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692116

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the total (a) number and (b) value of Government contracts that have been contracted out by his Department was in each year since 2010; what the value of pro bono costs was in each such year; and what estimate he has made of the number of work days contracted out in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	64393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union will publish the information on contracts over £10,000 as part of transparency data releases in due course. The Department has not made an estimate of the value of pro bono costs. Additionally the Department, wherever possible, seeks to award contracts on an outcome basis and pays for deliverables rather than by contractor days. Note that the Department only came into existence in 2016.<br><br></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 28/02/2017 16:47:32 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

705789

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he plans to appoint a Chief Science Adviser prior to the opening of the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	65659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The department continues to discuss with Sir Mark Walport, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, what more we should do to ensure that DExEU is accessing the very best scientific expertise.</p><p>There are several models for achieving this, and it is important for us to take into account DExEU’s role as a co-ordinating department when considering what provisions to put in place.</p><p>The department is currently exploring these options, including considering the appointment of a Chief Scientific Adviser.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/03/2017 16:23:18 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

693876

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Agriculture and Hospitality Industry: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to his speech in Tallinn of 21 February 2017, what steps the Government plans to take to promote jobs in the hospitality and agricultural industries to British citizens for fill potential vacancies after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
	uin	65366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Supporting our food and farming industries and protecting the environment will form an important part of our exit from the EU. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will be engaging with industry to inform their initial thinking as part of the wider stakeholder engagement to help shape future agriculture and land use policy, as well as our 25 year Food and Farming Plan.</p><p>In addition, tourism and hospitality are a vital part of our economy. In 2015 foreign visitors contributed £22bn to our economy and the industry as a whole supports some 1.6 million jobs. Since the referendum result, Government has met a range of representatives from the hospitality industry. We are confident our exit presents opportunities for growth in hospitality and we will work closely with the industry to realise these.</p><p>As we conduct our negotiations, it must be a priority to regain more control of the numbers of people who come here from Europe. We are considering very carefully the options that are open to us for our future immigration system. As part of that it is important that we understand the impacts on the different sectors of the economy and the labour market from any changes that we make.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/03/2017 16:30:44 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

708671

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what proportion of Civil Service positions in his Department was vacant for a week or longer in each year since 2010; and what the average turnover rate for civil servants in his Department has been in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	66691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>As a new department DExEU is not in a position to report on the number of vacancies for a week or longer over the last five years. Since July 2016 the Department has grown rapidly; it now has over 300 staff and is continuing to grow. DExEU is equipping itself with the resources it needs to get the best deal for the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 14/03/2017 17:21:33 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

709090

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Unpaid Work
	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 people undertook an unpaid work placement in his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such placements lasted for longer than one month.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	66894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>As a new department, DExEU is not in a position to report on the use of unpaid work placements undertaken over the past 5 years. DExEU intends to make use of central Civil Service run schemes including the Summer Diversity Internship Programme, which is a paid two month placement, and the Early Diversity Internship Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/03/2017 15:33:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

715734

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Court of Justice of the European Union
	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 times the UK has made a legal challenge through the EU Court of Justice in each of the last 10 years; and if he will provide details of each such case.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	70148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Since 2007, the UK has made six legal challenges through the Court of Justice of the European Union, detailed below.</p><p> </p><p>1. T-27/16 UK v Commission - This is a direct application by the UK to challenge aspects of the legislation (Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2098) in relation to funding for Producer Organisations (POs). The UK incurred a disallowance for alleged deficiencies in the manner in which the UK calculates the Value of Marketed Production for POs. The UK believes that its procedures for including the VMP of new joiners to the PO is correct and in compliance with the legislation. Case ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>2. T-245/13 UK v Commission - An application by the UK for the annulment of Commission Decision 2013/123/EU of 26 February 2013 excluding from EU financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States, to the extent of an entry in the Annex relating to a 5.19% extrapolated correction of expenditure incurred in Northern Ireland in Financial Year 2010 (amounting to €16,513,582.57). Judgment was handed down 4 September 2015; the Court dismissed the action.</p><p> </p><p>3. T-437/14 UK v Commission - An application by the UK for the partial annulment of the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision of 4 April 2014 on excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Judgment handed down 28 September 2016; the Court dismissed the action.</p><p> </p><p>4. T-115/10 - An application by the UK to annul Commission Decision 2010/45/EU of 22 December 2009 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC (the Habitats Directive), a third updated list of sites of Community importance for the Mediterranean bio-geographical region, to the extent that it lists the Estrecho Oriental site of Community importance. Judgment handed down 24 May 2011; the Court dismissed the action as inadmissible.</p><p> </p><p>5. T-503/12 - An application by the UK to annul Commission Decision 2012/500/EU of 6 September 2012 excluding from EU financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States, to the extent of four entries in the Annex relating to a 5% flat rate correction of expenditure incurred in Northern Ireland in Financial Year 2008 (amounting to EUR 277 231,60 and EUR 13 671 558,90) and in Financial Year 2009 (amounting to EUR 270 398,26 and EUR 15 844 193,29). Judgment handed down 4 September 2015; the Court dismissed the action.</p><p> </p><p>6. T-107/09 - An application by the UK to annul Commission decision 2008/960/EC (on certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund and under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund) insofar as it has the effect of applying a correction to the Fruit and Vegetable aid scheme against the UK for alleged weaknesses in its control system concerning the recognition of Producer Organisations created before 2002. Case discontinued 1 September 2009.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 18/04/2017 13:31:00 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

731276

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Answer of 20 February 2017 to Question 64393, when he plans to publish the transparency data on contracts over £10,000.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	32
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 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> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker 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

748012

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	EU Citizenship
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to negotiate to enable UK citizens to keep their EU citizenship and rights following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Our aim is to ensure people can broadly live their lives as they do now. At every step of negotiations we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for UK Citizens. We are proposing a reciprocal deal which is fair and serious, and we are approaching these negotiations constructively and respectfully, with a determination to secure a deal that works for both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:51:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

748843

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether it remains their intention to ensure that they do not reach a deal on Brexit without Gibraltar being fully included in that final deal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is clear that Gibraltar is covered by our exit negotiations and we have committed to fully involve them as we prepare for the process of exiting the EU. We will negotiate as one United Kingdom, and leave as one United Kingdom. The PM has been clear that we are seeking a deal that works for Britain – not an off the peg solution. That deal must work for Gibraltar too.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:50:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

750663

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment into the effect that leaving the single market would have on the economy of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	4308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom - for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and all parts of England. We have been engaging with the Scottish Government and have been clear from the start that the devolved administrations should be fully engaged in this process.</p><p>The Prime Minister has stated that we will we will not seek membership of the EU’s Single Market after we leave the EU, but a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a new, deep and special partnership. The Department for Exiting the EU is working with officials across government and undertaking a programme of analytical work to assess the economic impacts of exiting the European Union across all areas of the UK.<br><br>Parliament has repeatedly asked the Government to protect information that could undermine the UK's negotiating position and the Government will respect this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 18/07/2017 16:55:50 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

749227

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Motorways: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the effect on the UK economy of no deal on Brexit would be better or worse than the UK remaining in the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Higgins
	uin	HL563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government is determined to deliver on the decision taken by the people of the UK in last year’s Referendum. The Government is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work to assess, across a range of scenarios, the economic impacts of exiting the European Union. It would not be appropriate, however, to publish details that could undermine the UK's negotiating position with the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 21/07/2017 09:31:41 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1067 label Biography information for Lord Higgins

753051

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effect on the (a) funding and (b) staffing of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	5524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU is working closely with every department to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawal will affect domestic policies and to ensure that departments are prepared for all possible negotiating outcomes. All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. As an arm's length body of the Department of Health and the National Competent Authority for the UK in the field of human and veterinary medicine, MHRA funding and staffing concerns are being considered as part of the domestic planning for withdrawal.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/07/2017 10:10:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

750584

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Solicitors: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have given any consideration to the creation of a new supra-national dispute resolution mechanism relating to the enforcement of the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the the EU following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that the large majority of ​international agreements involve some form of dispute resolution or enforcement mechanism​ and there are a range of models for dispute resolution mechanisms in international agreements. <br>​We have been clear that we will bring an end to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the United Kingdom. The dispute resolution mechanisms adopted as part of our future relationship with the EU will be a matter for negotiation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 15:00:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

750585

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Solicitors: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to negotiate an agreement relating to the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the EU following Brexit separately to other aspects of the Brexit negotiations; and if so, whether they intend for that agreement to come into force in the event that an overall withdrawal agreement is not reached by March 2019.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that we want to have reached an agreement about our future partnership, which includes citizens rights, by the time the two-year Article 50 process has ended in March 2019. The rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the EU following exit is of importance to both sides, and we are sure it can be agreed in the time period set out by the Treaty.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 15:01:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

749938

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what arrangements have been made to ensure detailed analysis and discussion across government departments of the impact of departure from the EU single market on specific sectors and regions of the UK economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
	uin	HL623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The whole of Government is preparing for the UK to make an orderly and successful exit from the European Union. Cross-government governance arrangements are coordinating efforts across Whitehall. The Prime Minister established and chairs a Cabinet Committee on European Union Exit and Trade to oversee the UK’s exit at Cabinet level. The Committee meets regularly. Since the triggering of Article 50, two new subcommittees, chaired by the Prime Minister, have been established. One will oversee the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from and new relationship with the EU, and the second will focus on issues relating to the UK’s future trading arrangements with non-European countries. At official level, the cross-government EU Exit Analysis Board provides oversight and direction to analytical work related to EU exit, including sectoral and regional analysis, being undertaken across Whitehall. The Department for Exiting the European Union, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of analysis to support our negotiations, covering the entirety of the UK economy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 14:48:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

750582

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Global High-level Conference on Road Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the offer to UK citizens living in other EU member states made by the EU on 22 May, why the Prime Minister made a separate, and different, offer to EU citizens living in the UK on 22 June; whether they intend to negotiate to bring those two offers into line; and if so, how.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has always been clear that our first priority is to reach agreement on the post-exit position of EU citizens now living in the UK and of UK nationals and living in other EU countries. The UK’s offer on citizens rights is set out in the policy paper “Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU” and seeks to ensure that EU citizens in the UK retain their rights to residence, benefits and pensions, and access to services, including healthcare and education. It makes clear that the UK expects reciprocity for UK nationals living in the EU in return for its offer which we believe is a fair and serious one.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 14:50:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

749965

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Euratom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to integrate their negotiations with Euratom to withdraw from the Euratom Treaty with their Brexit negotiations; and if so, how.
	tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
	uin	HL650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Prime Minister’s letter to Donald Tusk triggering Article 50, the UK will withdraw from the Euratom Treaty when it leaves the EU. We look forward to discussing Euratom, along with a range of other issues, in the upcoming negotiations. On 13 July, the UK published our position paper on nuclear material and safeguards issues, and will be working through these issues in next week’s negotiating round.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 14:49:36 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

749966

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Euratom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to negotiate transitional arrangements for their withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty.
	tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
	uin	HL651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that the UK supports Euratom and wants to see continuity of cooperation and standards on nuclear issues.</p><p>The Government has also been clear that we want to maintain a close working relationship with the Euratom Community - specifically we see mutual benefits in working together on Research &amp; Design (R&amp;D) and regulatory issues.</p><p>The exact arrangements will be a matter for negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 10:44:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

750583

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Roads
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Prime Minister's offer made on 22 June concerning EU citizens living in the UK, in particular the statement that the UK courts would have jurisdiction over the enforcement of those rights, how they intend to ensure that those individual rights will be enforced; whether they intend to legislate to ensure that European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgments relating to citizenship rights following Brexit will be enforceable in the UK courts; whether, and if so how, they intend to ensure that decisions of the UK courts and ECJ in this area do not diverge in terms of their interpretation of the relevant agreements; and whether those matters will form part of the Article 50 withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The agreement on Citizens Right will be enshrined in UK law and enforceable through the UK judicial system, up to and including the Supreme Court. We are also ready to make commitments in the Withdrawal Agreement which will have the status of international law. We are committed to a rules-based international order and the UK takes its responsibilities signed up to via international agreements seriously.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 14:51:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

749927

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Civil Society
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how, and when, civil society will be consulted with regard to Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Exiting the EU and across Government have engaged with civil society organisations to understand their views and to ensure that their expertise contributes to our negotiating position. We have met a range of organisations, including trade unions, charities, faith groups, academia and consumer bodies.</p><p>With the negotiations underway, we will continue to engage widely and intensively. We will reach a successful outcome by drawing on the expertise of these groups, understanding their perspectives and working with them to test and validate positions as we prepare to leave the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 10:43:39 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

749939

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether House of Lords ministers in the Department for Exiting the European Union will be provided with all cabinet papers that are relevant to their role and necessary for the proper discharge of their duties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
	uin	HL624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The entire Ministerial team of the Department for Exiting the European Union work closely together, and with Ministers across Government, in order to deliver successful withdrawal from the European Union. This includes work across several Cabinet Committees.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2017 14:49:00 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

750586

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Dementia: Community Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether those EU citizens who have lived in the UK for more than five years, and who have therefore already qualified for permanent residency status, will be treated in the same manner as EU citizens who have not so qualified, for the purpose of applying for any new citizenship status following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>For the purpose of applying for citizenship, individuals will be required to meet the current eligibility criteria for naturalisation. These include a period of continuous residence, being of good character, and having sufficient knowledge of English and of life in the UK. A person who is married to or the civil partner of a British citizen can apply for naturalisation once settled; others must wait until they have been settled for 12 months.</p><p>Those who are already permanently resident in the UK will be able to apply for citizenship if they meet the statutory requirements.</p><p>Those who are not permanently resident must first apply for settled status. To do so, they must have been resident in the UK before a specified date and have completed a period of five years’ continuous residence. Once they are settled they can apply for British citizenship, if they meet the other statutory requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/07/2017 14:36:35 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

751158

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Breastfeeding
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend their offer regarding continued residence after Brexit to EU citizens in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>EU citizens who arrived and became resident before the specified date - which will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and no later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU - but who have not accrued five years’ continuous residence at the time of the UK’s exit will be able to apply for temporary status in order to remain resident in the UK until they have accumulated five years, after which they will be eligible to apply for settled status.</p><p>EU citizens who arrived after the specified date will be allowed to remain in the UK for at least a temporary period and may become eligible to settle permanently, depending on their circumstances – but this will depend on the new immigration system.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/07/2017 14:49:33 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

749953

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what their estimate of the number of UK nationals working in EU agencies that are located in (1) the UK, and (2) elsewhere in the EU.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government does not hold this information. Information relating to the breakdown by nationality of staff of the EU agencies is held by the EU agencies themselves. This information is sometimes published on their websites.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/07/2017 10:02:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

753654

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the future of the UK's participation in the Erasmus scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	5908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has regular conversations with officials and Ministers from other governmental departments about a range of policy issues arising from EU exit. With regards to the Erasmus+ programme, the Government recognises the value of international exchange and collaboration in education as part of our vision for the UK as a global nation.</p><p>There may be European programmes in which we wish to continue to participate after we exit. This will be considered as part of ongoing negotiations with the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/07/2017 12:07:14 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West