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858528

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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	EU Citizenship
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 European Commission on retaining EU citizenship for UK citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	131783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with ministerial counterparts from other EU Member States and individuals in the EU institutions, including the European Commission. We have always said that we would be content to listen to any proposals from the European Commission, however associate citizenship is not currently in the scope of exit negotiations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>EU treaty provisions make clear that only citizens of EU Member States are able to hold EU citizenship. Therefore, when the UK ceases to be a member of the European Union, British nationals will no longer hold EU citizenship, unless they hold dual nationality with another EU Member State.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes grouped question UIN 131785 131786 question first answered 19/03/2018 11:22:55 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

858530

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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	EU Citizenship
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 European Commission on associate European citizenship.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	131785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with ministerial counterparts from other EU Member States and individuals in the EU institutions, including the European Commission. We have always said that we would be content to listen to any proposals from the European Commission, however associate citizenship is not currently in the scope of exit negotiations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>EU treaty provisions make clear that only citizens of EU Member States are able to hold EU citizenship. Therefore, when the UK ceases to be a member of the European Union, British nationals will no longer hold EU citizenship, unless they hold dual nationality with another EU Member State.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes grouped question UIN 131783 131786 question first answered 19/03/2018 11:22:55 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

858531

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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	EU Citizenship
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 his counterparts in the European Union on retaining EU citizenship for UK citizens in the event that UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	131786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with ministerial counterparts from other EU Member States and individuals in the EU institutions, including the European Commission. We have always said that we would be content to listen to any proposals from the European Commission, however associate citizenship is not currently in the scope of exit negotiations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>EU treaty provisions make clear that only citizens of EU Member States are able to hold EU citizenship. Therefore, when the UK ceases to be a member of the European Union, British nationals will no longer hold EU citizenship, unless they hold dual nationality with another EU Member State.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes grouped question UIN 131783 131785 question first answered 19/03/2018 11:22:55 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

858534

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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	Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he is taking to ensure that the protection of UK citizen's personal data under EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is maintained after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	131789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring our rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling our international human rights obligations. The decision to leave the European Union does not change this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s intention has always been that in itself not incorporating the Charter into UK law should not affect the substantive rights that individuals already benefit from in the UK, as the Charter was never the source of those rights. The EU (Withdrawal) Bill sets out how the sources of these substantive rights, so far as they exist elsewhere in EU law, are being converted into UK law at the point we exit the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to provide guidance on the protection afforded to every right in the Charter the Government has published a non-exhaustive analysis which sets out how substantive rights found in the Charter - including those mentioned in this grouped question - will be reflected in the domestic law of the UK after exit. The analysis is available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664891/05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 131791 131792 131793 131794 131795 131796 question first answered 19/03/2018 11:40:53 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker attachment 1 file name 05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf title Charter Analysis
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

858536

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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	Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans he has to maintain the rights of victims of crime under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	131791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring our rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling our international human rights obligations. The decision to leave the European Union does not change this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s intention has always been that in itself not incorporating the Charter into UK law should not affect the substantive rights that individuals already benefit from in the UK, as the Charter was never the source of those rights. The EU (Withdrawal) Bill sets out how the sources of these substantive rights, so far as they exist elsewhere in EU law, are being converted into UK law at the point we exit the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to provide guidance on the protection afforded to every right in the Charter the Government has published a non-exhaustive analysis which sets out how substantive rights found in the Charter - including those mentioned in this grouped question - will be reflected in the domestic law of the UK after exit. The analysis is available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664891/05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 131789 131792 131793 131794 131795 131796 question first answered 19/03/2018 11:40:53 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker attachment 1 file name 05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf title Charter Analysis
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

858537

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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	Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans he has to maintain provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in relation to the prevention and combating of trafficking in human beings after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	131792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring our rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling our international human rights obligations. The decision to leave the European Union does not change this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s intention has always been that in itself not incorporating the Charter into UK law should not affect the substantive rights that individuals already benefit from in the UK, as the Charter was never the source of those rights. The EU (Withdrawal) Bill sets out how the sources of these substantive rights, so far as they exist elsewhere in EU law, are being converted into UK law at the point we exit the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to provide guidance on the protection afforded to every right in the Charter the Government has published a non-exhaustive analysis which sets out how substantive rights found in the Charter - including those mentioned in this grouped question - will be reflected in the domestic law of the UK after exit. The analysis is available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664891/05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 131789 131791 131793 131794 131795 131796 question first answered 19/03/2018 11:40:53 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker attachment 1 file name 05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf title Charter Analysis
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

858538

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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	Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans he has to maintain protections in relation to equal pay set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	131793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring our rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling our international human rights obligations. The decision to leave the European Union does not change this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s intention has always been that in itself not incorporating the Charter into UK law should not affect the substantive rights that individuals already benefit from in the UK, as the Charter was never the source of those rights. The EU (Withdrawal) Bill sets out how the sources of these substantive rights, so far as they exist elsewhere in EU law, are being converted into UK law at the point we exit the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to provide guidance on the protection afforded to every right in the Charter the Government has published a non-exhaustive analysis which sets out how substantive rights found in the Charter - including those mentioned in this grouped question - will be reflected in the domestic law of the UK after exit. The analysis is available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664891/05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 131789 131791 131792 131794 131795 131796 question first answered 19/03/2018 11:40:53 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker attachment 1 file name 05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf title Charter Analysis
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

858539

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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	Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans he has to ensure the maintenance of protections from discrimination in employment on grounds of religion or belief in the Charter of Fundamental Rights after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	131794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring our rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling our international human rights obligations. The decision to leave the European Union does not change this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s intention has always been that in itself not incorporating the Charter into UK law should not affect the substantive rights that individuals already benefit from in the UK, as the Charter was never the source of those rights. The EU (Withdrawal) Bill sets out how the sources of these substantive rights, so far as they exist elsewhere in EU law, are being converted into UK law at the point we exit the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to provide guidance on the protection afforded to every right in the Charter the Government has published a non-exhaustive analysis which sets out how substantive rights found in the Charter - including those mentioned in this grouped question - will be reflected in the domestic law of the UK after exit. The analysis is available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664891/05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 131789 131791 131792 131793 131795 131796 question first answered 19/03/2018 11:40:53 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker attachment 1 file name 05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf title Charter Analysis
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

858540

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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	Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans he has to ensure that the protections from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation will be maintained to the standard set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	131795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring our rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling our international human rights obligations. The decision to leave the European Union does not change this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s intention has always been that in itself not incorporating the Charter into UK law should not affect the substantive rights that individuals already benefit from in the UK, as the Charter was never the source of those rights. The EU (Withdrawal) Bill sets out how the sources of these substantive rights, so far as they exist elsewhere in EU law, are being converted into UK law at the point we exit the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to provide guidance on the protection afforded to every right in the Charter the Government has published a non-exhaustive analysis which sets out how substantive rights found in the Charter - including those mentioned in this grouped question - will be reflected in the domestic law of the UK after exit. The analysis is available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664891/05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 131789 131791 131792 131793 131794 131796 question first answered 19/03/2018 11:40:54 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker attachment 1 file name 05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf title Charter Analysis
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

858541

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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	Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans he has to ensure that the protections from discrimination on the grounds of age will be maintained to the standard set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	131796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring our rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling our international human rights obligations. The decision to leave the European Union does not change this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s intention has always been that in itself not incorporating the Charter into UK law should not affect the substantive rights that individuals already benefit from in the UK, as the Charter was never the source of those rights. The EU (Withdrawal) Bill sets out how the sources of these substantive rights, so far as they exist elsewhere in EU law, are being converted into UK law at the point we exit the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to provide guidance on the protection afforded to every right in the Charter the Government has published a non-exhaustive analysis which sets out how substantive rights found in the Charter - including those mentioned in this grouped question - will be reflected in the domestic law of the UK after exit. The analysis is available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664891/05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 131789 131791 131792 131793 131794 131795 question first answered 19/03/2018 11:40:54 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker attachment 1 file name 05122017_Charter_Analysis_FINAL_VERSION.pdf title Charter Analysis
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams