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1092588

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Gibraltar: Frontier Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what arrangements are in place for Spanish citizens working in Gibraltar after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	235284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement protects the rights of citizens working and living in the UK and EU, including specific provisions on frontier workers. The territorial scope of this explicitly covers Gibraltar. The UK, Gibraltar and Spain also agreed provisions in the Gibraltar Protocol, and accompanying Memorandum of Understanding on Citizens’ Rights, to confirm protection for the rights of EU citizens working in Gibraltar.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/03/2019 10:12:19 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1092589

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Frontier Workers: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what protections are being offered to EU frontier workers in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	235285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement protects the rights of those who are frontier workers at the end of the transition period, for as long as they continue to be frontier workers in the host state. The Agreement will ensure that these frontier workers are able to enter and leave the UK for work, enjoying broadly the same rights as they do now, after the end of the implementation period.</p><p>We will also protect the rights of frontier workers in the event of a no deal. Many of this cohort will spend enough time in the UK to qualify for status under the EU Settlement Scheme. Otherwise, they will be able to obtain a separate UK immigration status which will allow them to continue frontier working into the UK after exit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/03/2019 10:15:34 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1092597

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Consultants
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 consultants his Department has hired since 2016; and at what cost to the taxpayer.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	235288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department uses consultancy services to source flexible labour to support short term projects that demand specialist knowledge and skills. From the Department’s formation on 14th July 2016 to date, it has incurred direct costs of £7.9m on consultancy services. Consultancy costs for the current financial year (2018-19) will be disclosed in full in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of consultants hired<ins class="ministerial">.</ins> <del class="ministerial">in any one year as this work is often commissioned as part of an outcomes based contract to ensure value for money.</del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/03/2019 13:45:44 question first ministerially corrected 26/03/2019 15:19:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 110025 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1091355

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Chevening
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 he has used Chevening House for (a) departmental and (b) personal use since he came into office in November 2018; and what the duration was of each of those occasions.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	234260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, has not used Chevening House for Departmental or personal use since he came into office in November 2018.</p><p>Chevening House is not funded by the Government and is the responsibility of its trustees. The Prime Minister decides who occupies the building. It is currently shared by the Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Secretary of State for International Trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/03/2019 15:11:30 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1089520

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the proposed Brexit deal (1) fulfils, and (2) is consistent with the spirit of, Article 50(1) of the Treaty on European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL14601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Article 50 (1) of the TFEU states that any Member State may decide to withdraw from the EU in accordance with its own constitutional requirements. The decision to permit the Prime Minister to notify (under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union) of the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the EU, was approved overwhelmingly by Parliament through the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017.</p><p>Under the terms of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the withdrawal agreement may be ratified only if the negotiated withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship have been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/03/2019 13:56:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1088550

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 13 March (HL13776), how they will ensure that both Houses of Parliament and their relevant select committees are given timely information about the progress and details of the evaluation of "alternative arrangements" and "technologies"; and whether they will publish the joint work stream agreed with the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL14510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK and EU have agreed to consider a joint work stream to develop alternative arrangements, including the use of technology, to ensure the absence of a hard border, and this work will form an important strand of the next phase of negotiations. Our aim is to ensure that, even if the full future relationship is not in place by the end of the implementation period, the backstop is not needed, because we will have a set of alternative arrangements ready to go. We have secured a legally binding commitment that both sides will aim to replace the backstop with alternative arrangements by December 2020 - and that they do not need to replicate the backstop in any respect.</p><p>The Government is doing everything we sensibly can to provide for ongoing scrutiny through the negotiating process. We will continue to report regularly to select committees in person and by responding fully to inquiries and reports.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/03/2019 13:22:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1087302

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the amount the UK would pay to the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Withdrawal Agreement, we have reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments we made during our period of membership, and ensuring a fair deal for UK taxpayers. In the event that we leave the EU without a deal, the financial settlement as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement would no longer apply. The Government recognises that the UK has obligations to the EU, and the EU obligations to the UK, that will survive the UK’s withdrawal—and that these need to be resolved. But in a no deal scenario we would need to determine how to do so.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/03/2019 17:11:18 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087520

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 11 March (HL13966), of which part of the internal discussions on avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is it not in the public interest to disclose details; and what assessment they have made of the relationship between any decision not to disclose those details and the Prime Minister having identified the issue as that which prevents a deal being agreed with the EU on Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL14446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>On 13 March we published details of our plans to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland in a no deal scenario. We have confirmed a temporary, unilateral approach to checks, processes and tariffs to do all we can to achieve this. The UK Government would not introduce any new checks or controls on goods crossing from Ireland to Northern Ireland, including any new customs declarations. The UK temporary tariff regime would therefore not apply to goods crossing from Ireland into Northern Ireland.</p><p>As these are unilateral measures, they only mitigate the impacts from exit that are within the UK Government’s control. These measures do not set out the position in respect of tariffs or processes to be applied to goods moving from Northern Ireland to Ireland. We also recognise that there challenges and risks for maintaining control of our borders and for the competitiveness of businesses in Northern Ireland. That is why we are clear that this approach would be strictly temporary.</p><p>A negotiated settlement is the only means of sustainably guaranteeing no hard border and protecting businesses in Northern Ireland. In a no deal scenario, we are therefore committed to entering into discussions urgently with the European Commission and the Irish Government to jointly agree long-term measures to avoid a hard border.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Full guidance on the no deal Northern Ireland policy can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-exit-avoiding-a-hard-border-in-northern-ireland-in-a-no-deal-scenario" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-exit-avoiding-a-hard-border-in-northern-ireland-in-a-no-deal-scenario</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/03/2019 13:27:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1084388

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2019 to Question 221547, on Voting Rights; EU Nationals,which EU member states have yet to confirm reciprocal voting rights for UK citizens residing in their respective state in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	230023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK pushed for reciprocal rights to stand and vote in local elections in negotiations on citizens’ rights but they will not form part of the Withdrawal Agreement. Instead we are pursuing bilateral agreements with individual Member States where possible, to apply in a deal or no deal scenario. We are pleased to have secured the first such bilateral agreement on local voting rights with Spain in January and we are continuing our discussions with other Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/03/2019 11:16:42 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1084401

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Common Travel Area
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2018 to Question 153188 on Common Travel Area, what further areas of reciprocal rights will be included within the Common Travel area in addition to the six areas listed in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	230084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is firmly committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA), ensuring that UK and Irish nationals continue to have the same reciprocal rights when in each other’s state as they do now.</p><p>As noted in the answer to the question 153188 of 19 June 2018 on Common Travel Area, these reciprocal rights include:</p><p>● the right to enter and reside in each others’ state without being subject to a requirement to obtain permission; <br>● the right to work without being subject to a requirement to obtain permission; <br>● the right to study; <br>● access to social welfare entitlements and benefits, including pensions; <br>● access to health services; and <br>● the right to vote in local and parliamentary elections.</p><p>Further information can also be found on the CTA section of gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/03/2019 11:15:41 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn