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1151584

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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: Living Wage
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 staff in his Department are paid less than the London Living Wage; and what requirements his Department places on contractors to pay the London Living Wage to London-based staff.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	3826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>There are no staff working for the Department who are paid less than the London Living Wage.</p><p>The Department does not hold information relating to the rate of pay for those employed by third party agencies or outsourcing arrangements as these would be agreed and held locally by the relevant organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/10/2019 16:22:48 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1039110

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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, whether all international treaty and non-treaty arrangements in which the UK participates through membership of the EU will be replicated by 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	207320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to maintaining the relationships and cooperation we currently enjoy with third countries and international organisations as we exit the EU. This is why we have agreed with the EU that they will notify treaty partners that the UK is treated as a Member State for the purposes of its international agreements with third countries during the Implementation Period. This provides a basis for continuity during this period.</p><p>We are also working with third countries to put in place new arrangements that replicate the effects of existing agreements, as far as possible and where relevant, and which would come into force either on exit in the event of ‘no deal’ or at the end of the Implementation Period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 16/01/2019 15:49:56 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1023289

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the total amount of money spent by the Government was to seek permission from the Supreme Court to appeal the decision of the Inner House to make a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union on Wightman and Others v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	201256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The total amount of money spent cannot be quantified because work conducted on this case, like others, is recorded under a general DExEU legal file. Accurate estimations cannot be provided due to the nature of work undertaken. Our Annual Report and Accounts for Financial Year 18/19, will disclose the Department's legal costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/12/2018 09:01:10 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

919936

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
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	Euratom
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 timetable is for the Joint Committee referred to in Article 157 of the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union to be established.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	151435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK will continue to engage constructively in the ongoing negotiations concerning the governance and dispute resolution mechanisms of our Withdrawal Agreement with the EU.</p><p>Decisions concerning the exact details of the Joint Committee will follow on from these negotiations. We are clear however that the Joint Committee will be comprised of representatives from both the UK and the EU with the necessary expertise and experience, and it will be in place by March 2019, in time for the start of the implementation period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/06/2018 15:30:48 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

919937

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
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	Euratom
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 article 157 of 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, how many people UK representatives the Government plans to appoint to the Joint Committee referred to in that article; and what the timetable is for that appointment process to be complete.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	151436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK will continue to engage constructively in the ongoing negotiations concerning the governance and dispute resolution mechanisms of our Withdrawal Agreement with the EU.</p><p>Decisions concerning the exact details of the Joint Committee, including its representatives and the related appointments process, will follow on from these negotiations. We are clear however that the Joint Committee will be comprised of representatives from both the UK and the EU with the necessary expertise and experience.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/06/2018 13:08:42 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

919938

registered interest
date	08/06/2018
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	Euratom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what process he plans to establish to help the Joint Committee referred to in Article 157 of the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union to be accountable to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	151437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK will continue to engage constructively in the ongoing negotiations concerning the governance and dispute resolution mechanisms of our Withdrawal Agreement with the EU.</p><p>Decisions concerning the exact details of the Joint Committee, including the necessary processes for establishing it, will follow on from these negotiations.</p><p>It will be for Parliament to determine the level of scrutiny it will want to undertake based on the detailed arrangements agreed between the UK and EU. But of course the Government will work with Parliament to agree the right approach to scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/06/2018 13:11:33 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

872779

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
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	Property: 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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of exiting the EU on UK citizens with properties in one of the 27 remaining EU Member States.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	134592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>The property rights of UK nationals that own property in an EU Member State and vice versa is not a matter that fell within the scope of the first stage of the negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>It is already the case that all Member States are bound by Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights which obliges them to respect property rights. We expect that these rights will continue to be respected after our exit.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 06/04/2018 13:54:14 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

756186

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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 External Trade: Turkey
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 discussions he or his officials have had with the Turkish Government about that country's customs agreement with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	7098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government will look to ensure continuity of trade between the UK and Turkey, following the UK's exit from the EU, factoring in the possible implications of Turkey's existing customs arrangement with the EU. UK Officials in the Department for International Trade, the Department for Exiting the EU, the UK Permanent Representation to the EU, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have met Officials of the Republic of Turkey who, in the process, have brought up the issue of their own customs arrangements with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/09/2017 13:49:45 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

626755

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
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	Postal Workers: 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, whether he plans to give domestic effect to Postal Workers Directive 96/71/EC through the forthcoming Repeal Bill.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	51298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 03 November 2016 to the Questions 50819, 50820, 50821, 50822, 50823, 50824, 50825, 50826, 50827, 50828, 50829, 50830, 50831, 50832, 50833, 50867.</p><p>The Government will bring forward legislation in the next session that, when enacted, will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and ensure a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU. This ‘Great Repeal Bill’ will end the authority of EU law and return power to the UK. The Bill will convert existing European Union law into domestic law, wherever practical.</p><p>The Government will set out the content of the Bill and its implications in due course.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones grouped question UIN 51297 question first answered 07/11/2016 12:01:01 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

626756

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
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	Conditions of Employment: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he plans to give domestic effect to the Pregnant Workers Directive 92/85/EEC through the forthcoming Repeal Bill.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	51297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 03 November 2016 to the Questions 50819, 50820, 50821, 50822, 50823, 50824, 50825, 50826, 50827, 50828, 50829, 50830, 50831, 50832, 50833, 50867.</p><p>The Government will bring forward legislation in the next session that, when enacted, will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and ensure a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU. This ‘Great Repeal Bill’ will end the authority of EU law and return power to the UK. The Bill will convert existing European Union law into domestic law, wherever practical.</p><p>The Government will set out the content of the Bill and its implications in due course.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones grouped question UIN 51298 question first answered 07/11/2016 12:01:01 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook