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539754

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of officials that will be employed by his Department in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	43144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2016 answer text <p>The new Department for Exiting the European Union will be made up of staff from various departments across Government. The overall size and scope of the new department, including staffing and budget, are under consideration.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 43032 43282 question first answered 27/07/2016 09:19:08 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

540130

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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 of his Department will be based in (a) Brussels and (b) Strasbourg; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	43410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>A number of staff have joined the Department from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the UK Permanent Representation to the EU (UKRep) will report through DExEU as well.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 05/09/2016 15:25:54 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

540131

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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, when he expects negotiations between the UK and EU on the UK leaving the EU to begin; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	43456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We need a UK approach and clear objectives for negotiations. It’s in everyone’s interests that we establish that before we trigger Article 50. The process for leaving the EU and determining our future relationship will clearly not be brief or straightforward, so we need to take time to think through our objectives and approach. We want to get the best deal for Britain, not the quickest one.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 05/09/2016 15:37:40 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

576971

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2016
	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, when he plans for the UK to initiate Article 50; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	45218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made it clear that we will not be triggering Article 50 before the end of 2016. She has said that we won't be triggering Article 50 until we have a UK approach and clear objectives for negotiations. It is in everyone's interest that we establish this before we trigger Article 50.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/09/2016 15:49:55 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

582644

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	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: Travel
	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 international flights have been taken by (a) Ministers, (b) civil servants and (c) special advisers of his Department in an official capacity since his Department was created.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	46206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government publishes information about flights and other expenses incurred on Ministerial and senior official overseas trips on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/09/2016 16:39:51 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

582646

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	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: Hotels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department has spent on overnight hotel accommodation since it was created.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	46205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government publishes the relevant information on the costs of Ministerial and senior official hotel accommodation, as well as other expenses incurred on overseas trips, on a quarterly basis. Wherever possible Ministers and officials use overnight accommodation in UK Permanent Representations and Embassies to reduce the costs of travel abroad.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 27/09/2016 12:01:34 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606031

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Higher Education
	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 he is taking to ensure that the UK leaving the EU does not have a deleterious effect on the operation of UK universities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>​​The Department for Exiting the EU has engaged with a number of higher education institutions and groups including Universities UK and Royal Academies. Over the next few months the department will continue to engage with key stakeholders in business and civil society, including universities, through a series of roundtables, bi-laterals and visits across the UK.</p><p><br>We have been clear that we want to create an environment in which the UK as a whole can continue to be a world leader in research, science and the tertiary education sector more broadly. The government has already announced that UK researchers can still apply for Horizon 2020 projects and the Treasury will underwrite the payment of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. Equally, EU students applying for a place at an English university or further education institution in the 2017 to 2018 academic year will continue to be eligible for student loans and grants – and will be for the duration of their course.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 49427 question first answered 24/10/2016 15:58:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606032

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what representations he has received from universities on the effect of the UK leaving the EU on those institutions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>​​The Department for Exiting the EU has engaged with a number of higher education institutions and groups including Universities UK and Royal Academies. Over the next few months the department will continue to engage with key stakeholders in business and civil society, including universities, through a series of roundtables, bi-laterals and visits across the UK.</p><p><br>We have been clear that we want to create an environment in which the UK as a whole can continue to be a world leader in research, science and the tertiary education sector more broadly. The government has already announced that UK researchers can still apply for Horizon 2020 projects and the Treasury will underwrite the payment of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. Equally, EU students applying for a place at an English university or further education institution in the 2017 to 2018 academic year will continue to be eligible for student loans and grants – and will be for the duration of their course.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 49429 question first answered 24/10/2016 15:58:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606042

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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: Legal Profession
	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 legally trained staff are contracted to his Department for the purposes of their legal expertise; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has a dedicated legal team that is provided by the Government Legal Department. That team includes 28 qualified lawyers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/10/2016 15:53:20 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606043

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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: Working Hours
	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 civil servants working in his Department have opted out of the EU Working Time Directive.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>As a new department we are currently in the process of migrating a large number of civil servants onto our HR systems from across government. As a result we do not hold this information.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/10/2016 14:58:47 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham