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1029347

	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	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 were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of staff employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union is published, each month, on gov.uk as part of our transparency reporting. It can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-exiting-the-european-union-monthly-workforce-management-information-for-2017-and-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-exiting-the-european-union-monthly-workforce-management-information-for-2017-and-2018</a></p><p>The Department for Exiting the European Union was not in existence on 23 June 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/01/2019 16:12:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1029430

	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many civil servants in his Department are currently working on planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how many have been moved from other projects to work on those plans.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	204448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department continues to recruit talent from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union has over 700 staff working with other government departments on all aspects of EU Exit policy. There is no specific division between the various aspects of EU Exit policy work as there is necessary overlap to support all the objectives of the Department.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/01/2019 16:14:05 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1029442

	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many projects his Department has put on hold due to the requirements of planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	204459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union’s priority continues to be leading on the Government’s preparations for leaving the EU, in both a deal and a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p>DExEU has led on coordinating the Government’s preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal, and these preparations have been underway for over two years and are well planned. Therefore, DExEU have not put any projects on hold.</p><p>Delivering the settlement negotiated with the EU remains our top priority and is the best way of avoiding a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 10/01/2019 14:50:44 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1029538

	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	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 and what proportion of his departmental officials (a) are foreign nationals, (b) are EU citizens and (c) hold dual nationality.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	204486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Based on self-declaration rates held on our HR systems, the number of staff in the Department for Exiting the European Union who are:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>foreign nationals is 12, which is 2% as a proportion of those on the Department’s HR systems.</p></li><li><p>non-UK EU citizens is 10, which is 1.7% as a proportion of those on the Department’s HR systems.</p></li><li><p>Information on dual nationality is not available from our systems.</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These figures are based entirely on people identifying themselves as a foreign national or an EU national on the Department’s HR systems.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/01/2019 16:10:32 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1029588

	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	Anguilla: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Overseas Territory of Anguilla of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Keighley
	tabling member printed	John Grogan
	uin	204406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with the Government of Anguilla to enable them to understand the implications of the UK leaving the EU. Ministers and officials regularly engage with representatives from Anguilla and the other Overseas Territories through the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council which last met on 4 and 5 December 2018. This mechanism for dialogue ensures that assessments about the potential effects of EU Exit on their territories can be shared.</p><p>The Government is committed to working with Anguilla through the negotiation process with the EU, and getting a deal that works for the whole British family, which includes Anguilla.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 08/01/2019 17:12:52 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	382 label Biography information for John Grogan

1029589

	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	Anguilla: Saint Martin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the merits of the proposal from the Government of Anguilla for a customs union and common travel area with St Martin.
	tabling member constituency	Keighley
	tabling member printed	John Grogan
	uin	204407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government fully understands the importance of economic and personal links between St Martin/Sint Maarten and Anguilla and the Government is working closely with the Government of Anguilla on all aspects of Brexit. We are working with the Government of Anguilla on all related issues including around the flow of goods, services and people between St Martin/Sint Maarten and Anguilla.</p><p>The movement of both British citizens and British Overseas Territories citizens between Anguilla and St Martin should continue under the existing bilateral arrangements which provide visa-free access for short stays up to 90 days and do not depend on the UK’s EU membership. We will continue to work with Anguilla and our other Overseas Territories as we leave the EU to ensure we get a deal which works for the whole UK family.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 17/01/2019 09:28:21 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	382 label Biography information for John Grogan

1029628

	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	European Parliament: Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date in May 2019 the European elections will be held; and how they anticipate that date will change if the UK's withdrawal from the EU is postponed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL12514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The European Parliament elections will begin on Thursday 23 May and end on Sunday 26 May. The Government has been clear that the UK will cease to be a member of the European Union on 29 March 2019. As such, the United Kingdom will not be participating in the European Parliament Elections.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 11/01/2019 13:10:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1029629

	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	European Parliament Members
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK will still have MEPs if the UK does not leave the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL12515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that the UK will cease to be a member of the European Union on 29 March 2019. After this date the UK will no longer have Members of the European Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 11/01/2019 13:09:19 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

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