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date	03/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the process is for an independent Scotland to (a) secede from the UK and (b) accede to the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	11488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Scotland had an independence referendum in 2014 which was legal, fair and decisive. People in Scotland voted by a significant margin to remain part of the UK on a promise this was a “once in a generation” vote. The UK Government is committed to respecting and upholding that result.</p><p>Now that the UK Government has delivered on the democratic decision to leave the EU, this Government will ensure that 2020 is a year of growth and opportunity for Scotland and the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 11/02/2020 17:36:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1197739

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the preparedness of the UK border for the end of the EU Withdrawal Agreement Implementation Period on 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	49885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Cabinet Office ministers - and in particular the Minister for the Cabinet Office, me as Paymaster General, and Lord True, frequently discuss matters relating to border preparedness with Cabinet and ministerial colleagues, including at the relevant Cabinet Committees which are Exit Operations (XO) and Exit Strategy (XS). In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK is ready for the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, and for seizing the opportunities of leaving the Single Market and EU Customs Union at that point. Work on border preparedness takes places across Government, including ministers and officials from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for International Trade, and UK Border Force.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/06/2020 13:10:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

946997

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) CBI, (b) Institute of Directors and (c) EEF on the Government's White Paper on the UK's future relationship with the EU, Cm 9593.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	167255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>I have regular engagement with business and industry leaders to discuss a number of issues, including the UK's exit from the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials from my Department and across Government continue to engage broadly across all sectors and across the UK to hear the business’ priorities and issues relating to our exit. <br> <br> Business leaders, including the CBI and Institute of Directors, met with the Secretary of State and all the ministers in DExEU to discuss the proposals made in the White Paper at Chevening House on 20 July.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/09/2018 15:56:30 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

947009

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office EU Unit: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff of each grade work in the Cabinet Office Europe Unit.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	167256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of staff working at each grade in the Cabinet Office Europe Unit at 25<sup>th</sup> July 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent Secretary</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS2 (Director level)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS1 (Deputy Director level)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band A (CS Grade 7)</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band B2 (CS Grade Higher Executive Officer/Senior Executive Officer)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band B1 (CS Grade Executive Officer)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As announced in the written statement 'Machinery of Government Change’ (24 July 2018), a limited number of staff will be transferring from the Department for Exiting the European Union to the Cabinet Office Europe Unit.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/09/2018 16:59:46 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker