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852481

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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 assessment they have made of proposed European Court of Justice involvement in providing oversight over the withdrawal treaty.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK recognises that there needs to be a clear mechanism for governing and enforcing our Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, as there is in any international agreement, and we will continue to engage constructively on this in the negotiations. However, we have been clear that this cannot mean continuing the direct jurisdiction of the CJEU after the UK has left the EU. In our paper last summer, we set out the principles underpinning our approach to enforcement and dispute resolution which included respect for the autonomy of both the UK and EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/03/2018 13:06:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

852482

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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 whether the UK is on target to meet the March 2019 deadline for withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that we will leave the EU in March 2019. We are working intensely with our EU counterparts in order to agree an implementation period, turn the Joint Report into legal text and to reach agreement on the entire Withdrawal Agreement by October. We are fully confident that we will reach a final deal which is in the interests of both the United Kingdom and the European Union.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/03/2018 13:03:42 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

849942

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific measures they will take to address the issues with the Northern Ireland border in the withdrawal negotiations with the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>In our position paper on Northern Ireland and Ireland, the UK Government set out two broad approaches to a future customs relationship with the EU; a highly streamlined customs arrangement between the UK and the EU, streamlining and simplifying requirements, leaving as few additional requirements on UK-EU trade as possible; and a new customs partnership with the EU, aligning our approach to the customs border in a way that removes the need for a UK-EU customs border.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Joint Report issued by the UK and EU sets out our plan to address Northern Ireland’s unique circumstances and the border in the context of the wider UK-EU deep and special partnership. We want a deal that works for all parts of the UK and we will faithfully deliver on that policy. The Joint Report also addressed the question of a fall-back option to avoid a hard border and disruption to businesses and supply chains both sides of the border if we cannot reach the deep overall agreement that we want.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s agreed proposals for the Northern Ireland border were most recently set out in the Prime Minister’s Mansion House speech. One option is for the UK to mirror the EU’s requirements for imports from the rest of the world, applying the same tariffs and the same rules of origin as the EU for those goods arriving in the UK and intended for the EU. This approach, would remove the need for customs processes at the UK-EU border. Another option would be to jointly agree to implement a range of measures to minimise frictions to trade and make specific provisions for Northern Ireland such as exempting smaller traders who would be allowed to continue to operate as they do currently, with no new restrictions. For larger traders, the proposal would be to introduce streamlined processes, including a trusted trader scheme which would be consistent with our commitments. Both of these options for our future customs arrangement would leave the UK free to determine its own tariffs with third countries - which would simply not be possible in a customs union. On goods, a fundamental principle in our negotiating strategy is that trade at the UK-EU border should be as frictionless as possible with no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We believe this can be achieved via a commitment to ensure that the relevant UK regulatory standards remain at least as high as the EU’s and a customs arrangement.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/03/2018 12:41:01 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

849944

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have sought legal advice on whether the withdrawal of the UK from the EU automatically leads to the loss by British nationals of EU citizenship and the consequent loss of the rights and freedoms deriving from that citizenship; and if so, what was that advice.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL5898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has considered this matter carefully. The EU treaty provisions state only citizens of EU Member States are able to hold EU citizenship.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>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 printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/03/2018 13:09:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

847841

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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 Action: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each government department, from July to December 2017, on how many occasions the Scrutiny Reserve Resolution was overridden in (1) the House of Lords, and (2) the House of Commons; and in respect of how many documents an override occurred in (a) both Houses, (b) the House of Lords, and (c) the House of Commons.
tabling member printed	Lord Boswell of Aynho
uin	HL5818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Between July and December 2017, 508 EU proposals and other documents were submitted for scrutiny. <br><br>Across both Houses there were 95 occasions when the Government supported decisions in the EU Council of Ministers before the scrutiny procedures had been completed by either one or both Scrutiny Committees. <br><br>In each case the Government explained to the Scrutiny Committees why it was important for the proposal to be supported before clearance had been provided. This period of reporting coincided with the extended period in the new Parliament before the European Scrutiny Committee in the House of Commons was re-appointed on 30 October 2017 and only began meeting again on 13 November to scrutinise documents. As with previous six-monthly periods, the largest category of instrument was fast-moving and sensitive CFSP and EU restrictive measures where there were 66 such instruments adopted before scrutiny could be completed. <br><br>The figures requested are set out below:<br><br></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>(1 &amp; b). House of Lords override</p></td><td><p>(2 &amp; c). House of Commons override</p></td><td><p>(a). No. of overrides in both Houses at the same time</p></td><td><p>Total no. of overrides</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Development</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Trade</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Revenue and Customs</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/03/2018 15:56:53 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	352 label Biography information for Lord Boswell of Aynho

847873

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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 is the duration of the transition deal they seek to have with the EU; and what assessment they have made of the economic impact on the UK of a longer transition deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that the aim of the time-limited Implementation Period must be to avoid a disorderly exit from the European Union for individuals and businesses both in the UK and the EU and should therefore provide sufficient time to put new processes and systems in place. As the PM set out in Florence, that points to a duration in the region of two years. This is in line with the Commission’s published position. We remain confident that we will reach agreement by March European Council.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work across a range of scenarios. It is not standard practice to provide a running commentary on ongoing, internal analysis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/03/2018 15:58:19 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

846811

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	European Court of Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will clarify the circumstances in which the UK will respect the remit of the European Court of Justice post-Brexit, as referred to in the Prime Minister's speech at the Munich Security Conference in February.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>At the Munich Security Conference, the Prime Minister outlined her vision of the UK continuing to cooperate with the EU on security and law enforcement and proposed a new UK/EU treaty on internal security.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To be fully effective, this treaty must be respectful of both the UK and EU’s sovereign legal orders. For example, when participating in EU agencies the UK will respect the remit of the European Court of Justice and a principled but pragmatic solution will be needed to respect the UK's status as a third country with our own sovereign legal order.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/03/2018 16:00:04 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

846679

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	UK Relations with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice, if any, they have received on whether a Treaty between the UK and the EU, relating to relations after Brexit, will require a referendum in the Republic of Ireland before ratification.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL5734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>It is not for us to comment on the constitutional arrangements in another sovereign nation.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/02/2018 16:42:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

846680

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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 whether the declaration that “no deal is better than a bad deal” made in the Prime Minister’s Lancaster House speech in January 2016 continues to guide their policy on exiting the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL5735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that we are focused on delivering the will of the British people and getting a good outcome, a historic agreement that works for the people and businesses of the UK and for those in the EU. This Government does not expect or want a ‘no deal’ outcome from these negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>It is strongly in the interests of both the UK and the EU to secure such an agreement, a good deal that works for both sides.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Government continues to prepare for a range of results from negotiations, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/03/2018 16:02:18 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

846703

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	UK Trade with EU
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 potential consequences should the EU reject the managed divergence approach to trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>We are fully focused on making the UK’s exit from the EU, and our new trading relationship with the world, a success. The Government has been undertaking rigorous and extensive analysis work to support our exit negotiations, in order to inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In our negotiations with the EU, the UK is seeking to secure a new, deep and special partnership. We propose the greatest possible tariff-free and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours based on our rules and regulations being the same at the start, and on maintaining our commitment to free trade and high standards.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, a responsible government should prepare for all potential outcomes and that is exactly what we are doing across the whole of Government. Every Government department continues to work to ensure a smooth exit from the EU in all eventualities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/03/2018 16:01:34 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick