the principle that everyone is equal before the law. As EU law and Court of Justice EU case law will be preserved as provided for in the EU (Withdrawal) Bill: it is the Government’s intention that the removal of the Charter from UK law will not affect the substantive rights that individuals already benefit from in the UK, as the Charter was never in itself the source of those rights.</p><p>The protections covered in domestic equality legislation, such as the Equality Act 2006, the Equality Act 2010 and equivalent legislation in Northern Ireland, will continue to apply once the UK has left the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 06/09/2017 17:57:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

754992

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July to Question 3564, on Immigration: EU Nationals, whether UK nationals who have rights under the Surinder Singh principle will continue to enjoy those rights once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	6718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The details of the settled status scheme put forward in the Government’s policy paper “Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU” (Cm 9464) will be subject to negotiations. We will publish detailed eligibility criteria and requirements in due course.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 06/09/2017 17:27:21 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

754993

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 5539, whether the UK will continue to aggregate periods of relevant insurance, work or residence within the EU accrued after exit, for those who entered into such arrangements before the specified date.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	6713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>During the August negotiation round, we agreed that contributions before and after exit will be recognised for those covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.<br><br>We have discussed EU social security coordination rules with the EU during the July and August negotiation rounds. The progress of these discussions has been set out in the published joint comparison table. It can be found at:<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/641334/2017-08-30_-_EU_UK_Comparison_Table_CR_AUGUST_day_2_FINAL_AGREED_VERSION_AGREED_with_Cion_V2.2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/641334/2017-08-30_-_EU_UK_Comparison_Table_CR_AUGUST_day_2_FINAL_AGREED_VERSION_AGREED_with_Cion_V2.2.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 11/09/2017 12:58:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker attachment 1 file name 2017-08-30_-_EU_UK_Comparison_Table_CR_AUGUST_day_2_FINAL_AGREED_VERSION_AGREED_with_Cion_V2.2.pdf title August joint comparison table
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

754994

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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, with reference to the reported comments of the European Commission's Chief Negotiator Michael Barnier at the conclusion of the round two Brexit negotiation talks on 20 July 2017, what points of divergence there are between the EU negotiating position and the UK negotiating position on (a) the rights of future family members and (b) the exports of certain social benefits; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	6719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>There is much common ground between the UK’s and the EU’s positions on citizens’ rights. We are both clear that we want to protect the broad range of rights and entitlements currently enjoyed by both EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU. While there are, naturally, points on which our positions differ, we are confident we can reach agreement early in the negotiations. <br><br>The Citizens’ Rights Working Group completed a mapping of the areas of alignment and divergence between the EU and UK positions, to prioritise future discussions. It can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-technical-note-on-the-comparison-of-eu-uk-positions-on-citizens-rights" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-technical-note-on-the-comparison-of-eu-uk-positions-on-citizens-rights</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker attachment 1 file name Joint_technical_note_on_the_comparison_of_EU-UK_positions_on_citizens__rights.pdf title July joint technical note 2 file name 2017-08-30_-_EU_UK_Comparison_Table_CR_AUGUST_day_2_FINAL_AGREED_VERSION_AGREED_with_Cion_V2.2.pdf title August joint technical note question first answered 06/09/2017 17:47:18 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

754996

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2017 to Question 3555, what period of absence from the UK will constitute a gap in continuous residence for the purpose of obtaining settled status.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	6714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>In line with the current requirements under the Free Movement Directive, a person may be absent for up to 6 months in a year, in order to continue to accrue the five years’ continuous residence.</p><p>We are prepared to offer flexibility in respect of citizens with strong ties in the UK, for example, students who are studying abroad or workers on an overseas posting if the EU offers similar flexibility on this point.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 06/09/2017 17:52:11 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

755001

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
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 made to prevent UK nationals from being separated from their families if they become unable to continue to reside and work in an EU state of residence as a result of the outcome of negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	6482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>As set out in our policy paper of 26 June, we want to provide as much certainty as possible to the three million EU citizens in the UK and around one million UK nationals in the EU, and for their lives to continue broadly as now. The precise rules around family reunion will be a matter for negotiations. Both the UK and EU have set out to provide reassurance that families should not be disrupted by this process and we are confident that a deal can be achieved.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 07/09/2017 11:34:16 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield