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1142665

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the political situation in Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	912241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary discussed the importance of upholding the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ framework, which is set out in the Joint Declaration, with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on 31 July.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 03/09/2019 16:52:41 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1143644

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Brexit: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what further legislative changes are needed to enable Departments to complete preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019; and how much Parliamentary time he estimates is required to pass that legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	285166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>If we leave the EU without a deal then no further primary exit legislation is needed before 31 October. We are confident that the necessary secondary legislation will be in force by 31 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 05/09/2019 13:38:47 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1143745

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Overseas visitor charging: no-deal Brexit guidance for NHS service providers published in April 2019, what guidance his Department has provided to NHS Trusts about how they should carry out eligibility checks for EU citizens seeking healthcare after the 31 October 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement; and how much funding has been allocated to NHS Trusts to enable them to carry out those checks.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	285167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>In the event that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a deal on 31 October 2019, the Department has advised National Health Service providers that they should continue to establish eligibility for healthcare in the same manner as they do now, including for those EU citizens who have secured Settled Status.</p><p>The Government has made clear that the rights of EU citizens in the UK on exit day will be protected, and this includes being able to access NHS care without charge on the basis that they are ordinarily resident in the UK. EU citizens already living in the UK on exit day have up until 31 December 2020 to apply for Settled Status, but their access to healthcare will remain the same regardless of whether they apply for Settled Status up to then.</p><p>No additional funding has been allocated to trusts to carry out eligibility checks for EU citizens. The Chancellor announced on 1 August that he has made an additional £2.1 billion available to prepare for EU Exit which includes the creation of an Operational Contingency Fund, to meet the costs of ‘no deal’ operations. This fund is available for bids where EU Exit operational costs arise that cannot be met by existing funding settlements.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 285168 question first answered 05/09/2019 16:35:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1143746

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Overseas visitor charging: no-deal Brexit guidance for NHS service providers published in April 2019, what steps NHS Trusts will have to take to determine whether EU citizens seeking healthcare after the 31 October 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal have secured Settled Status.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	285168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>In the event that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a deal on 31 October 2019, the Department has advised National Health Service providers that they should continue to establish eligibility for healthcare in the same manner as they do now, including for those EU citizens who have secured Settled Status.</p><p>The Government has made clear that the rights of EU citizens in the UK on exit day will be protected, and this includes being able to access NHS care without charge on the basis that they are ordinarily resident in the UK. EU citizens already living in the UK on exit day have up until 31 December 2020 to apply for Settled Status, but their access to healthcare will remain the same regardless of whether they apply for Settled Status up to then.</p><p>No additional funding has been allocated to trusts to carry out eligibility checks for EU citizens. The Chancellor announced on 1 August that he has made an additional £2.1 billion available to prepare for EU Exit which includes the creation of an Operational Contingency Fund, to meet the costs of ‘no deal’ operations. This fund is available for bids where EU Exit operational costs arise that cannot be met by existing funding settlements.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 285167 question first answered 05/09/2019 16:35:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1143747

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps Spanish and Portuguese citizens visiting the UK after the 31 October 2019 or residing in the UK but without Settled Status will have to take to prove that they are entitled to free healthcare under the bilateral agreements on healthcare rights for EU citizens in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	285169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made clear in a ‘no deal’ scenario, the rights of European Union citizens, including Spanish and Portuguese citizens, in the United Kingdom on exit day will be protected. This includes being able to access National Health Service care without charge on the basis that they are ordinarily resident in the UK, and the NHS will apply the same eligibility tests as it does now. It should be noted that EU citizens already living in the UK on exit day have up until 31 December 2020 to apply for Settled Status, but their access to healthcare will remain the same regardless of whether they apply for Settled Status before then.</p><p>The Government has proposed to all EU Member States that when we leave, we should maintain the existing healthcare arrangements including the European Healthcare Insurance Card (EHIC) Scheme until 31 December 2020, with the aim of minimising disruption to healthcare provision for UK nationals and EU citizens. This is subject to agreement by individual EU Member States.</p><p>For those Spanish and Portuguese citizens visiting the UK after exit day, if agreed under bilateral agreements with Spain and Portugal, visitors will be able to use their EHIC as they do now. Should individual countries not agree to continue reciprocal healthcare, then access to healthcare cover for visitors from those countries may change.</p><p>Visitors from Spain or Portugal to the UK whose visit begins before and continues over exit day will still be able to use their EHIC during that visit, should they fall ill or have a medical emergency.</p><p>We welcome action from EU Member States such as Spain and Portugal who have prepared their own legislation for a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2019 16:39:25 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1143787

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications his Department has received from UK hauliers for European Council of Ministers for Transport international driving permits; how many of those licences are available; and how many of those licences have been issued.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	285043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK had an allocation of 1,610 annual European Conference of Minister of Transport (ECMT) permits and 4,824 short-term permits available for hauliers to use in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In preparation for leaving the EU in March 2019, 2,145 UK goods vehicle operator licence holders applied for 11,976 ECMT annual permits. 774 annual permits were subsequently issued, with many hauliers declining to take up their allocation. As of 30 August 2019, ECMT permits for use in November and December 2019 are available to purchase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If we leave the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019, most journeys will be allowed until at least 31 December 2019 under an EU contingency regulation. A small proportion of journeys are not covered by the regulation. The European Commission has on 4 September 2019 published a proposal to extend the regulation until 31 July 2020. The proposal, when combined with the ECMT system, would ensure that 99% of trips to the EU could continue to operate as they currently do for the first four months of the Regulation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK hauliers who need to transit the EU/EEA to third countries or who carry out three cross-trade movements within seven days can now apply for short-term permits via the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s digital service for journeys during November and December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also has historic bilateral agreements and it is our view that the majority of them would revive in an absence of an EU wide measure.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 13:06:10 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1143788

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Freight: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the (a) UK road haulage industry (b) the workforce of that industry and (c) consumers of his Department's criteria for allocating European Council of Ministers Transport permits.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	285042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The criteria used for allocating European Conference of Ministers of Transport road haulage permits were designed to deliver on the principles of obtaining the greatest economic benefit from the permits, protecting the interests of UK hauliers, and applying a fair and consistent process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that is does not intend to rely solely on ECMT permits if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>The EU has agreed a regulation on basic road connectivity that guarantees rights for UK hauliers to continue providing services between the UK and the EU until at least 31 December 2019 meaning that most haulage trips to EU or EEA countries will not be affected. The European Commission has on 4 September 2019 published a proposal to extend the regulation until 31 July 2020. The proposal, when combined with the ECMT system, would ensure that 99% of trips to the EU could continue to operate as they currently do for the first four months of the Regulation.</p><p> </p><p>A small proportion of operators may require ECMT permits for transit to third countries during November and December 2019 and these can be purchased from the DVSA.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also has historic bilateral agreements and it is our view that the majority of them would revive in an absence of an EU wide measure.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 13:09:25 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1143882

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the data paper on Northern Ireland’s trade and investment under no deal, published by the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, whether the figure of up to 40,000 jobs losses within key industries in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement is the Government's current assessment; and what estimate his Department has made of the effect on Northern Ireland's (a) economy, (b) unemployment rate and (c) key industries of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	285091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Overall, the cumulative impact from a ‘no-deal’ scenario is expected to be more severe in Northern Ireland than in Great Britain, and to last for longer. In a no-deal scenario there is an expectation of disruption to closely interwoven supply chains and increasing costs that would affect the viability of many businesses across Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>I have been working closely with colleagues across Government and engaging with the Northern Ireland Civil Service in our exit preparations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to uphold the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in all circumstances; it will continue to maintain existing Common Travel Area arrangements for British and Irish citizens between Ireland and the United Kingdom; and it is committed to doing everything in its power to preserve an open border in Northern Ireland, under no circumstances will it put in place infrastructure, checks, or controls at the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 09/09/2019 11:22:23 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1141613

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 11 June 2019 to Questions 258889 and 258888, what steps his Department is taking to tackle delays on customs house clearance times for packages sent from EU member states.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	281546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In a no deal Brexit, the Government’s priority is to avoid delays at the border and keep goods flowing, whilst protecting security and revenue. HM Revenue and Customs is working closely with businesses involved in importing goods into the UK as parcels and packages to support their preparations for exiting the EU.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/09/2019 15:03:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1141615

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a central bursary fund to train teachers specialising in teaching children with a hearing impairment; and what plans he has to address the shortage of specialised teachers in this area.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	281547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The department received a proposal from the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) for a central bursary scheme to fund trainee teachers of the hearing impaired. After consideration the department found that it did not provide strong enough evidence that a bursary is the solution to the declining numbers of trained teachers of the deaf.</p><p>Officials are working with NDCS and other organisations in the sensory impairment sector to identify non-bursary solutions to support teachers wishing to train as teachers of the deaf, or teachers for the sensory impaired more widely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 281548 question first answered 05/09/2019 07:44:20 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake