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756864

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which EU legislation within the Law Officers' Departments' responsibilities will (a) be incorporated into UK law through the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and (b) require to be amended under powers in that Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	7904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert European Union law into UK law as it applies in the UK at the moment of exit. This will ensure that, wherever possible, the same rules and laws will apply the day after exit as they did before.</p><p>The Government is still making a detailed assessment of what corrections will be required to make that law function appropriately on exit day. The Government’s current estimate is that we will need to make between 800 and 1,000 statutory instruments to make exit a reality in UK law.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/09/2017 11:40:33 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964441

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the total cost to the public purse for his Department’s work preparing for the UK to leave the EU has been since 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><ul><li>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</li><li>£286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18). <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>.</li><li>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>)</li></ul> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/09/2018 14:30:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964453

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of leaving the EU in accordance with (a) the proposals set out in the Government’s White Paper and (b) a no-deal scenario.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor also set aside £1.5 billion of additional funding for EU Exit preparations in 2019/20. Departments will be invited to bid for 2019/20 EU Exit preparation funding later in the year. Details of timings and process will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/09/2018 14:39:45 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

988695

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	180077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office does not have any contracts with charities, voluntary sector organisations or social enterprises. The AGO has not had a “gagging clause” added to any contract with a company where AGO is a party.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/10/2018 10:43:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

994499

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many citizens of non-UK EU countries work in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	183808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by EU and UK requirements concerning right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Documentary evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the Attorney General’s Office, the Government Legal Department, Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, the Crown Prosecution Service or the Serious Fraud Office record information on staff who are from non-UK EU countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/11/2018 11:11:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123177

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	247559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU_exit" target="_blank">EU exit</a> preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><p> </p><p>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Trade" target="_blank">International Trade</a> and the Foreign &amp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Office" target="_blank">Commonwealth Office</a> at Autumn Statement 2016.</p><p> </p><p>£286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>.)</p><p> </p><p>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Secretary" target="_blank">Chief Secretary</a>’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>)</p><p> </p><p>Over £2bn of additional funding for 19/20. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, laid on the 18th December (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/</a>)</p><p> </p><p>The funding provided is in addition to the Attorney General’s Office’s efforts to reprioritise from business as usual toward preparations for the UK’s departure from the EU. This funding is to support preparation for all scenarios.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 03/05/2019 10:50:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1126136

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff of his Department who were transferred or seconded to work (a) in other Departments and (b) on other departmental briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU have since returned to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	253465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office had one employee who joined DExEU on loan to support work on preparations for the UK to leave the EU. The employee subsequently moved permanently to another department and will not return to the Attorney General’s Office.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/05/2019 08:06:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

755633

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Supported Housing: Rents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people (a) living in supported housing and (b) living in supported housing with a mental illness can pay their rent if the proposed reforms to supported housing funding are introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	7165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Supported housing supports many vulnerable people, including those with mental health problems, to live independently. Developing a workable and sustainable funding model for supported housing is a priority for the Government. Ability to pay rent will depend on a range of circumstances. Those who require supported housing and assistance with their housing costs will continue to be protected. We will set out further details on the Government’s plans in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 12/09/2017 10:48:55 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

756866

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which EU legislation within his Department's responsibilities will (a) be incorporated into UK law through the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and (b) require to be amended under powers in that Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	7906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert European Union law into UK law as it applies in the UK at the moment of exit. This will ensure that, wherever possible, the same rules and laws will apply the day after exit as they did before.</p><p>The Government is still making a detailed assessment of what corrections will be required to make that law function appropriately on exit day. The Government’s current estimate is that we will need to make between 800 and 1,000 statutory instruments to make exit a reality in UK law.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 12/09/2017 15:05:22 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

757399

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Construction Products Regulations 2013
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what penalties his Department has imposed on businesses not complying with the Construction Products Regulations 2013 since those regulations were introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	8584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Compliance monitoring and enforcement of the Construction Products Regulation is carried out by local authorities’ Weights and Measures (Trading Standards) in England, Scotland and Wales and District Councils in Northern Ireland, not the Department for Communities and Local Government.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/09/2017 13:07:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake