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797346

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Trade Agreements
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 November 2017 to Question 112323, on trade agreements, how many of the organisations listed in that Answer have made representations to him on the priority given by the Government to a trade deal with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	116309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>Negotiating a comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU, greater in scope than any such agreement before, is a priority for the Government as we leave the EU. Stakeholder engagement is a central element of our plan to build a national consensus around our negotiating position.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We continue to engage with businesses and industry bodies from all sectors of the economy, in order to inform our negotiations with the EU. The Government is committed to the best possible deal for the United Kingdom - a deal that works for the entirety of the UK economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 08/12/2017 12:40:04 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

797369

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	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 guidance his Department provided to other Government departments on what information they should retain or redact in the impact assessments they were providing on the UK leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	116332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>Our analysis is not, nor has it ever been, a series of sectoral impact assessments examining the quantitative impact of Brexit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to meet the motion of 1st November, we have taken time to bring together the sectoral analyses in a way that is accessible and informative to the Committee.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have provided a vast amount of factual information to help the Committees in their scrutiny whilst respecting our overriding duty to the national interest.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers have a specific responsibility, which Parliament has endorsed in a motion in December 2016, not to release information that would undermine our negotiating position. As such, the sectoral reports do not contain material that we judge would undermine the UK’s hand in the negotiations, or material that is commercially or market sensitive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 08/12/2017 12:50:29 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

797374

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, who made the determination that it was not in the public interest to retain in the sectoral analyses the information that has been redacted from them; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	116337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>In order to meet the motion of 1st November, we have taken time to bring together the sectoral analyses in a way that is accessible and informative to the Committee.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided a vast amount of factual information to help the Committees in their scrutiny whilst respecting our overriding duty to the national interest.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have a specific responsibility, which Parliament has endorsed, not to release information that would undermine our negotiating position. As such, the sectoral reports do not contain material that we judge would undermine the UK’s hand in the negotiations, or material that is commercially or market sensitive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 08/12/2017 12:42:40 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

797500

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: 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 oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the House of Lords European Union Committee on 31 October, how many civil servants his Department (a) has recruited and (b) expects to recruit to work on leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	116463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 600 staff based in the UK plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels. We regularly review headcount to ensure that we are appropriately staffed to deal with all aspects of the negotiations.</p><p>The Department is responsible for overseeing EU exit negotiations, as well as establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. As such, all staff in the Department are dedicated to planning or supporting our work on EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 116673 question first answered 07/12/2017 16:50:05 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

797569

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether UK pensioners living in EU countries will continue to get their state pension uprated after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	116532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We have now agreed with the EU that under reciprocal arrangements, the UK will continue to export an uprated UK State Pension and provide associated healthcare cover for UK nationals living in the EU who are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p><br>This will include people who are of state pension age and those who are not yet at state pension age, once they start drawing their UK State Pension.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 08/01/2018 12:33:18 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

797642

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: Legatum Institute
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 Ministers of his Department have had with representatives of the Legatum Institute in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	116605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Ministers from across Government are speaking with stakeholders from a variety of sectors, to understand their concerns and priorities regarding our exit from the EU. As part of this process, we have engaged with a range of domestic and EU-facing think tanks.</p><p> </p><p>These organisations have contributed to the dialogue around EU withdrawal with a range of insights and opinions on proposed future arrangements, as well as on areas of impact for stakeholders across industry and society.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are 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 05/12/2017 17:29:23 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

797651

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Brexit
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 Oral Statement of 28 November 2017, Official Report, column 161, on leaving the EU: sectoral impact assessments, how many pages of material have been withheld in addition to the 850 pages submitted to the Exiting the European Union Committee.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	116614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>In order to meet the motion of 1st November, we have taken time to bring together the sectoral analyses in a way that is accessible and informative to the Committee. We have not edited or redacted reports. At the time the motion was passed, and subsequently, we were clear that the documents did not exist in the form requested.</p><p>The Government has to be mindful of its obligations not to allow sensitive information to be public, so we have sought not to include commercially, market and negotiation sensitive information, but we have been as open as possible. The material we have provided to the Select Committee is very substantial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/12/2017 16:54:24 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

797710

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: 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 (a) number of officials to be employed by his Department and (b) his Department's payroll in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021 and (v) 2022 as a result of the UK leaving EU.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	116673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 600 staff based in the UK plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels. We regularly review headcount to ensure that we are appropriately staffed to deal with all aspects of the negotiations.</p><p>The Department is responsible for overseeing EU exit negotiations, as well as establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. As such, all staff in the Department are dedicated to planning or supporting our work on EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 116463 question first answered 07/12/2017 16:50:05 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra