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	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p><strong>Transparency data relating to contracts over £10,000 will be published by the Department for Exiting the European Union in the near future.</strong></p> question first answered 28/06/2017 12:36:40 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

890378

	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>A close trading relationship benefits both the UK and EU Member States, and we want the broadest and deepest possible partnership – covering more sectors and co-operating more fully than any Free Trade Agreement anywhere in the world today. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours, as well as to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world. As the Prime Minister stated in her Mansion House speech, this means we do not want to see the introduction of any tariffs or quotas.</p> question first answered 27/04/2018 09:25:59 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

918484

	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>A number of UK Government ministers, including the Secretary of State for Wales and the Minister for Security, have visited Holyhead to discuss the impact of EU exit on the port. UK Government officials continue to work with port operators, key stakeholders, and the Welsh Government, to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at ports in Wales once the UK has left the EU.</p> question first answered 13/06/2018 14:37:12 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

899968

	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>After 29 March 2019, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the EU. The UK will no longer sit at the European Council table or in the Council of Ministers, and will no longer have Members of the European Parliament.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, as set out in the agreement endorsed by the March European Council, representatives or experts from the UK may continue to attend meetings of certain EU committees, agencies, and other bodies during the implementation period, where the presence of the UK is necessary and is in the interests of the Union, or where the discussion concerns acts addressed to the UK and its citizens.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No decisions have yet been made on our future relationship with the EU's bodies after the implementation period. The Government is considering very carefully a range of options, but where there is a demonstrable national interest in pursuing a continued relationship with an EU body, we will carefully examine whether we should pursue this. This will be a matter for negotiations.</p> question first answered 14/05/2018 16:11:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

873782

	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>After March 29, 2019, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the European Union. The UK and the EU have now agreed the terms of an implementation period, during which EU rules and regulations will continue to apply as now. This will give businesses and citizens certainty, and allow them to continue to trade on the same terms as now up until the end of 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The agreement will be underpinned by a duty of good faith and governed by a Joint Committee to ensure it is faithfully and fully implemented by both sides.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As we move towards our future partnership with the EU, we will need to discuss how we manage the relationship once we are two separate legal systems.</p><p> </p> question first answered 16/04/2018 11:09:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

873783

	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>After March 29, 2019, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the European Union. The UK and the EU have now agreed the terms of an implementation period, during which EU rules and regulations will continue to apply as now. This will give businesses and citizens certainty, and allow them to continue to trade on the same terms as now up until the end of 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The agreement will be underpinned by a duty of good faith and governed by a Joint Committee to ensure it is faithfully and fully implemented by both sides.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As we move towards our future partnership with the EU, we will need to discuss how we manage the relationship once we are two separate legal systems.</p><p> </p> question first answered 16/04/2018 11:09:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

873784

	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>After March 29, 2019, the UK will no longer be a Member State of the European Union. The UK and the EU have now agreed the terms of an implementation period, during which EU rules and regulations will continue to apply as now. This will give businesses and citizens certainty, and allow them to continue to trade on the same terms as now up until the end of 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The agreement will be underpinned by a duty of good faith and governed by a Joint Committee to ensure it is faithfully and fully implemented by both sides.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As we move towards our future partnership with the EU, we will need to discuss how we manage the relationship once we are two separate legal systems.</p><p> </p> question first answered 16/04/2018 11:09:38 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

897924

	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>All civil servants have access to the central learning offer provided through Civil Service Learning. There are one-day workshops on Understanding Parliament, which are delivered at Foundation (introduction) and Practitioner (advanced) levels. Both of these workshops cover Parliament’s scrutiny and legislative roles. The Department for Exiting the European Union has delivered the Understanding Parliament Foundation and Practitioner training courses to 66 staff since April 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of a blended approach to delivering training, and providing resources to help individuals while on the job, Civil Service Learning provides online resources, such as weblinks, guides and videos. There is an e-learning course on Understanding Parliament, and access to two comprehensive Open Online Courses (on Understanding Parliament and Select Committees) which have been produced in partnership between the House of Commons and Future Learn, a digital education platform owned by the Open University.</p><p> </p><p>Fast Stream civil servants receive a Parliament workshop during their induction, covering the role of Parliament in scrutinising government policy. All Fast Streamers are expected to have attended this induction. For Policy Professionals, there is an optional workshop which focuses on the legislative process in both Houses, typical timetables and roles of Ministers, Bill Teams and civil servants in delivering legislation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For Senior Civil Servants, a tailored one-day workshop, Leading in Parliament, is available, which covers Parliament’s role, powers and relationship with government, the day-to-day work of MPs and Peers. A workshop delivered jointly between Civil Service Learning and HM Treasury is provided for Accounting Officers. Civil Service Learning provides a workshop specifically for Senior Responsible Officers with responsibility for secondary legislation. Every department has an SCS Parliamentary Champion and there is a buddy system in place between Parliamentary Champions and senior House staff.</p> question first answered 14/05/2018 09:25:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

885877

	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>All data held by the Department for Exiting the European Union is hosted by the Cabinet Official Platform or SECRET system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is estimated that 95% of Cabinet Office OFFICIAL data (a proportion of which is DExEU data) is hosted on cloud services, which distributes encrypted packets of data across data centres in the UK and abroad. The remaining data, as well as that which is SECRET and above, is hosted exclusively in the UK.</p> question first answered 27/04/2018 10:53:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

918479

	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK, and to prepare for all possible outcomes of negotiations. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 650 staff based in the UK plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels.</p><p>The Department is continuing to recruit the brightest and the best. The Department for Exiting the European Union is responsible for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. As such all staff in the Department are dedicated to planning, delivering or supporting the work on EU exit.</p> question first answered 13/06/2018 14:27:59 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams