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date	02/09/2019
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	Conditions of Employment
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 his Department is taking to ensure that workers undertaking fixed-term work have their rights maintained following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	285076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Once we leave the EU we will no longer be bound by EU law but will be able to raise employment standards where it is right for the UK. The EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ensures that the rights and protections that workers in the UK currently enjoy will be retained when the UK leaves the EU. This applies to all workers, including fixed-term workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/10/2019 14:01:16 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

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registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Conditions of Employment
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 representatives from the Trades Union Congress on the effect of the Government's proposed Withdrawal Agreement on workers' rights in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	206020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and senior officials from across Government have carried out extensive engagement on EU exit - with businesses, industry bodies, and civil society organisations from all sectors of the economy and all regions of the UK. This includes recent and ongoing engagement with the Trades Union Congress. The Secretary of State for DExEU spoke to Frances O’Grady, the Director General of the Trades Union Congress, on 23 November and again on 11 January and plans to continue these discussions. The Prime Minister is also engaging with Trades Unions and spoke to a number of unions on 11 January.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 16/01/2019 15:07:51 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

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registered interest
date	17/10/2018
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	Conditions of Employment
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 officials in his Department are working on matters relating to employment rights.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	180779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department continues to recruit talent from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union has over 650 staff working with other government departments on all aspects of EU Exit policy, including with the DWP.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/10/2018 08:28:24 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders