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731029

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the foreign language skills of each member of the UK team negotiating withdrawal from the European Union
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL37
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The team negotiating the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has been chosen on the basis of expertise in the subject matter. The Department for Exiting the European Union does not centrally hold details of the language skills of its staff or members of the negotiating team.</p><p>The joint Terms of Reference for the Article 50 TEU negotiations, published on 19 June 2017, set out that English and French will be used as working languages during the negotiations, and in working documents. Where necessary, interpretation will be provided by the European Commission. All members of the team negotiating the UK’s withdrawal are therefore able to participate fully in the negotiations.</p><p><strong><br>The Terms of Reference can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/620409/Terms_of_reference_for_the_Article_50_negotiations_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/620409/Terms_of_reference_for_the_Article_50_negotiations_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf</a>. </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/06/2017 11:40:09 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name Terms_of_reference_for_the_Article_50_negotiations_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf title Terms of Reference
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

731258

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
	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 staff are employed by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p><strong>The Department is recruiting the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 450 staff, and is growing fast. </strong></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/06/2017 12:33:53 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731160

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 list the civil servants and the meetings they attended in Brussels on 19 June 2017 for the first round of Article 50 negotiations.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The following senior civil servants, at grades SCS2 and above, took part in the first round of the negotiations on 19 June 2017.</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Oliver Robbins, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Sir Tim Barrow, UKRep</p></li><li><p>Glyn Williams, Home Office</p></li><li><p>Alex Ellis, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Mark Bowman, HMT</p></li><li><p>Simon Case, UKRep</p></li><li><p>Jonathan Black, HMT</p></li><li><p>Chris Jones, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Catherine Webb, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Catherine Adams, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Daniel Denman, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Matt Baugh, DExEU</p></li><li><p>Ian Walsh, DWP</p><p> </p></li></ul><p>The agenda for the day, setting out the meetings attended by officials, can be found here: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publications/agenda-19-june-meeting-between-eu-and-uk-article-50-negotiations_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publications/agenda-19-june-meeting-between-eu-and-uk-article-50-negotiations_en</a>. See below:</p><p>Opening of the negotiations between the EU and the UK on the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union by Michel Barnier, the European Commission's Chief Negotiator, and David Davis, UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union</p><p> 11.00 : Opening session (Michel Barnier and Secretary of State David Davis) plus officials</p><p> 12.30 : Working lunch between Michel Barnier and Secretary of State David Davis</p><p> 14.00 – 16.30 : Working groups</p><p> 16.30 : Meeting of coordinators (Sabine Weyand, European Commission's Deputy Chief Negotiator and Olly Robbins, Permanent Secretary, UK Department for Exiting the EU)</p><p> 17.30 : Closing session (Michel Barnier and Secretary of State David Davis)</p><p> 18:30 (approx): Joint press conference by Michel Barnier and Secretary of State David Davis, BERL press room</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 27/06/2017 13:35:46 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

731108

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Seasonal Workers
	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 provide a list of people and organisations which have lobbied him and his Department on the UK's requirements for seasonal workers.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials across Government are engaging with UK and EU organisations from every sector of the economy - this is a central element of our plan to get the right deal for Britain. We are listening and talking to a broad range of organisations, companies and institutions both in the UK and abroad, including on the issue of requirements for seasonal workers. Details of Ministerial meetings will be published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which will be made publicly available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 29/06/2017 09:29:16 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

731259

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	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 effect of withdrawing from the Customs Union on the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government was clear in its White Paper that we aim to have as seamless and frictionless a border as possible between Northern Ireland and Ireland. There is a very strong commitment from the UK and Irish Governments to find a practical solution that recognises the unique circumstances on the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We welcome the European Council’s commitment to develop flexible and imaginative solutions, and the establishment of a dialogue between the UK and EU Commission to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/06/2017 10:18:57 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731196

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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: Falkland Islands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Falkland Islands Government on that Government's role in discussions on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to involving the Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands, as we prepare to exit the EU, and ensuring their interests are properly taken into account. Ministers and leaders of the Overseas Territories have committed to taking forward future engagement through the creation of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council on European Negotiations (JMC – OT EN), which I chaired, which met for the first time in February and will meet again on the 12th July.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/06/2017 10:30:01 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731212

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the Democratic Unionist Party leader, Arlene Foster, on the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had a number of discussions on EU exit with Arlene Foster and other Northern Ireland Ministers under the previous Northern Ireland Executive, including through the Joint Ministerial Committee. There is a very strong commitment from the UK Government, Irish Government and Northern Ireland parties to find a practical solution that recognises the unique circumstances of the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We welcome the clear commitment from the European Council and European Commission to work on flexible and imaginative solutions to aim to avoid a return to a hard border.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 30/06/2017 14:05:06 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731227

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 number of treaties requiring renegotiation as a result of the UK's exit from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Many of the UK’s relationships with non-EU partners and international organisations rest in some way on our membership of the EU.</p><p>The UK will seek to maintain the relationships and cooperation it currently enjoys with non-EU partners and international organisations as it exits the EU.</p><p>We are currently conducting a detailed assessment of the agreements which will require replacement as a result of the UK’s exit from the UK and taking forward work with partners to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/06/2017 12:29:58 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731275

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Annual Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when he plans to publish his Department's Annual Report and Accounts for 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	31
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p><strong>The Department for Exiting the European Union intends to publish its 2016-17 Annual Report and Accounts before the House rises for the summer recess.</strong></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/06/2017 12:31:51 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

731248

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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, whether it remains the position of the Government that the UK should withdraw from both the customs union and the single market.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and this Government have been consistently clear on both these issues, and they are explored in detail in pages 35 to 49 of the Government's White Paper <em>The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union</em>.</p><p>We will not seek membership of the Single Market after we leave the EU, but will pursue instead a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a new, deep and special partnership. In doing so, we will take back control of our laws and bring an end to the direct jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 29/06/2017 10:12:45 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West