UK Ministers meet regularly with Ministers from the Scottish and Welsh governments, through JMC (EU Negotiations), JMC (Europe), the Ministerial Forum (EU Negotiations), as well as bilateral and trilateral meetings. In the absence of an Executive, we also engage at an official level with the Northern Ireland Civil Service.<\/p>
Yesterday the Prime Minister met with the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales as part of ongoing discussions to find a consensus around the terms of the UK\u2019s exit from the EU. Both Ministers have been invited by the Prime Minister to attend all relevant meetings of a new Cabinet sub-committee that will bring together work on preparations for the UK\u2019s exit from the EU, spanning both deal and no deal outcomes.<\/p>
This builds on the increasing engagement in recent months between the UK government and the devolved administrations and our commitment to give them an enhanced role in the next phase of the Brexit process, respecting their vital interests in these negotiations.<\/p>
UK Ministers will attend the next meeting of the Ministerial Forum (EU Negotiations) in Scotland next week.<\/p>
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We continue to have regular conversations with ministerial colleagues across Government on all aspects of exiting the EU, including agricultural policy.<\/p>
The Agriculture Bill is part of the Government\u2019s programme of critical legislation to deliver a smooth Exit from the European Union and seize the opportunities of a green Brexit. It will allow us to break from the EU\u2019s Common Agricultural Policy and free farmers to continue producing world-class produce.<\/p>
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The Department does not directly employ any contracted service providers in the profession listed.<\/p>
The Department leases its offices from other Government departments. Those departments may employ staff either directly or via agencies. Therefore we do not hold this information.<\/p>
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The duty of sincere co-operation obliges Member States and EU institutions to work together to achieve the EU\u2019s objectives. The Government is working constructively with the European Union to deliver an orderly exit and an ambitious future partnership which is in the interests of the UK and the EU.<\/p>
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Delivering a deal with the EU remains the best way to guarantee no hard border. The UK Government is clear that, in the event of no deal, we will do everything in our power to prevent a return to a hard border.<\/p>
The Government recognises that in a no deal scenario it would need to engage constructively with Ireland and the Commission to find the best way to avoid a hard border.<\/p>
In all scenarios the UK will be unwavering in its commitment to the Belfast Agreement and the people of Northern Ireland.<\/p>
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