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805239

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date	12/12/2017
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: Trade Agreements
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 he has made of the likelihood of reaching an agreement with the EU on free trade in services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	118911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>On 15 December the European Council confirmed that sufficient progress had been made to move onto the second phase of negotiations relating to our future partnership with the EU.</p><p>We will pursue the freest possible trade in services between the UK and the EU. And we are confident that such an agreement is in the interests of both sides.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 18/12/2017 17:02:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

805245

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what account he is taking of the interests of small businesses in negotiations on leaving the EU?
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	118917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The millions of small and medium sized businesses throughout Britain make a significant contribution to our country through taxes, employing people and through the value of the goods and services they provide.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government engages widely and regularly with small businesses from across the economy through attendance at industry events and visits to locations across the UK. Ministers work closely with representative bodies such as the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to secure the best possible deal for the United Kingdom. In July, the FSB hosted a small business roundtable attended by Government Ministers. The FSB are also regularly invited to the Business Advisory Group, a forum of business representative organisations who regularly meet with senior Cabinet Ministers, including DExEU Secretary of State David Davis, to highlight their concerns regarding EU exit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are made publicly available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 21/12/2017 12:31:25 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

805247

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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 date on which he will announce detailed arrangements for the implementation phase after the UK's exit from the EU?
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	118919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that early agreement on an implementation period is important to provide certainty to businesses and individuals on both sides of the channel. The timing and detail of the implementation period will of course be a matter for negotiations. The Government welcomes President Tusk’s call for discussions on the implementation period to start immediately and his comments that it should be agreed as soon as possible. This very much aligns with the Government’s position.</p><p>We will continue to keep Parliament informed through regular statements and committee appearances, and will continue to timetable debates in Government time.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 18/12/2017 16:59:55 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

797804

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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	Trade Agreements
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 he has made of progress on the three initial divorce issues and whether this is sufficient to begin trade negotiations after the EU Council in December.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	116712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>In response to an Urgent Question in the House this afternoon on progress with negotiations on exiting the EU, the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU said that:</p><p> </p><p>&quot;We held further talks in Brussels over the past few days and progress has been made. But we have not yet reached a final conclusion. However, I believe we are now close to concluding the first phase of the negotiations - and moving on to talk about our future trade relations. There is much common understanding, and both sides agree that we must move forward together. Our aims in this negotiation remain as they always have been.”</p><p> </p><p>“As was made clear by the comments from President Juncker and President Tusk yesterday, all parties remain confident of reaching a positive conclusion in the course of the week.”</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>“In particular, on the issue of Northern Ireland and Ireland we have been clear that we want to protect all elements of the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement, to maintain the Common Travel Area and to protect associated rights. We want to ensure there is no hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. We recognise that as we exit we must respect the integrity of the EU single market and the customs union.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>“But we are equally clear that we must respect the integrity of the United Kingdom. There remain some final issues to resolve, which require further negotiation and consultation over the coming days. Our officials are in continuous contact and we expect to reconvene in Brussels later this week for further negotiations.&quot;</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 05/12/2017 17:55:59 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

760197

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
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, for what reason his policy of incorporating EU law into UK law excludes the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	10392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 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 Charter of Fundamental Rights (the Charter) only applies to Member States when acting within the scope of EU law. The Charter did not create any new rights. Instead it was intended to catalogue the rights that already existed in EU law, and the bill sets out how this underlying law is being converted into UK law at the point we exit the EU. Therefore it is no longer appropriate, nor will it make sense in the context of the UK's exit from the EU, to retain the Charter in UK law.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 09/10/2017 09:20:53 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

754299

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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 publish or place in the Library records of his negotiation meetings with his EU counterparts.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	6138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union does not plan to publish or place in the Library records of negotiation meetings with the European Union. To ensure that Parliament is kept informed during the negotiations, the Secretary of State has committed to delivering an oral statement to Parliament after each negotiating round. The Secretary of State will deliver an oral statement on 5 September following the second and third rounds of the negotiations which took place during recess.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 05/09/2017 12:10:29 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

754301

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what his most recent assessment is of the prospects for frictionless trade with the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	6137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>We have been clear that the Government’s objective remains to secure trade with Europe that is tariff-free and as frictionless as possible. We will pursue an ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU to achieve this. Both the UK and EU Member States benefit from our close trading relationship – the EU is the UK’s largest export market and the UK is the largest goods export market for the EU27 taken as a whole – so it is in both of our interests. Furthermore, we start from a unique position – with close regulatory alignment, trust in one another’s institutions, and a spirit of cooperation stretching back decades.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 05/09/2017 12:10:04 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms