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806016

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department (a) has drafted or (b) is drafting a market access commission on the implications of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	119226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>We are undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. The Government is examining all areas of the UK economy and seeking input from a wide range of businesses and industry bodies in order to inform our negotiations with the EU. Our Department works closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that they are informed of our understanding of these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 119138 119234 question first answered 18/12/2017 16:18:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

806025

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has established a market access commission on the implications of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	119234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>We are undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. The Government is examining all areas of the UK economy and seeking input from a wide range of businesses and industry bodies in order to inform our negotiations with the EU. Our Department works closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that they are informed of our understanding of these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 119138 119226 question first answered 18/12/2017 16:18:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

805467

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department (a) has carried out or (b) is carrying out a market access assessment on the implications of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	119138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>We are undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. The Government is examining all areas of the UK economy and seeking input from a wide range of businesses and industry bodies in order to inform our negotiations with the EU. Our Department works closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that they are informed of our understanding of these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 119226 119234 question first answered 18/12/2017 16:18:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

805473

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department (a) has carried out or (b) is carrying out a market access assessment on the implications of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	119144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Rt hon Member to my answer to the Rt Hon Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) on 12 December to UIN 118169.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 18/12/2017 17:05:18 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

800807

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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	EU Energy Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is the Government's policy to remain in the EU internal energy market after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	117428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to maintain affordable, clean and secure energy supplies for businesses and households. As part of this we share the EU’s ambition to make energy trading easier and more efficient by opening up national markets and increasing the level of interconnection between them.</p><p>We want to continue arrangements which allow the efficient trade in electricity and gas, both on the island of Ireland and between the UK and continental Europe, and to continue to closely collaborate on current and future regulatory and technical arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 07/12/2017 16:57:06 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

800808

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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	Chemicals: 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, whether it is the Government's policy to remain part of the REACH system for authorising chemicals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	117429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal Bill) will convert existing EU chemicals law, including REACH, into domestic law wherever practical, giving consumers and businesses as much certainty as possible. The UK is strongly committed to the effective and safe management of chemicals. That will not change when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its position paper on continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the UK in August. This paper set out the principles the UK is proposing for ensuring the availability of goods after Exit. This includes seeking to avoid unnecessary duplication of compliance activity for businesses and proposing that the UK and EU markets continue to recognise the validity of registrations issued prior to exit.</p><p> </p><p>While it would not be appropriate to pre-judge the outcome of the negotiations we will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation in chemicals regulation in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 117430 question first answered 11/12/2017 17:22:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

800809

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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	Chemicals: 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, whether UK registrations under the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & Restriction of Chemicals regulation will continue to be recognised after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	117430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal Bill) will convert existing EU chemicals law, including REACH, into domestic law wherever practical, giving consumers and businesses as much certainty as possible. The UK is strongly committed to the effective and safe management of chemicals. That will not change when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its position paper on continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the UK in August. This paper set out the principles the UK is proposing for ensuring the availability of goods after Exit. This includes seeking to avoid unnecessary duplication of compliance activity for businesses and proposing that the UK and EU markets continue to recognise the validity of registrations issued prior to exit.</p><p> </p><p>While it would not be appropriate to pre-judge the outcome of the negotiations we will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation in chemicals regulation in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 117429 question first answered 11/12/2017 17:22:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

800820

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether children of parents with EU citizenship will be able to apply for settled status in their own right before they reach the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	117441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>If a child under the age of 18 meets the requirements of the Withdrawal Agreement in their own right they can apply for settled status independently of their parents. However, we would expect most children under the age of 18 to apply as the family member of their EU citizen parent.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/12/2017 12:48:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

794611

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	European Capital of Culture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has made to the European Commission on its decision to exclude (a) Leeds and (b) other UK cities from bidding for the European Capital of Culture 2023.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	115584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The European Commission wrote to the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 22 November 2017. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Library. The five candidate cities were informed of the European Commission’s decision on 23 November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 115410 115461 115478 question first answered 28/11/2017 15:16:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

786182

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of square miles of territory freed from Daesh control as a result of military activity by ground forces supported by International Coalition airstrikes in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	111929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Global Coalition estimates that Daesh has now lost 90% of the territory it once controlled in Iraq and Syria.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/11/2017 15:54:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn