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	date	28/11/2018
	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	Crime Prevention: Cross Border Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what progress he has made in negotiations with the EU on the UK's participation in the Prum Convention on the exchange of fingerprint, DNA and vehicle registration data after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	196737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Swift and effective data exchange is a vital component of modern law enforcement and criminal justice cooperation.</p><p>As set out in the Political Declaration, the UK and EU have already agreed the need for a reciprocal exchange of fingerprints, DNA and vehicle registration data, delivered through the Prüm system.</p><p>This capability, once fully implemented by the UK, will help bring criminals and terrorists to justice both in the UK and the EU.</p><p>The exact nature of future cooperation on this form of data sharing will be determined by formal negotiations once the UK has left the EU on the 29th March 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/12/2018 14:51:14 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1016327

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Tourism Ireland and Tourism 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 has been made of the effect on the operation of Tourism NI and Tourism Ireland of the proposed EU Withdrawal Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	196738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement, at Article 13, contains a commitment that the UK and the EU will respectively maintain the necessary conditions for North-South cooperation following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This includes tourism, which is a formal area of cooperation agreed by the North-South Ministerial Council (NSMC) under Strand II of the Belfast Agreement.</p><p>The Attorney-General’s legal commentary on the Agreement made clear that Article 13 does not alter the remit or functions of the NSMC or the North-South Implementation bodies, nor does it alter arrangements under Strand II of the 1998 Agreement in any way. The Protocol acknowledges that the UK and Ireland may continue to make new arrangements that build on the provisions of the 1998 Agreement in other areas of North-South cooperation on the island of Ireland. In accordance with the position set out in the recitals, the functions and safeguards of the Assembly and the NSMC (including cross-community provisions) will be respected in full.</p><p>Thus the Protocol and its recitals recognise that any new arrangements - whether expansion or diminution in areas of cooperation - are a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and Irish Government alone, through the NSMC. The status, functions, and remit of Tourism NI and Tourism Ireland are completely unaffected.</p><p>It is important also to note that the Article also does not require any application of EU law in Northern Ireland. It is therefore exempt from the specific EU supervision and enforcement provisions set out in the Protocol. Cooperation will remain a matter for two sovereign jurisdictions on the island of Ireland to decide in accordance with the respective legal regimes.</p><p>The most significant effect of the Withdrawal Agreement in relation to tourism is to ensure that, under the Common Travel Area arrangements, individuals can continue to travel freely between the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, and Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 10/12/2018 15:43:07 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1016328

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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 Reference Networks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what progress he has made in negotiations with the EU on UK participation in European Reference Networks after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	196739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>In our July 2018 White Paper we set out our ambition to explore continued participation in European Reference Networks as part of a future agreement on science and innovation.</p><p>Since then we have made progress in negotiations with the EU. The publication of the Political Declaration in November was a significant milestone, and outlined a clear vision for our future relationship with the EU, including cooperation on areas of shared interest such as science and innovation. The Withdrawal Agreement was also published in November and both documents were endorsed by EU Member States at the special European Council on Sunday 25 November. This provided clarity to industry on the terms of our implementation period, during which UK healthcare providers would be able to continue participating in European Reference Networks.</p><p>The UK would like to explore participation in European Reference Networks beyond 2020 as part of detailed negotiations on our future relationship. We believe that the UK’s continued participation in these networks benefits citizens, researchers and patients across the UK and the EU, and we look forward to discussing this with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 10/12/2018 14:34:53 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn