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748011

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend that London-based EU agencies should remain located within the UK following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>As the Chancellor has said, ultimately the location of the European Union’s agencies will be for the European Union.</p><p>In the negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue to cooperate in the field of medicines and banking regulation in the best interests of both the UK and EU.</p><p><strong>Attachment: Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health and Greg Clark, Secretary of State for business <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a94326ac-5dbd-11e7-9bc8-8055f264aa8b?mhq5j=e1" target="_blank">Financial Times letter</a> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/07/2017 13:01:18 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name Hunt & Clark FT letter .pdf title Hunt and Clark FT letter
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

733208

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the different rights granted to UK citizens resident in the EU post-Brexit under their proposals compared with those of the European Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>On Monday 26th June, the UK published the paper ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union: safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU’. This paper sets out a fair and serious offer of what we want to achieve on citizens’ rights, on a reciprocal basis, from the negotiations with the European Union.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:49:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

733209

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possible changes to the rights granted to EU citizens resident in the UK post-Brexit, particularly in relation to rights granted to family members.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>On Monday 26th June, the UK published the paper ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union: safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU’. This paper sets out a fair and serious offer of what we want to achieve on citizens’ rights, on a reciprocal basis, from the negotiations with the European Union.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:49:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

733210

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to recognise the status of associate citizenship, proposed by Guy Verhofstadt, for UK citizens who wish to avail themselves of that status in the EU in future.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We want to reach a reciprocal agreement for EU citizens in Britain and UK nationals in Europe as quickly as possible. That is why we have published our policy paper — to outline our offer for EU citizens, in the expectation that the EU will offer reciprocal treatment for UK nationals resident in its member states.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:48:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

733211

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that EU nationals arriving in the UK the day after the UK's withdrawal from the EU will continue to have their qualifications recognised as they are at present.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>For mutual recognition of professional qualifications, the UK will seek to ensure that professional qualifications obtained prior to the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU continue to be recognised after the UK’s exit from the EU.</p><p>The UK will also seek to ensure that where a person has begun an associated process that has not concluded by the withdrawal date, arrangements will be made to allow that process to continue. The UK will also give due regard to these professionals’ ability to practise without unfair detriment or discrimination.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:48:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

733212

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to allow (1) UK citizens, and (2) EU citizens resident in the UK, to have direct access to any judicial body which may oversee the withdrawal agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The arrangements agreed in the Withdrawal Agreement, which will have status of international law, will be enshrined in UK law and enforceable through the UK judicial system, up to and including the Supreme Court. This will allow all UK and EU citizens resident in the UK to access the UK legal system for purposes of the withdrawal agreement. The UK has an international reputation for our independent legal system, adherence to the rule of law and respect for our obligations arising in international agreements.</p><p>We have been clear that, after withdrawal, the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the United Kingdom will end.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:49:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

732738

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend citizens of the EU-27, lawfully resident in the UK when the UK leaves the EU, to retain their rights as European citizens as protected by the EU Treaties and the European Court of Justice.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The government has been clear that rights of citizens of the EU-27 when the UK leaves the EU will be enshrined into UK, not EU, law, enforceable through the UK judicial system. EU nationals will be able to rely on those rights in the UK legal system. We are also ready to make commitments in the Withdrawal Agreement which will have the status of international law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:47:26 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

731029

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the foreign language skills of each member of the UK team negotiating withdrawal from the European Union
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL37
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The team negotiating the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has been chosen on the basis of expertise in the subject matter. The Department for Exiting the European Union does not centrally hold details of the language skills of its staff or members of the negotiating team.</p><p>The joint Terms of Reference for the Article 50 TEU negotiations, published on 19 June 2017, set out that English and French will be used as working languages during the negotiations, and in working documents. Where necessary, interpretation will be provided by the European Commission. All members of the team negotiating the UK’s withdrawal are therefore able to participate fully in the negotiations.</p><p><strong><br>The Terms of Reference can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/620409/Terms_of_reference_for_the_Article_50_negotiations_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/620409/Terms_of_reference_for_the_Article_50_negotiations_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf</a>. </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/06/2017 11:40:09 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name Terms_of_reference_for_the_Article_50_negotiations_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf title Terms of Reference
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

718240

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to ensure that the principles of (1) non-discrimination, and (2) free movement of goods and services, apply to the exercise of powers relating to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, after the UK has left the EU, equivalent to those principles which are currently enshrined in EU law; and if so, how.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL6739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to negotiating an Exit deal that works for the whole of the UK. We want to work with the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive to find a practical solution that keeps the border as seamless and frictionless as possible, recognising the unique economic, social and political context of the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p>We will work closely together with the Irish Government to ensure that, as the UK leaves the EU, we find shared solutions to the challenges and maximise the opportunities for both the UK and Ireland.<br><br></p><p><strong><p><p><br></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 24/04/2017 13:35:14 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

718251

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what authority the government of the Republic of Ireland is playing a role in the negotiations for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL6750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Republic of Ireland is a European Union Member State and its role in the European Council discussions on the response to the United Kingdom’s Article 50 notification stems from the fact that it is one of the other 27 EU Member States. <br><br>In terms of our bilateral relationship, the Prime Minister has been clear that one of our key priorities for exit will be to maintain our strong relationship and historic ties with Ireland. We are determined that our record of collaboration, built on shared experience and values and supported by personal, political and economic ties, continues to develop and strengthen after we leave the EU.<br><br><br><br></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 24/04/2017 13:35:58 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird