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824026

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	Migrant Workers: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made on the UK’s reliance on EU workers, and the effects of Brexit on industries that rely on these workers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>We have been clear that following our exit from the EU, we will continue to welcome those with the skills, drive and expertise to make a positive contribution. We are also committed to avoiding labour shortages in key sectors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to gather evidence on patterns of EU migration and the role of migration in the wider economy, ahead of our exit from the EU. The MAC will build on the significant analysis already underway in government, but we want the MAC’s credible, independent advice to inform our decisions on our future immigration arrangements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The MAC commission provide a clear channel for business and other employers to express their views, and their findings will be used to inform decisions about the post EU exit immigration arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/01/2018 13:13:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

823148

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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: Ministerial Powers
	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 ministerial directions were issued to his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	122831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>No Ministerial Directions have been issued to the Department for Exiting the European Union since its formation.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 23/01/2018 12:50:20 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

823698

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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: Beverage Containers
	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 has been made of the number of single use disposable cups that are (a) used each year and (b) sent for recycling by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	123149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) is accommodated in buildings owned by other government departments. The provision of disposable cups and the management of their disposal is overseen by the landlords for each building.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 123848 question first answered 23/01/2018 17:21:54 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

825781

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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: Beverage Containers
	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 disposable coffee cups have been purchased by his Department since its establishment.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	123848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) is accommodated in buildings owned by other government departments. The provision of disposable cups and the management of their disposal is overseen by the landlords for each building.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 123149 question first answered 23/01/2018 17:21:54 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

821492

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether any journalist has been given access by his Department to non-public Market Access reports pertaining to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	122410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government has undertaken a wide range of work preparing for negotiations since the referendum and this work is ongoing. Ministers have a specific responsibility, which Parliament has previously endorsed, not to release information that would undermine our negotiating position.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 23/01/2018 17:04:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

824030

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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 steps they are taking to safeguard businesses from the possibility of a "no deal" Brexit; and what is their assessment of the survey by the manufacturers' organisation EEF that only about one in three manufacturers have contingency plans for such an event.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is engaging with businesses in order to understand the challenges and opportunities as we leave the European Union. We understand the importance of clarity for the business community, and are working with a wide range of organisations including EEF to get the right deal for industry and ensure the UK remains the best possible place to do business.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/01/2018 13:14:58 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

828274

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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	Energy: Conservation
	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 discussions he has had with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) EU institutions on the rate of VAT on energy-saving materials.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	124234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly meets members of the Cabinet and the EU institutions to discuss a wide range of policy issues.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 25/01/2018 15:49:34 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

824629

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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: Sick Leave
	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 officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; and what proportion of total sick leave in his Department that leave was.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	123430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We are not in a position to release this data as individuals may be identifiable due to fewer than 10 individuals being absent in the last 12 months due to stress or mental health conditions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union’s commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing group who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department. DExEU, along with many other Government departments, has a programme in place that provides support and advice on wellbeing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These activities have included the Department signing up, in March 2017, to the Time for Change pledge to demonstrate the Department’s commitment to reducing the stigma attached to mental health. Additionally, to date, Mental Health First Aid England has trained 32 DExEU staff as mental health champions.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 123431 question first answered 25/01/2018 10:56:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

824630

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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: Sick Leave
	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 days sick leave officials in his Department took for reasons relating to stress in the 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	123431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We are not in a position to release this data as individuals may be identifiable due to fewer than 10 individuals being absent in the last 12 months due to stress or mental health conditions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union’s commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing group who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department. DExEU, along with many other Government departments, has a programme in place that provides support and advice on wellbeing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These activities have included the Department signing up, in March 2017, to the Time for Change pledge to demonstrate the Department’s commitment to reducing the stigma attached to mental health. Additionally, to date, Mental Health First Aid England has trained 32 DExEU staff as mental health champions.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 123430 question first answered 25/01/2018 10:56:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

824027

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	British Nationals Abroad
	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 rights of UK expatriates after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>From the very beginning the Prime Minister has been clear that safeguarding the rights of UK nationals living in the EU, and EU nationals living in the UK, was her first priority for negotiations. This is a commitment we have delivered.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The agreement reached with the EU and set out in the Joint Report published in December, will provide the UK nationals in the EU with certainty about their rights going forward. It will enable UK nationals and their families who have built their lives together in the EU to stay together. This agreement not only gives the people more certainty about residence, but also healthcare, pensions and other benefits.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There were a number of citizens’ rights issues raised by the UK that were deemed outside the scope of the EU mandate for the first phase of the negotiations. The UK intends to return to in these in the next phase of negotiations.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/01/2018 12:51:53 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick