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registered interest
date	11/06/2018
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	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
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 publish a list of the meetings he has had with representatives of Northern Ireland's political parties in each of the last three months; and if he will include in that list (a) who he met with and (b) the date on which those meetings took place.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	152212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Details of formal Ministerial meetings on Departmental business 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><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Over the past months, the Government has met a range of stakeholders in Northern Ireland, including representatives of a number of political parties, and assured them that the Government will uphold our commitments made to the people of Northern Ireland and the Belfast Agreement.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Since the referendum there have been nine meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations. Prior to the collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive in January 2017, these meetings were attended by Ministers from the Northern Ireland Executive. We would have liked this engagement to continue, and we are working hard to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland as soon as possible. In the absence of an Executive, the JMC(EN) has been attended by senior officials from the Northern Ireland Civil Service. We are committed to working to ensure Northern Ireland interests are represented in the meantime.<br><br></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/06/2018 08:59:10 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

917793

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the white paper on the UK’s future trade relationship with the EU will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The White Paper on the UK’s future relationship with the European Union will be published shortly.</p><p>Our current focus is the June European Council, where the Prime Minister will be talking about finalising the Withdrawal Agreement, but also pressing on the future relationship. After that, Cabinet ministers will be gathering at Chequers for an away day to finalise the White Paper.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/06/2018 14:58:13 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

910313

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	EU Committee of the Regions: UK Delegations
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 vacancies there are on the UK delegation to the Committee of the Regions; and when he plans to fill those vacancies.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	147487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK delegation to the Committee of the Regions currently has vacancies for 10 members and for 7 alternate members.</p><p> </p><p>Nominations are being reviewed as a matter of urgency and we expect the process to be completed soon, enabling the new members to start contributing to the work of the Committee.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/06/2018 15:35:21 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

909381

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Shanker Singham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if the publish the (a) date, (b) location and (c) minutes of each of the meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, the hon. Member for Wycombe, has had with Shanker Singham since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	146840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>All meetings on official business are declared in the transparency returns and can be found on the GOV.UK page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-exiting-the-european-union&amp;publication_type=transparency-data.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 146738 146739 146740 146816 146817 146818 146819 146841 146842 question first answered 04/06/2018 13:47:07 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

909491

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Shanker Singham
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 the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, the hon. Member for Wycombe, has had with Shanker Singham since June 2017; and what the purpose of those meetings was.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	146816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>All meetings on official business are declared in the transparency returns and can be found on the GOV.UK page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-exiting-the-european-union&amp;publication_type=transparency-data.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 146738 146739 146740 146817 146818 146819 146840 146841 146842 question first answered 04/06/2018 13:47:07 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

909492

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Shanker Singham
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 times the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, the hon. Member for Wycombe, has met with Shanker Singham since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	146817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>All meetings on official business are declared in the transparency returns and can be found on the GOV.UK page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-exiting-the-european-union&amp;publication_type=transparency-data.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 146738 146739 146740 146816 146818 146819 146840 146841 146842 question first answered 04/06/2018 13:47:07 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

909495

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Shanker Singham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Permanent-Secretary of his Department has had discussions with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, the hon. Member for Wycombe, on meetings the latter has had with Shanker Singham since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	146819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>All meetings on official business are declared in the transparency returns and can be found on the GOV.UK page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-exiting-the-european-union&amp;publication_type=transparency-data.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 146738 146739 146740 146816 146817 146818 146840 146841 146842 question first answered 04/06/2018 13:47:08 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

909049

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Brexit: Northern Ireland
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 make an assessment of the implications for the Government's policies of the conclusions of the the paper, Northern Ireland and the UK’s Exit from the EU, What do people think, published by Queen’s University Belfast in May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	146350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister reaffirmed her commitments at Mansion House, recognising the unique circumstances in Northern Ireland, and our shared commitments to avoiding a hard border, including any physical infrastructure and related checks and controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The Prime Minister has also been clear that we must ensure the same unfettered access for Northern Ireland’s business to the whole of the UK’s internal market. We want a deal that works for all parts of the community in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We have always been clear from the outset that the best way to achieve this is through the overall relationship between the UK and the EU. We agreed in the Joint Report that a backstop option to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland and maintain the economic integrity of the UK should be translated into legally binding text. The Prime Minister has been clear that the current drafting of the EU’s backstop proposal is unacceptable and we will bring forward our own proposal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 25/05/2018 10:27:33 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

901425

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	British Overseas Territories: Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with each of the UK Overseas Territories about the specific implications of Brexit for individual Overseas Territories.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL7752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is fully committed to involving all the UK Overseas Territories in our planning as we leave the EU, and ensuring that their interests are properly taken into account.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>UK Ministers and leaders of the Overseas Territories discuss EU Exit in the UK Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council on EU Exit Negotiations, which will meet for the fourth time on 14 June this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The British Government has also considered and responded to the evidence presented by Overseas Territories' representatives to the European Union Select Committee on the impact of EU Exit in July of last year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 16/05/2018 10:58:42 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

897311

registered interest
date	03/05/2018
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	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the library of the House a copy of the document Draft agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community recently transmitted to the UK authorities for negotiation; and what plans they have for initiating, or involving the UK Parliament in, consideration of that document.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL7542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Draft agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community was published on 19 March 2018 on gov.uk. It was accessible to peers in the Printed Paper office but will now be <strong><ins class="ministerial">deposited</ins></strong><del class="ministerial">made available</del> in the library of the House.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has recently given evidence to the Exiting the EU Committee and the European Union Committee, on 25 April and 1 May respectively, where he discussed at length issues relating to the draft withdrawal agreement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Lord Boswell of Aynho, as Chairman of the European Union Committee, wrote to the Secretary of State on 21 March with 24 questions regarding the draft withdrawal agreement. The Secretary of State responded in detail to the Committee's questions in writing on 19 April.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is in addition to a wide range of other parliamentary activity undertaken by select committees in scrutinising particular elements of what is expected to constitute part of the eventual Withdrawal Agreement - and the Government has been clear that the withdrawal agreement will be subject to a vote in both Houses of Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/05/2018 14:43:22 question first ministerially corrected 16/05/2018 11:13:00 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan previous answer version 57146 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe