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864275

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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 Parliament’s negotiating team for the UK leaving the European Union on the legal status of a proposed associate European Union citizenship should the UK leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	132759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly meets with ministerial counterparts from EU institutions and from other EU Member States. We have always said that we would be content to listen to any proposals from the European Union but this is not a matter that has been raised by others in discussions. 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> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes question first answered 23/03/2018 12:01:05 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

864276

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Brexit
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 will take steps to preserve the rights, freedoms and legal protections for UK citizens enshrined in the Maastricht treaty.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	132760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <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><strong> </strong></p><p>However, we know that in the future, many UK nationals will wish to continue to travel, live and work within the European Union, just as EU citizens will still wish to do so in the UK. We look forward to discussing our future relationship with the European Union, one which will work in the interest of both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes question first answered 23/03/2018 12:03:11 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

864277

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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 consideration he has made of the effect of Article 70 (1)(b) of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties on UK citizens retaining EU citizenship should the UK leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	132761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <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><strong> </strong></p><p>Article 70 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is a default rule, which does not apply where the parties to a treaty agree arrangements relating to a particular party’s withdrawal. The UK and the EU will agree these arrangements under the Article 50 process, to be defined in the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We know that in the future, many UK nationals will wish to continue to travel, live and work within the European Union, just as EU citizens will still wish to do so in the UK. We look forward to discussing our future relationship with the European Union, one which will work in the interest of both the UK and the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes question first answered 23/03/2018 12:06:50 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

864278

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendations of the report by Professor Volker Roeben, The feasibility of the of associate EU citizenship for UK citizens post-Brexit.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	132762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>We have carefully considered the recommendations found in the report by Professor Volker Roeben, ‘The feasibility of the associate EU citizenship for UK citizens post-Brexit’.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, our understanding of the EU treaty provisions is 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><strong> </strong></p><p>However, we know that in the future, many UK nationals will wish to continue to travel, live and work within the European Union, just as EU citizens will still wish to do so in the UK. We look forward to discussing our future relationship with the European Union, one which will work in the interest of both the UK and the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes question first answered 23/03/2018 12:08:24 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

864322

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Brexit: Bureaucracy
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 will make an assessment of the implications for the Government's policies of the Oliver Wyman report entitled The Red Tape Cost of Brexit, published on 12 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	132806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of analysis and preparatory work that will contribute to our exit negotiations with the EU, to define our future partnership with the EU, and to inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is not our usual practice to comment publicly on individual external publications, however we recognise the importance of contributions to the public debate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>I would note that the analysis to which the Hon. Member refers considers the scenario in which we do not reach a deal with the EU. The Government is clear that we want our future relationship with the EU to be a deep and special partnership, taking in both economic and security cooperation. We are confident that this is in the interests of both sides, so we approach these negotiations anticipating success. We do not want or expect a no deal outcome.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/03/2018 17:14:45 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

864368

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what information he holds on the rate of remuneration for cleaners in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union occupies space in buildings managed by other government departments. As such, it does not directly employ cleaners, and instead contributes to the general cleanliness and upkeep of each building through the service charges it pays to the landlord departments.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 19/03/2018 16:09:11 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

862127

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the UK video games industry.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	132546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We continue to engage with businesses and industry bodies from all regions and nations of the UK and sectors across the economy, including the creative industries, which includes the video games industry, in order to inform our negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 19/03/2018 16:22:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

862326

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Borders: Northern Ireland
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 the Secretary of State has to visit the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	132745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s future travel programme takes into account a range of high priority issues. The Secretary of State has been to the border, prior to his appointment to his current role, and is very much apprised of the sensitivities and importance of this critical issue.</p><p> </p><p>He previously visited Northern Ireland in September 2016 meeting with the then Northern Ireland Executive and stakeholders. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Robin Walker MP, visited Northern Ireland with former Northern Ireland Office Minister Chloe Smith in September 2017, visiting the border and meeting with Re-Gen waste and InterTradeIreland.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers have also conducted an extensive programme of engagement in Northern Ireland on EU exit with a wide range of stakeholders. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland visited the border earlier this month.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes question first answered 20/03/2018 16:06:26 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

860913

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Service Industries: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate the Government has made of the value of the UK’s financial and professional services to the EU.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	904384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The ONS estimates that the UK exported £27bn of financial services to the rest of the EU in 2016, as well as £23.7bn of professional services such as legal services and management consultancy.<br><br>We will be seeking a bold and ambitious free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union. This should be of greater scope and ambition than any such agreement before it so that it covers sectors crucial to our linked economies, such as financial and professional services. We believe that such a deal is in both the UK and the EU’s shared economic interest.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/03/2018 13:55:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

860914

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Service Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the services sector on the implications for that sector of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	904396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>We continue to engage regularly with companies and trade bodies across the services sector, to discuss their priorities and inform our negotiating position.<br><br>The Prime Minister set out in her Mansion House speech the Government’s proposal for a deep and comprehensive future partnership with the EU, including a broader agreement in services than ever before. This should include a labour mobility framework that enables travel to provide services to clients in person, and continued mutual recognition of professional qualifications.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/03/2018 15:40:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena