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	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Free Movement of People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Prime Minister has entered into correspondence with the European Council on changing the mandate of the European Commission to allow for the adoption of part two of the Withdrawal Agreement on citizens’ rights under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
	uin	228559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>From the very beginning the Prime Minister has been clear that safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU was her first priority for negotiations. The best way to guarantee those rights, both for UK nationals in the EU and EU citizens in the UK, is through the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>On 27 February, the House of Commons supported a proposal by Alberto Costa MP which requires the Government to seek a joint UK/EU commitment to preserve the citizens’ rights section of the Withdrawal Agreement, whatever the outcome of negotiations.</p><p><del class="ministerial">The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been copied to Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator and shared with the Secretary-General. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costa-amendment-letter-to-the-eu-institutions" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens’ Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been shared with Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator and the Secretary General of the European Council. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costa-amendment-letter-to-the-eu-institutions" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 11/03/2019 16:50:27 question first ministerially corrected 11/03/2019 21:37:11 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 106785 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1082388

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	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 estimate the Government has made of the length of time required for the full implementation of all EU-exit related Acts of Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Beaconsfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Grieve
	uin	228531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The length of time required for the full implementation of all EU-exit related Acts of Parliament will depend on the specific nature of each Act.</p><p>The Government is confident that we will have all the necessary legislation in place by Exit Day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 11/03/2019 09:46:22 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve

1082387

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	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 Bills need to be passed by Parliament by 29 March 2019 in order for the UK to leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Beaconsfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Grieve
	uin	228530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has undertaken extensive work to identify the primary legislation essential to deliver our exit from the EU in different scenarios.</p><p>Much of this legislation is already in place, for example The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act, The Nuclear Safeguards Act and the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act, and a number of important statutory instruments.</p><p>The Government is confident that we will have all the necessary legislation in place by exit day.</p><p /> <p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 11/03/2019 09:45:22 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve

1082391

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit: Statutory Instruments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate the Government has made of the number of EU-exit related statutory instruments that are required to be approved by 29 March.
	tabling member constituency	Beaconsfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Grieve
	uin	228535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government expects to make up to 600 statutory instruments by exit day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/03/2019 09:44:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve

1082389

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit: Statutory Instruments
	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 EU-exit related statutory instruments have been approved.
	tabling member constituency	Beaconsfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Grieve
	uin	228534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Over 480 exit related statutory instruments (80% of the up to 600 expected by exit day) have been laid. <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/votes-and-proceedings/#session=29&amp;year=2019&amp;month=2&amp;day=5" target="_blank">Votes and Proceedings</a> provides the lists of SIs that have been approved by the House.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/03/2019 12:17:18 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve