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1011262

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Arts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration, if any, they have given to preserving freedom of movement for the performance and production of creative works after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL11623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that free movement of people will end as we leave the EU.</p><p>In future it will be for the UK Government and Parliament to determine the domestic immigration rules that will apply. We are carefully considering a range of options for the future immigration system and we will make decisions based on evidence and engagement. This will help us design a new immigration system that works in the national interest. We will publish a White Paper on the future border and immigration system later this year.</p><p>But we recognise that mobility is a key element of economic, cultural and scientific cooperation. That is why we want to agree a reciprocal mobility framework with the EU that will support businesses to provide services and allow people to travel without a visa for temporary business activity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/12/2018 16:48:51 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1078997

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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	Borders: Irish Sea
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what physical arrangements would be necessary to provide a border between the EU and the UK in the Irish Sea.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL14116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK and the EU have been clear in the Political Declaration that we will seek to negotiate an ambitious economic partnership, including a free trade area for goods that facilitates trade through a new customs arrangement, deep regulatory cooperation, and avoids any tariffs or quotas.</p><p>The Declaration recognises that the application of checks and controls between the EU and the UK would depend on the UK’s commitments, including in relation to the level of alignment with EU rules. Obviously we will need to agree the balance as part of the future negotiations.</p><p>The Government has been clear, in all circumstances, we seek to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland and we stand by all our commitments including the safeguarding of the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/03/2019 12:18:51 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1046302

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to erect a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and what costs have been incurred so far in preparation for such an outcome.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL13011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a deal with the EU remains the best way to guarantee no hard border. The UK Government is clear that, in the event of no deal, we will do everything in our power to prevent a return to a hard border.</p><p>The Government recognises that in a no deal scenario it would need to engage constructively with Ireland and the Commission to find the best way to avoid a hard border.</p><p>In all scenarios the UK will be unwavering in its commitment to the Belfast Agreement and the people of Northern Ireland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/02/2019 15:19:23 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1046319

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions have been held with the EU about the erection of physical infrastructure on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL13027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is clear that, in the event of no deal, we will do everything in our power to prevent a return to a hard border. In such a scenario, we must continue to respect our unique relationship with Ireland, with whom we share a land border and who are co-signatories of the Belfast Agreement.</p><p>We recognise that we would need to take forward discussions with the Irish government and the European Commission in the event of a no deal on the best way to achieve this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 05/02/2019 16:54:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1051940

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which technological solutions are currently under consideration, in the absence of a concluded EU withdrawal agreement, to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL13276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Political Declaration is clear that the UK and EU should work together and exchange information on facilitative arrangements and technologies. This sits alongside the UK and the EU’s existing commitment to developing alternative arrangements to replace the backstop. The Government plans to continue discussion with members from around the House and will finalise proposals to go back to the EU with.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/02/2019 16:33:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1051941

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the length of time required to trial any technological solution to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland in order to ensure its veracity prior to full introduction; and how they might evaluate the effectiveness of any such solution.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL13277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Political Declaration is clear that the UK and EU should work together and exchange information on facilitative arrangements and technologies. This sits alongside the UK and the EU’s existing commitment to developing alternative arrangements to replace the backstop. The Government plans to continue discussions with members from around the House in the coming days to finalise proposals with which to go back to the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/02/2019 13:51:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1051942

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the current budgeting arrangements to cover Brexit arrangements provide sufficient resource to cover the introduction of a technological solution to the Irish border question; and how much they envisage that any such solution might cost on introduction.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL13278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The EU and the UK have agreed in the Political Declaration to work together to exchange information on facilitative arrangements and technologies. The Prime Minister will take the mandate of Parliament forward and seek legally binding changes to the Withdrawal Agreement that deal with concerns on the backstop, while guaranteeing no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p>There are a number of ways to secure a backstop that Parliament can support. We are engaging constructively with the details of proposals.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/02/2019 15:06:21 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1054329

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; and whether this definition includes physical infrastructure on the border itself.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dobbs
	uin	HL13385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government will stand by its commitment in the Joint Report that there will be no hard border, this includes any physical infrastructure. This will allow people on either side of that border to be able to live their lives as they do now.</p><p /> <p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/02/2019 15:06:46 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4192 label Biography information for Lord Dobbs

1054360

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the speech by the Prime Minister on 20 July 2018 in Belfast, what assessment they have made of whether there may be technological solutions to issues relating to the Irish border after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
	uin	HL13411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister in her 5 February speech in Belfast reaffirmed the UK Government commitment to delivering a Brexit that ensures no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, including any physical infrastructure. While technology could play a part in this, and alternative arrangements are being looked at, these must be ones that can be made to work for the particular circumstances of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/02/2019 15:11:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

1055097

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to tariffs on imports and exports across the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL13431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to upholding the Belfast Agreement and will do everything in our power to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We recognise that we would need to take forward discussions with the Irish Government and the Commission in the event of a no deal on the best way to avoid a hard border.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/02/2019 17:40:02 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1055103

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what scenario planning has been conducted by Government departments responsible for security, immigration control, and food security and safety in relation to the EU–UK border in the island of Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL13434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The best way to guarantee no hard border remains delivering a deal with the EU, which means people on either side of that border will be able to live their lives as they do now. Both the UK and Ireland have said they will do everything in their power to avoid a hard border in any scenario, but in the event of there being a “no deal” we recognise we would need to take forward discussions with the Irish Government and the Commission on how to achieve this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/02/2019 11:42:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1055135

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what expenditure, if any, they have incurred on developing potential technological solutions to issues relating to the Irish border after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
	uin	HL13454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Consideration of policy options for the UK’s orderly withdrawal from the European Union have been resourced from Departmental budgets and no figures are available as to the cost of consideration of specific options.</p><p>The EU and the UK have agreed in the Political Declaration to work together to exchange information on facilitative arrangements and technologies. The Prime Minister is seeking legally binding changes to the Withdrawal Agreement that deal with concerns on the backstop, while guaranteeing no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p>There are a number of ways to secure a backstop that Parliament can support. We are engaging constructively with the details of proposals.</p><p /> <p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/02/2019 13:54:40 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

1061345

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 13 February (HL13277), what assessment they have made of the potential technological solutions for ensuring no hard border of the island of Ireland following the UK's departure from the EU; and whether they will publish details of any such assessment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL13725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister in her 5 February speech in Belfast reaffirmed the UK Government commitment to delivering a Brexit that ensures no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, including any physical infrastructure or related checks and controls. While technology could play a part in this, and alternative arrangements are being looked at, these must be ones that can be made to work for the particular circumstances of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/02/2019 17:46:01 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1061346

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish details of any contracts they have signed relating to technological solutions to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland; and whether any of those contracts include matters beyond proofs of concept.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL13726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been in discussions with technology companies for many months. While no contracts have yet been signed, in the event of doing so we will follow the usual process.</p><p>Parliament has been clear in what is needed to unite behind a Withdrawal Agreement: namely, legally binding changes to the backstop. The Prime Minister has set out three ways in which legally binding changes to the backstop could be achieved. First, the backstop could be replaced with alternative arrangements to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. Secondly, there could be a legally binding time limit to the existing backstop, or thirdly, there could be a legally binding unilateral exit clause to that backstop.</p><p>The Prime Minister and President Juncker agreed that our teams should hold further talks to find a way forward, both will meet again before the end of February to take stock of those discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/02/2019 12:34:54 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1063538

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 18 February (HL13276), what are the "facilitative arrangements and technologies" that will form part of the "alternative arrangements to replace the backstop" in the negotiations currently being undertaken with the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL13776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK and EU have agreed to consider a joint work stream to develop alternative arrangements, including the use of technology, to ensure the absence of a hard border, and this work will form an important strand of the next phase of negotiations. Our aim is to ensure that, even if the full future relationship is not in place by the end of the implementation period, the backstop is not needed, because we will have a set of alternative arrangements ready to go. We have secured a legally binding commitment that both sides will aim to replace the backstop with alternative arrangements by December 2020 - and that they do not need to replicate the backstop in any respect.</p><p>Last week, the Government published a Written Ministerial Statement noting that joint UK-EU work on alternative arrangements will be an important strand of the next phase of negotiations. In anticipation of this, and to ensure that the UK is ready to move at pace in the next phase, the Government is putting in place the UK’s arrangements to support this work, with a team drawing in all the relevant departments including DExEU, HMT, HMRC, BEIS, DEFRA, Home Office, and the NIO. This will report directly to the UK’s negotiating team.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/03/2019 12:23:57 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1063540

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 13 February (HL13385), which characteristics beyond infrastructure in their view constitute a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dobbs
	uin	HL13778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>From the outset of the negotiations the Prime Minister has been clear that there should be no return to the borders of the past, and that maintaining an open, seamless border has been the cornerstone for the success of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. That is why the December Joint Report made clear that the UK would avoid a hard border, including any physical infrastructure or related checks and controls.</p><p>Last week, the Government published a Written Ministerial Statement noting that joint UK-EU work on alternative arrangements will be an important strand of the next phase of negotiations. In anticipation of this, and to ensure that the UK is ready to move at pace in the next phase, the Government is putting in place the UK’s arrangements to support this work, with a team drawing in all the relevant departments including DExEU, HMT, HMRC, BEIS, DEFRA, Home Office, and the NIO. This will report directly to the UK’s negotiating team.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/03/2019 12:24:29 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4192 label Biography information for Lord Dobbs

1087520

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 11 March (HL13966), of which part of the internal discussions on avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is it not in the public interest to disclose details; and what assessment they have made of the relationship between any decision not to disclose those details and the Prime Minister having identified the issue as that which prevents a deal being agreed with the EU on Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL14446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>On 13 March we published details of our plans to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland in a no deal scenario. We have confirmed a temporary, unilateral approach to checks, processes and tariffs to do all we can to achieve this. The UK Government would not introduce any new checks or controls on goods crossing from Ireland to Northern Ireland, including any new customs declarations. The UK temporary tariff regime would therefore not apply to goods crossing from Ireland into Northern Ireland.</p><p>As these are unilateral measures, they only mitigate the impacts from exit that are within the UK Government’s control. These measures do not set out the position in respect of tariffs or processes to be applied to goods moving from Northern Ireland to Ireland. We also recognise that there challenges and risks for maintaining control of our borders and for the competitiveness of businesses in Northern Ireland. That is why we are clear that this approach would be strictly temporary.</p><p>A negotiated settlement is the only means of sustainably guaranteeing no hard border and protecting businesses in Northern Ireland. In a no deal scenario, we are therefore committed to entering into discussions urgently with the European Commission and the Irish Government to jointly agree long-term measures to avoid a hard border.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Full guidance on the no deal Northern Ireland policy can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-exit-avoiding-a-hard-border-in-northern-ireland-in-a-no-deal-scenario" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-exit-avoiding-a-hard-border-in-northern-ireland-in-a-no-deal-scenario</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/03/2019 13:27:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1088550

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 13 March (HL13776), how they will ensure that both Houses of Parliament and their relevant select committees are given timely information about the progress and details of the evaluation of "alternative arrangements" and "technologies"; and whether they will publish the joint work stream agreed with the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL14510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK and EU have agreed to consider a joint work stream to develop alternative arrangements, including the use of technology, to ensure the absence of a hard border, and this work will form an important strand of the next phase of negotiations. Our aim is to ensure that, even if the full future relationship is not in place by the end of the implementation period, the backstop is not needed, because we will have a set of alternative arrangements ready to go. We have secured a legally binding commitment that both sides will aim to replace the backstop with alternative arrangements by December 2020 - and that they do not need to replicate the backstop in any respect.</p><p>The Government is doing everything we sensibly can to provide for ongoing scrutiny through the negotiating process. We will continue to report regularly to select committees in person and by responding fully to inquiries and reports.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/03/2019 13:22:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1121577

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have allocated funds for work to find an alternative to the Withdrawal Agreement Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland; and if so, what level of funds have been allocated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL15228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on the 26th February that alternative arrangements to the backstop will be a priority for the UK and EU during the next phase of negotiations.</p><p>The Government intends to establish three advisory groups to help inform the UK’s negotiations with the EU. The Government will make available £20m of funding to support the development, testing or piloting of ideas that emerge from these groups where the Government believes it would be helpful.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/04/2019 10:46:53 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1121578

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what alternatives to the Withdrawal Agreement Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland are currently being considered.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL15229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>As part of the deal negotiated, the UK and EU have agreed to consider a joint work stream to develop alternative arrangements to guarantee permanently the absence of a hard border in Northern Ireland. This includes a legally binding commitment that both sides will aim to replace the backstop with alternative arrangements by December 2020 - and that they do not need to replicate the backstop in any respect.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/04/2019 10:47:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1140041

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the European Commission's position on renegotiating the Irish backstop.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been consistently clear in its intention to leave the EU in an orderly way on the basis of a negotiated agreement, and to do so in a way that ensures no hard border on the island of Ireland on a permanent basis.</p><p>The European Commission acts in negotiations in accordance with the position taken by the European Council, whose last expressed position on renegotiation of the Withdrawal Agreement is set out in the April 10 European Council Conclusions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/07/2019 11:18:46 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1144145

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the EU on technical alternatives to a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL17633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has now issued a new proposal which means we can leave on 31 October without disruption and in a friendly way. It is a fair and reasonable compromise for all sides that respects the referendum. It contains a special arrangement for Northern Ireland that protects the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and the peace process, and ensures democratic consent for the arrangement.</p><p>There have been ongoing discussions with the European Union at Prime Ministerial, Ministerial and Sherpa level in recent weeks and these will continue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/10/2019 15:00:59 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1144888

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the Interim and Final Reports, published by Prosperity UK on 24 June and 18 July, on future arrangements for the border between the UK and the Republic of Ireland, in particular for preserving the integrity of the Belfast Agreement and for avoiding the need for backstop procedures.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the reports by the Alternative Arrangements Commission, it is an important contribution. We have considered it alongside input from technical experts and businesses to inform our approach to removing the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland (known as the backstop) and avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland, in the context of negotiations on the future agreement between the UK and the EU. We remain firmly committed to the Belfast Agreement and we are steadfast in our commitment to do everything in our power to preserve an open border in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/10/2019 15:01:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

838351

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future significance of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland if the UK leaves the EU customs union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Eames
	uin	HL5479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We have been clear throughout that we are firmly committed to avoiding any physical infrastructure on the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The principles in the Joint Report from the UK and EU negotiators are a welcome agreement on this crucial issue. We have reached a balanced set of commitments that reiterate both our commitment to avoid a hard land border, and our clear position on preserving the constitutional and economic integrity of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/02/2018 17:16:30 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

838909

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the consequences for the Irish border of being outside a customs union with the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We have been clear throughout that we are firmly committed to avoiding any physical infrastructure on the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The principles in the Joint Report from the UK and EU negotiators are a welcome agreement on this crucial issue. We have reached a balanced set of commitments that reiterate both our commitment to avoid a hard border, and our clear position on preserving the constitutional and economic integrity of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/02/2018 17:21:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

849942

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific measures they will take to address the issues with the Northern Ireland border in the withdrawal negotiations with the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>In our position paper on Northern Ireland and Ireland, the UK Government set out two broad approaches to a future customs relationship with the EU; a highly streamlined customs arrangement between the UK and the EU, streamlining and simplifying requirements, leaving as few additional requirements on UK-EU trade as possible; and a new customs partnership with the EU, aligning our approach to the customs border in a way that removes the need for a UK-EU customs border.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Joint Report issued by the UK and EU sets out our plan to address Northern Ireland’s unique circumstances and the border in the context of the wider UK-EU deep and special partnership. We want a deal that works for all parts of the UK and we will faithfully deliver on that policy. The Joint Report also addressed the question of a fall-back option to avoid a hard border and disruption to businesses and supply chains both sides of the border if we cannot reach the deep overall agreement that we want.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s agreed proposals for the Northern Ireland border were most recently set out in the Prime Minister’s Mansion House speech. One option is for the UK to mirror the EU’s requirements for imports from the rest of the world, applying the same tariffs and the same rules of origin as the EU for those goods arriving in the UK and intended for the EU. This approach, would remove the need for customs processes at the UK-EU border. Another option would be to jointly agree to implement a range of measures to minimise frictions to trade and make specific provisions for Northern Ireland such as exempting smaller traders who would be allowed to continue to operate as they do currently, with no new restrictions. For larger traders, the proposal would be to introduce streamlined processes, including a trusted trader scheme which would be consistent with our commitments. Both of these options for our future customs arrangement would leave the UK free to determine its own tariffs with third countries - which would simply not be possible in a customs union. On goods, a fundamental principle in our negotiating strategy is that trade at the UK-EU border should be as frictionless as possible with no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We believe this can be achieved via a commitment to ensure that the relevant UK regulatory standards remain at least as high as the EU’s and a customs arrangement.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/03/2018 12:41:01 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

860875

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments by Donald Tusk that the Irish border issue must be addressed before the Brexit negotiations can address other issues; and whether this will affect the progress of the negotiations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL6274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister reaffirmed her commitments to the Northern Ireland and Ireland border in her speech at Mansion House, recognising the unique circumstances in Northern Ireland, and our shared commitments to avoiding a hard border.</p><p> </p><p>The UK and the EU negotiating teams reached another important milestone in the Brexit process by agreeing the terms of a time-limited implementation period. Significant progress has also been made to turn the Joint Report from December into the legal text of the Withdrawal Agreement, which we will conclude in full by October.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The negotiating teams remain committed to the Joint Report in its entirety including guaranteeing the future integrity of the United Kingdom’s internal market. In this context, we are agreed on the need to include a legally operative version of the &quot;backstop&quot; solution for the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland in the Withdrawal Agreement that is acceptable to both sides while continuing to work up the other options.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK has always seen Northern Ireland issues as a key priority for the UK Government and we remain firmly committed to that objective. 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.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/03/2018 12:42:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

904266

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on 5 September 2017 (HC Deb, col 55), what progress they have made in achieving a non-visible border between Northern Ireland and Ireland using the most up-to-date technology.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
	uin	HL7842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has been clear that there will be no physical infrastructure or related checks and controls at the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As we have always said, the best solution is to solve the Northern Ireland and Ireland border through the deep and special partnership between the UK and EU, recognising the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have set out our clear commitments on the border as well as put forward two potential customs models. As the European Commission itself acknowledged, solutions to the Northern Ireland border can not be 'based on precedent'.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 17/05/2018 16:33:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

921836

	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will address concerns by EU officials regarding the UK’s backstop proposal for the Irish border.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL8528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government published a technical paper on customs setting out the UK’s proposal for a temporary customs arrangement between the UK and EU as a backstop solution for the Northern Ireland and Ireland land border, that would only come into force in specific and narrow circumstances. It is in line with Joint Report commitments on avoiding a hard border and maintaining the constitutional integrity of the UK.</p><p>It remains the UK’s intention to negotiate an overall economic relationship with the EU that avoids the need for this backstop.</p><p>Michel Barnier confirmed that he had not rejected the UK’s proposals. Discussions on the temporary customs arrangements have already begun and we look forward to making progress.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/06/2018 13:23:30 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

923011

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to continue to pursue a backstop arrangement for the Irish border following the rejection of that proposal by the EU Chief Brexit Negotiator.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL8584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The government published a technical paper on customs setting out the UK’s proposal for a temporary customs arrangement between the UK and EU as a backstop solution for the Northern Ireland and Ireland land border, that would only come into force in specific and narrow circumstances. It is in line with Joint Report commitments on maintaining the constitutional integrity of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Michel Barnier confirmed that he had not rejected the UK’s proposals.</p><p> </p><p>We look forward to discussing this further with the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/06/2018 14:32:53 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

933745

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2018
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Lars Karlsson for the European Parliament Smart Border 2.0 Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for customs control and the free movement of persons, published November 2017.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL9131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The report shows a misunderstanding of the Northern Ireland and Ireland context and proposes a fundamental redesign of the Common Travel Area (CTA), which neither the UK, Ireland or the EU have ever envisaged.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there are some parallels with the work we are developing on the wider UK-EU border model that would apply, for example, to the border between Dover and Calais, this report proposes a form of hard border, albeit an efficiently managed one, for the Northern Ireland-Ireland land border and is therefore fundamentally inconsistent with Government policy and the commitments we have made.</p><p> </p><p>It is unacceptable to suggest any solutions which would require physical infrastructure at the border. Both the UK Government and Irish Government have explicitly ruled this out, as the removal of physical checks and security installations has been a key dividend of the peace process.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 16/07/2018 12:07:44 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1006697

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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, further the answer by Lord Callanan on 29 October (HL Deb, col 1111), whether they will (1) withdraw their notice under Articles 2 to 5 of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, and (2) offer through the European Union Council continuing free trade under the World Trade Organisation, and residence and security to European Union citizens, before agreeing any financial settlement in the Brexit negotiations; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL11477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The clear position of the Government is that our notice under Article 50 will not be withdrawn. We have agreed in principle the terms of the UK’s smooth and orderly exit from the EU, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. We have also agreed the broad terms of our future relationship as set out in the outline Political Declaration. Both sides are determined to conclude the full Political Declaration by the end of November, bringing the Article 50 negotiations to a close.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/11/2018 15:03:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1012154

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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 the UK will leave the EU on 29 March 2019 regardless of whether there is a withdrawal deal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL11681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on 29 March 2019. EU leaders have now endorsed the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the future relationship between the UK and EU. This is a deal that works for the entirety of the UK. It takes back control of our laws, borders and money and it sets out a clear vision for the UK’s future relationship with the EU.</p><p>We will put the final deal to Parliament and MPs will have to decide whether to back or reject it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/12/2018 11:54:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1012547

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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, further to 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, published on 14 November, what discussions they have had with the Welsh and Scottish Governments concerning their representation in the proposed Joint Committee provided by Article 164.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL11739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has been clear from the start that the devolved administrations should be fully engaged in the process of our Exit from the European Union and we remain committed to this.</p><p>Regular discussions are held between the UK Government and the Welsh and Scottish Governments on EU Exit. There have now been fifteen meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations. It met most recently on 19 November 2018 and continues to meet on a monthly basis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/12/2018 14:03:20 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1012550

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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, further to 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, published on 14 November, whether, under Article 169, the Scottish and Welsh Governments may be regarded as a party wishing to commence consultations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL11742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government will represent all parts of the UK in all discussions at the Joint Committee, this includes any consultations as set out in Article 169. The UK Government remains committed to engaging with the devolved administrations on EU Exit. Ministers have regular discussions with the Welsh and Scottish governments, including through the Joint Ministerial Committees and the Ministerial Forum on EU Negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/12/2018 14:03:48 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1012551

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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, further to the Explainer for the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union, published on 14 November, which established practices and conventions they will seek to follow in regard to seeking the consent of devolved legislatures; and who will determine whether such action is deemed to be relevant.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL11743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill is an essential part of our preparations for a smooth and orderly exit from the EU. The Bill will implement our international commitments - set out in the Withdrawal Agreement - into UK law. Certain provisions of the Bill are likely to engage the conventions and practices under which the UK Government will normally seek the legislative consent of the devolved legislatures. Although the Bill is still developing, we will seek legislative consent for those provisions in the Bill if they engage these conventions and related practices.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/12/2018 14:04:15 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1014692

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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, further to the Draft Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published on 22 November, what is the intention of paragraph 40 regarding  "unjustified data localisation requirements"; and what range of subjects may be included under the provisions for "appropriate protection for... geographical indications" in paragraph 45.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL11822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Political Declaration on the future relationship between the EU and the UK says “the Parties should establish provisions to facilitate electronic commerce, address unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, and ensure an open, secure and trustworthy online environment for businesses and consumers”. This means that the UK and EU agree to work together to address unjustified barriers to the free flow of non-personal data, where they could disrupt businesses, such as rules restricting where data must be stored and processed. As for the ‘appropriate protection for...geographical indications’, the Political Declaration reaffirms that GI’s should be dealt with in the context of our future economic partnership; but it is also true that UK GIs such as Scotch whisky, Welsh lamb and Cornish Pasties will continue to be protected by the EU.</p><p>The detail of how this will apply under the future relationship will be for further negotiation with the EU after our exit in March 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/12/2018 15:21:19 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1015878

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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, further to the Explainer for the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union, published on 14 November, on what basis it was determined that (1) Crown Dependencies will be required to pass their own legislation to ensure that the withdrawal agreement is fully implemented, and (2) such legislation will not be required from the devolved legislatures of Wales and Scotland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL11872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>It is long-standing constitutional convention that Acts of Parliament do not extend to the Crown Dependencies automatically, as they are not part of the United Kingdom but are self-governing jurisdictions with their own democratically-elected legislative assemblies. They are not represented in this Parliament. Therefore, although the United Kingdom Government is responsible for the Crown Dependencies’ international relations, each of the Crown Dependencies is responsible for passing its own Exit legislation. This includes legislation which may be required to implement the Withdrawal Agreement in their jurisdictions. As the Prime Minister has made clear, the longstanding constitutional relationships between the UK and the Crown Dependencies will not change as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.</p><p>For the UK, the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill will implement our international commitments - set out in the Withdrawal Agreement - into UK law. We will seek the consent of the devolved legislatures where provisions of the Bill engage the conventions and practices under which the UK Government will normally seek legislative consent.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/12/2018 13:17:40 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1019315

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to 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, published on 14 November, why provision is made in Article 183 for the text of the agreement to be equally authentic in the Irish language, but not in the Welsh language.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL12004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Article 183 of the Withdrawal Agreement provides for the text to be equally authentic in the official languages of the European Union, which includes the Irish language. Welsh is not an official language of the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/12/2018 15:26:08 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1019316

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to 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, published on 14 November, what is the precise date or dates implied in Article 184 for a "political declaration of [DD/MM/2018]"; and in the event of that declaration not being achieved before 31 December, what provision has been agreed for the amendment of the document.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL12005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the EU and the UK was published on the 25th November 2018. Article 184 of the Withdrawal Agreement published on the 25th November 2018 refers to “the political declaration of 25/11/2018”.</p><p /> <p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/12/2018 15:26:40 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1024851

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to invite members of other political parties to work with them to enable the draft Withdrawal Agreement to be ratified and the UK's permanent relationship with the EU to be negotiated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>The requirements for ratification of the draft Withdrawal Agreement are set out in section 13 of the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The Act requires the negotiated withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship to have been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons, a motion for the House of Lords to take note of the negotiated withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship to have been tabled, and an Act of Parliament to have been passed which contains provision for the implementation of the withdrawal agreement.</p><p>The Prime Minister has confirmed that the Government intends to return to the debate in the House of Commons in the week commencing 7 January and hold the vote the following week. I am confident that we will have a deal the House of Commons can support.</p><p>As the Prime Minister set out on 4 December, the Government will then consult more widely and engage more intensively with Parliament as we finalise the mandate for the next phase of the negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/12/2018 13:09:11 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1024857

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider 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, published on 14 November, to be binding on future UK governments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL12298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Both the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration have now been agreed and endorsed by leaders of the 27 Member States. The Prime Minister’s agreement to the deal on behalf of the Government is a firm commitment, subject to ratification.</p><p>Once the vote on the final deal has taken place, the UK and the EU will then formally sign the Withdrawal Agreement which, after ratification on both sides, will enter into force as a legally binding international treaty. The UK has always been a country which honours its international obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/12/2018 16:24:29 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1028333

