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845783

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 3 January 2018 to Question 120194, how many of the 40 Government Legal Department lawyers advising his Department have experience in state aid and competition law specifically.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	128755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Lawyers in DExEU Legal Advisers have a wide range of experience of domestic, EU and international law, including in areas such as state aid and competition law that affect many aspects of government legal practice.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes question first answered 23/02/2018 12:29:57 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

809085

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the level of legal expertise on state aid and competition law is in his Department .
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	120194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2018 answer text <p>At present the Government Legal Department (GLD) provides around 40 lawyers in its Division advising the Department for Exiting the European Union. They have a wide variety of experience gained across government, regulators and in the private sector including in the areas of state aid and competition law. As part of the GLD, they can also draw on the expertise of barristers and solicitors working in various government departments and public bodies including the lawyers at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy who are the general lead for government on these topics.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 03/01/2018 18:32:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

750648

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many lawyers in the Government Legal Department provide services to the Department of Exiting the European Union; how many of those lawyers have been seconded from outside the Civil Service; and from which firms those lawyers have been seconded.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	4198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>At present the Government Legal Department (GLD) has 39 lawyers in its Division advising the Department for Exiting the European Union. None have been seconded from outside the civil service. This figure does not include lawyers in GLD who provide litigation, employment or commercial services to DExEU from time to time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 17/07/2017 16:25:18 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

748360

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
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many civil servants has been employed by his Department as specialist lawyers since its creation; what the pay grades are of those officials; how many lawyers have been seconded to his Department, from which firms, since its creation; and how much has been spent on such external legal advice and services.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	2904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union receives legal services from the Government Legal Department so has not directly employed any civil servants or secondees as specialist lawyers. Currently there are approximately 40 GLD lawyers working for the benefit of DExEU and the costs of this work will be published in the Annual Report and Accounts shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 10/07/2017 16:31:21 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

606042

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many legally trained staff are contracted to his Department for the purposes of their legal expertise; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	49487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has a dedicated legal team that is provided by the Government Legal Department. That team includes 28 qualified lawyers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 24/10/2016 15:53:20 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham