Department for Exiting the European Union The Withdrawal Agreement brings about the end of the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU in Britain. <p /><p>The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill makes clear that it is a matter for UK courts to determine UK law, and provides for legal clarity after the implementation period. It also provides for how UK courts must interpret relevant separation agreement law under our international obligations.</p><p><br>Companies will be subject to the court systems of the jurisdictions in which they operate, as normal.</p>Lord Callanan2020-01-28false2020-01-28T12:18:48.623Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2020-01-13Court of Justice of the European Union2House of LordsTo ask Her Majesty's Government what mechanisms are proposed for mediating legal conflict with the Court of Justice of the European Union where companies are subject to both the jurisdiction of the EU and the UK.falseLord Clement-JonesHL299Department for Exiting the European Union <p>Yes.</p><p>We are not seeking membership of the Single Market, or Customs Union, after we leave the EU, but a bold and ambitious economic partnership. The Political Declaration sets out a clear vision for the UK’s future relationship with the EU.</p><p>The negotiated Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration outline the EU and UK's shared commitment to a free trade area for goods with no tariffs, quotas or rules of origin requirements. The Prime Minister has been clear that we will have an independent trade policy.</p>WorcesterMr Robin Walker2019-05-07false2019-05-07T15:03:55.63Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2019-04-25Brexit1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it remains Government policy for the UK to leave the (a) Single Market and (b) Customs Union.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell247652Department for Exiting the European Union <p>Yes. During the transition or implementation period the EU State aid rules will remain in place throughout the UK, and the EU Commission will be the Regulator as at present.</p><p /> <p> </p>Lord Callanan2018-12-13false2018-12-13T15:59:11.273Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2018-12-03Government Assistance: Northern Ireland2House of LordsTo ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, whether the regulation of state aid will be on the same basis in Northern Ireland as in Wales, Scotland and England during the transition period.falseLord WigleyHL12006Department for Exiting the European Union <p>Yes. DExEU complies with this requirement; any safety representative employed by the Department would be entitled to time off with pay, which would not be set against facility time.</p><p>Obligations to provide reasonable paid time off to trade union representatives to undertake trade union duties include paid time off for safety representatives, as set out in section 3.1.8 of the Civil Service Management Code.</p>Rochford and Southend EastJames Duddridge2020-01-23false2020-01-23T12:16:39.707Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2020-01-15Department for Exiting the European Union: Pay1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department complies with the requirement set out in section 3.1.8 of the Civil Service Management Code that time off with pay for safety representatives will not be set against facility time allowed under existing arrangements.falseGlasgow South WestChris Stephens3816Department for Exiting the European Union <p>When we leave the EU, we will no longer have a right to nominate UK judges to the CJEU. The UK judges currently appointed to the CJEU will therefore depart from the court at the point at which the UK exits the EU.</p><p> </p>WorcesterMr Robin Walker2019-02-25false2019-02-25T16:07:46.637Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2019-02-19Court of Justice of the European Union1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, on what date the United Kingdom will not have a judge on the European Court of Justice in the event of (a) the UK leaving the EU in line with the Withdrawal Agreement and (b) the UK leaving the EU without a deal.falseLiverpool, WavertreeLuciana Berger223557Department for Exiting the European Union <p>We will not enter a Customs Union because it would not respect the result of the referendum and would not allow for an independent trade policy. The partnership we are seeking with the EU will include an ambitious customs arrangement between the UK and EU, and the trading relationship on goods will be as ambitious as possible. There will be no tariffs, fees, charges, or quotas.</p><p>Both the EU and UK have been clear that our future partnership will respect the development of an independent UK trade policy beyond the economic partnership with the EU.</p><p>This would not be possible in the customs union.</p><p> </p>WorcesterMr Robin Walker2019-01-24false2019-01-24T16:43:48.997Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2019-01-21Customs Unions1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK negotiating a permanent UK-EU customs union.falseGlasgow North EastMr Paul Sweeney210720Department for Exiting the European Union <p>We value our international agreements and want to continue to cooperate in key global issues such as air services, trade, climate change, international development and nuclear cooperation. We have agreed with the EU that they will notify treaty partners that, during the implementation period, the UK is to be treated as a Member State for the purposes of its international agreements. This approach provides a basis for continuity across all relevant agreements.</p><p>A number of third countries (including Canada, Chile, Israel, Switzerland, South Africa, and Singapore) have welcomed the focus on delivering continuity into the implementation period. Countries are understandably waiting for the notification to be issued by the EU before they are able to confirm their clear agreement, and we are continuing to engage with them.</p><p>We are also engaging with our international partners in order to put in place arrangements that will come into force following the implementation period, and are making good progress with this work.</p><p> </p>SpelthorneKwasi Kwarteng2018-12-21false2018-12-21T08:59:53.68Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2018-12-10European Union: Treaties1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the more than 750 agreements with more than 168 countries in which the UK participates as an EU member, how many agreements the EU has informed third countries the UK is to continue participating in during the transition period; how many countries have agreed to each of those more than 750 agreements; what oversight the UK has of that process; and whether the Government is taking steps to secure agreement on rolling over those deals with those countries.falseStreathamChuka Umunna200630Department for Exiting the European Union <p>We stand ready to begin negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU immediately after exit. The Withdrawal Agreement will ensure a transition to a smooth and orderly future relationship.</p><p>Both the UK and the EU are committed to ensuring that the necessary arrangements for our future partnership come into force by the end of 2020, as set out in the joint UK-EU Political Declaration of 22nd November 2018.</p><p> </p>DaventryChris Heaton-Harris2019-02-21false2019-02-21T13:36:39.593Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2019-02-14UK Relations with EU1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent estimate she has made of length of time required to negotiate a final status agreement with the EU.falseExeterMr Ben Bradshaw220739Department for Exiting the European Union <p>We remain focused on ensuring our smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal as soon as possible. However, no deal remains the legal default at the end of the extension period.</p><p>In light of this, departments will make sensible decisions about the timing and pace at which some of this work is progressing, but we will continue to prepare for all Brexit scenarios.</p><p> </p>BraintreeJames Cleverly2019-04-30false2019-04-30T10:00:26.693Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2019-04-25Brexit1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government has stopped planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell247650Department for Exiting the European Union <p>We recognise the importance of working closely with colleagues in the devolved administrations on preparations for negotiations on the UK’s future relationship with the EU, and the significant interests of the devolved administrations and responsibilities for implementation in a number of areas.</p><p>The Secretary of State most recently met with Jeremy Miles AM on 9 January 2020. The Joint Ministerial Committee on EU negotiations also took place on 9 January 2020 which was attended by Lord Callanan, Minister of State, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.</p><p> </p>Rochford and Southend EastJames Duddridge2020-01-16false2020-01-16T16:59:55.757Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2020-01-13UK Relations with EU1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on taking a sector-by-sector agreements approach to negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU.falseArfonHywel Williams24401001552