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, as endorsed by leaders at a special meeting of the European Council on 25 November 2018, what is the definition of "dependent" when applied to parents; and what assessment they have made of whether that definition covers physically, mentally and financially dependent parents and grandparents.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL12407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>There is no definition of “dependent” when applied to parents in the draft Withdrawal Agreement, and there is no definition in the Free Movement Directive. However, the UK considers that physical, mental and financial factors can all be relevant.</p><p>Under the EU Settlement Scheme the dependence of a parent of the relevant EU citizen or of their spouse or civil partner will be assumed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/01/2019 15:27:54 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

1029088

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement the necessary reciprocal legislation for (1) air transport, (2) road haulage, (3) customs and exports of goods, and (4) EU climate change policy as required as a condition of the temporary offers in those areas by the EU's Communication Preparing for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 30 March 2019: Implementing the Commission’s Contingency Action Plan (Com (2018) 810 final), published on 19 December.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL12436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The EU (Withdrawal) Act and other exit related primary and secondary legislation will ensure a functioning statute book for all scenarios on exit day. The Government remains confident of achieving this as we leave the EU.</p><p>Further, extensive work to prepare for a no deal scenario has been under way for over two years. As part of this work we have released 106 technical notices including on the issues of transport, climate change policy and customs and exports. These notices set out the unilateral steps that the Government will take to ensure that the UK is prepared in the event of a no deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 11/01/2019 13:09:58 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1029637

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to produce an analysis of the Communication by the European Commission Preparing for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 30 March 2019: Implementing the Commission’s Contingency Action Plan, published on 19 December, to identify points of conflict and agreement with their own contingency plans for a no deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL12523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has noted carefully the contents of the Commission’s 19 December Communication, alongside the Commission’s previous statements on contingency planning. We have been clear that we do not want or expect a no deal scenario. Both sides remain focused on delivering the deal that has been agreed.</p><p>As the Prime Minister has also noted, it is the responsible thing to do to prepare for all eventualities. Just as we are making sensible preparations for all outcomes, we would expect the EU to do the same.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 11/01/2019 13:11:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1029643

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on (1) the UK digital technology and robotics industry, and (2) operations at UK ports.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL12529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>This government has been clear that we do not want or expect a ‘no deal’ scenario. Delivering the settlement negotiated with the EU remains our top priority and is the best way of avoiding a no deal scenario. This has not changed.</p><p>As part of contingency planning, Government has been discussing the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU with key stakeholders in the UK digital technology and robotics industry and at key border locations including ports. As a result, a ‘Partnership Pack’ has been issued to provide a guide to processes and procedures that are likely to apply to cross-border activity between the UK and the EU in a no deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/01/2019 12:12:11 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1036975

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any ministerial directions have been issued since 1 January 2018 in respect of preparing for a no deal Brexit; if so what were those directions; and in each case, who was the minister responsible.
	tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
	uin	HL12617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Since 1 January 2018, DExEU ministers have issued no ministerial directions in respect of preparing for a no deal Brexit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/01/2019 13:58:49 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1037585

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to suspend Article 50 in the event that Parliament rejects the current Brexit deal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL12644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s firm policy remains that we will not extend or revoke the Article 50 notice. As a result, we will be leaving the European Union on 20 March 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/01/2019 15:51:39 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1042909

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Pearson of Rannoch in the debate on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on 14 January (HL Deb, col 96), whether it remains their position that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed" in the Brexit negotiations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL12900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Both the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration have now been agreed between the EU and the UK and endorsed by leaders of the 27 Member States. The UK and the EU have been clear that the Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration form a package, and that neither document can be considered final until both have been agreed.</p><p>The Political Declaration provides detailed instructions to negotiators that will seek to deliver a legal agreement by the end of 2020. Once the final deal has been approved by the House of Commons, the UK and the EU will then formally sign the Withdrawal Agreement which, after ratification on both sides, will enter into force as a legally binding international treaty.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/01/2019 16:59:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1045440

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek an extension to Article 50; and if so, until what date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dykes
	uin	HL12976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to leaving the EU on 29 March 2019. In any case, the EU are very unlikely simply to agree to extend Article 50 without a plan for how we are going to approve a deal.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 05/02/2019 16:54:08 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	810 label Biography information for Lord Dykes