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1092597

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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: Consultants
	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 consultants his Department has hired since 2016; and at what cost to the taxpayer.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	235288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department uses consultancy services to source flexible labour to support short term projects that demand specialist knowledge and skills. From the Department’s formation on 14th July 2016 to date, it has incurred direct costs of £7.9m on consultancy services. Consultancy costs for the current financial year (2018-19) will be disclosed in full in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of consultants hired<ins class="ministerial">.</ins> <del class="ministerial">in any one year as this work is often commissioned as part of an outcomes based contract to ensure value for money.</del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/03/2019 13:45:44 question first ministerially corrected 26/03/2019 15:19:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 110025 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

972401

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	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: Staff
	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 (a) are employed directly by (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
	uin	174123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I can confirm that all staff directly employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union are paid in line with the Government’s National Living Wage. All staff are based in London and are paid in line with the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department is recruiting the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 650 staff. We will not be providing a running commentary as recruitment is ongoing and numbers are regularly changing.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/10/2018 11:06:16 question first ministerially corrected 09/10/2018 12:47:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 77105 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1125160

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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: Bullying
	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 number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	251311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to being an inclusive workplace where people can bring their whole selves to work. We care about the wellbeing of our staff and have committed to taking a zero tolerance approach to bullying and harassment.</p><p>We fully investigate all claims of bullying and harassment and take action in line with Departmental policies as appropriate. We have also introduced fair treatment ambassadors to provide another avenue for staff to receive support and signposting, as well as initiatives to help individuals, especially managers, recognise and resolve instances of bullying and harassment.</p><p>As the Department was created within the last 5 years, we only have records from 2017:</p><p> </p><p>2015: 0</p><p>2016: 0</p><p>2017:<ins class="ministerial"> less than 5</ins><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p>2018:<ins class="ministerial"> less than 5</ins><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p>2019: 0</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 14/05/2019 14:24:29 question first ministerially corrected 15/05/2019 09:34:53 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 117884 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

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

1082370

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	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	Free Movement of People
	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 Prime Minister has entered into correspondence with the European Council on changing the mandate of the European Commission to allow for the adoption of part two of the Withdrawal Agreement on citizens’ rights under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
	uin	228559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>From the very beginning the Prime Minister has been clear that safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU was her first priority for negotiations. The best way to guarantee those rights, both for UK nationals in the EU and EU citizens in the UK, is through the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>On 27 February, the House of Commons supported a proposal by Alberto Costa MP which requires the Government to seek a joint UK/EU commitment to preserve the citizens’ rights section of the Withdrawal Agreement, whatever the outcome of negotiations.</p><p><del class="ministerial">The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been copied to Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator and shared with the Secretary-General. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costa-amendment-letter-to-the-eu-institutions" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been shared with Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator and the Secretary General of the European Council. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costa-amendment-letter-to-the-eu-institutions" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 11/03/2019 16:50:27 question first ministerially corrected 11/03/2019 21:37:11 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 106785 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

748012

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	EU Citizenship
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to negotiate to enable UK citizens to keep their EU citizenship and rights following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Our aim is to ensure people can broadly live their lives as they do now. At every step of negotiations we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for UK Citizens. We are proposing a reciprocal deal which is fair and serious, and we are approaching these negotiations constructively and respectfully, with a determination to secure a deal that works for both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:51:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

748843

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether it remains their intention to ensure that they do not reach a deal on Brexit without Gibraltar being fully included in that final deal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is clear that Gibraltar is covered by our exit negotiations and we have committed to fully involve them as we prepare for the process of exiting the EU. We will negotiate as one United Kingdom, and leave as one United Kingdom. The PM has been clear that we are seeking a deal that works for Britain – not an off the peg solution. That deal must work for Gibraltar too.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:50:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

749227

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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	Motorways: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the effect on the UK economy of no deal on Brexit would be better or worse than the UK remaining in the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Higgins
	uin	HL563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government is determined to deliver on the decision taken by the people of the UK in last year’s Referendum. The Government is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work to assess, across a range of scenarios, the economic impacts of exiting the European Union. It would not be appropriate, however, to publish details that could undermine the UK's negotiating position with the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 21/07/2017 09:31:41 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1067 label Biography information for Lord Higgins

749927

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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	Civil Society
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how, and when, civil society will be consulted with regard to Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Exiting the EU and across Government have engaged with civil society organisations to understand their views and to ensure that their expertise contributes to our negotiating position. We have met a range of organisations, including trade unions, charities, faith groups, academia and consumer bodies.</p><p>With the negotiations underway, we will continue to engage widely and intensively. We will reach a successful outcome by drawing on the expertise of these groups, understanding their perspectives and working with them to test and validate positions as we prepare to leave the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 10:43:39 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

749938

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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	Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what arrangements have been made to ensure detailed analysis and discussion across government departments of the impact of departure from the EU single market on specific sectors and regions of the UK economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
	uin	HL623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The whole of Government is preparing for the UK to make an orderly and successful exit from the European Union. Cross-government governance arrangements are coordinating efforts across Whitehall. The Prime Minister established and chairs a Cabinet Committee on European Union Exit and Trade to oversee the UK’s exit at Cabinet level. The Committee meets regularly. Since the triggering of Article 50, two new subcommittees, chaired by the Prime Minister, have been established. One will oversee the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from and new relationship with the EU, and the second will focus on issues relating to the UK’s future trading arrangements with non-European countries. At official level, the cross-government EU Exit Analysis Board provides oversight and direction to analytical work related to EU exit, including sectoral and regional analysis, being undertaken across Whitehall. The Department for Exiting the European Union, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of analysis to support our negotiations, covering the entirety of the UK economy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 14:48:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock