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1542768

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date	16/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2022 to Question 77345, how many special advisers working in his Department had their employment terminated after their appointing Minister ceased to hold office between 29 June and 9 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>In line with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Model Contract for Special Advisers, a Special Adviser's appointment automatically terminates following a change of Administration; when their appointing Minister leaves office; or in the event of a General Election. The contracts of six Special Advisers in Ministry of Justice were terminated in the period in question. Severance pay must be paid back if a Special Adviser returns to government.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/11/2022 15:02:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542769

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2022 to Question 77341, how many special advisers working in his Department had their employment terminated after their appointing Minister ceased to hold office between 29 June and 9 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>In line with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Model Contract for Special Advisers, a Special Adviser's appointment automatically terminates following a change of Administration; when their appointing Minister leaves office; or in the event of a General Election. Under these circumstances, Special Advisers are contractually entitled to a severance payment.</p><p> </p><p>The contract sets out that Special Advisers who are later re-appointed to Government must repay their severance pay, less the amount of salary that they would have been paid had they been employed during the period between their termination and their re-appointment.</p><p> </p><p>The contracts of all Special Advisers in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales were automatically terminated on the change of Administration.</p><p> </p><p>The contract also sets out that Special Advisers are entitled to receive three months’ pay if termination occurs at any time during the first year of service, with an additional month’s pay for each completed year of service after the first year, subject to an overall maximum of six months’ pay. Where individuals were immediately re-appointed, severance was not payable.</p><p> </p><p>Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs, including pay bands, is published annually in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Clwyd answering member printed Dr James Davies question first answered 21/11/2022 10:37:56 answering member 4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542770

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2022 to Question 77348, how many special advisers working in his Department had their employment terminated after their appointing Minister ceased to hold office between 29 June and 9 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>In line with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Model Contract for Special Advisers, a Special Adviser’s appointment automatically terminates following a change of Administration; when their appointing Minister leaves office; or in the event of a General Election. Under these circumstances, Special Advisers are contractually entitled to a severance payment.</p><p> </p><p>The contract sets out that Special Advisers who are later re-appointed to Government must repay their severance pay, less the amount of salary that they would have been paid had they been employed during the period between their termination and their re-appointment.</p><p> </p><p>The contracts of all Special Advisers in the Northern Ireland Office were automatically terminated on the change of Administration.</p><p> </p><p>The contract also sets out that Special Advisers are entitled to receive three months’ pay if termination occurs at any time during the first year of service, with an additional month’s pay for each completed year of service after the first year, subject to an overall maximum of six months’ pay. Where individuals were immediately re-appointed, severance was not payable.</p><p> </p><p>Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs, including pay bands, is published annually in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 21/11/2022 10:05:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542771

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 77333, how many special advisers working in her Department had their employment terminated after their appointing Minister ceased to hold office between 29 June and 9 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>In line with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Model Contract for Special Advisers, a Special Adviser's appointment automatically terminates following a change of Administration; when their appointing Minister leaves office; or in the event of a General Election. Between 29 June and 9 November 2022, the employment contracts of four Special Advisers in the Attorney General’s Office were automatically terminated following the cessation of their appointing Minister’s tenure in the department. Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs, including pay bands, is published annually in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the 2010 Act.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 22/11/2022 10:37:56 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542855

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on staff activity related to the review of retained EU laws within her Department's areas of responsibility since 1 September 2021; and what funding her Department has allocated for these purposes for the rest of the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the staff activity related to the review of retained EU law or the passage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill in financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>The Retained EU law dashboard was made by the Retained EU Law team, in conjunction with the Government Strategic Management Office and is hosted on Tableau Public, which is a free platform for hosting public dashboards. The dashboard has been updated at no additional cost.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has undertaken a review of its REUL during 2022. Prior to EU Exit, roughly 80% of Defra's policy areas were governed by EU law. We have already reformed REUL in key areas through flagship legislation such as the Environment Act, Fisheries Act and Agriculture Act. Defra is in the process of analysing its REUL stock and determining what should be preserved as part of domestic law, as well as REUL that should be repealed, or amended. This process will inform our approach to resourcing.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 21/11/2022 17:37:39 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542857

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on staff activity related to the review of retained EU laws within his Department's areas of responsibility since 1 September 2021; and what funding his Department has allocated for these purposes for the rest of the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/11/2022 15:55:32 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542860

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) his Department and (b) HMRC have spent on staff activity related to the review of retained EU laws within their areas of responsibility since 1 September 2021; and what funding they have allocated for these purposes for the rest of the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>We can confirm that HM Treasury and HMRC do not hold this information.</p><p>HMT and HMRC hold a large body of Retained EU Law (REUL), primarily in relation to Financial Services and tax (including excise, customs and VAT). A number of officials from both HMT and HMRC work on REUL legislation. This work is carried out as part of officials’ normal business activities, and we do not record the amount of staff time spent specifically on this work or the funding required for it in a comprehensive manner.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/11/2022 14:23:38 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542861

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on staff activity related to the review of retained EU laws within his Department's areas of responsibility since 1 September 2021; and what funding his Department has allocated for these purposes for the rest of the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Activity relating to the review of retained European Union law is carried out as part of officials’ normal business activities and there is no specific funding allocated.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/11/2022 15:01:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 36029 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542862

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on staff activity related to the review of retained EU laws within his Department's areas of responsibility since 1 September 2021; and what funding his Department has allocated for these purposes for the rest of the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the staff activity related to the review of retained EU law or the passage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill in financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>The Retained EU law dashboard was made by the Retained EU Law team, in conjunction with the Government Strategic Management Office and is hosted on Tableau Public, which is a free platform for hosting public dashboards. The dashboard has been updated at no additional cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/11/2022 16:50:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542254

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Certification Quality Marks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on (a) staff activity, (b) external research and advice, (c) public consultation and (d) stakeholder engagement related to the replacement of the CE product marking system with the new UKCA product marking system since the start of the 2020-21 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	87797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has spent around £2.6 million on the transition to the UKCA marking since the start of the 2020/21 financial year. The Government have prioritised extensive engagement with industry both in the UK and overseas and Conformity Assessment Bodies to understand the implementation challenges. This has enabled the Government to make transitioning to the UKCA marking as easy as possible for businesses, including providing them with more time to comply.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/11/2022 14:03:18 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry