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731212

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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
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the Democratic Unionist Party leader, Arlene Foster, on the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had a number of discussions on EU exit with Arlene Foster and other Northern Ireland Ministers under the previous Northern Ireland Executive, including through the Joint Ministerial Committee. There is a very strong commitment from the UK Government, Irish Government and Northern Ireland parties to find a practical solution that recognises the unique circumstances of the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We welcome the clear commitment from the European Council and European Commission to work on flexible and imaginative solutions to aim to avoid a return to a hard border.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 30/06/2017 14:05:06 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731213

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Women's Rights: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she had made representations to the Prime Minister on women's rights in Northern Ireland prior to the Prime Minister meeting with Democratic Unionist Party leader, Arlene Foster, on 13 June.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/08/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, has a continued dialogue with my Rt hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, on a range of issues that affect government. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, in her recent debate on equalities and women’s rights in the House, made clear the UK’s proud record of promoting equality. We have some of the strongest laws in the world to prevent and tackle discrimination and my Rt hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, has provided reassurance that we will continue to strengthen our progressive record on equality and human rights as we work with others to govern in the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 31/08/2017 15:48:34 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731214

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	LGBT People: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she had made representations to the Prime Minister on LGBT rights in Northern Ireland prior to the Prime Minister meeting with Democratic Unionist Party leader, Arlene Foster, on 13 June.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is recognised as a global leader on LGBT rights and I am immensely proud of our record. We have one of the strongest legislative frameworks to prevent and tackle all forms of discrimination, including on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender reassignment. The Government is committed to LGBT equality. As we work with others to govern in the national interest, we will continue to promote and champion the equal rights we believe in.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/07/2017 16:34:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731229

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Serious Fraud Office's news release of 20 June 2017, SFO charges in Barclays Qatar capital raising case, whether he has re-assessed the merits of maintaining the Serious Fraud Office as a separate office.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to strengthening the UK's response to bribery, corruption, money laundering, fraud and other forms of economic crime.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to review options to improve the effectiveness of the UK's response to economic crime, and any measures resulting from this work will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 27/06/2017 11:08:22 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731242

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether she plans to discuss the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland when she meets Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the statement issued on 19 June following my meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and which is available on the gov.uk website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-press-conference-with-taoiseach-leo-varadkar-19-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-press-conference-with-taoiseach-leo-varadkar-19-june-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 30/06/2017 12:00:16 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731248

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
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it remains the position of the Government that the UK should withdraw from both the customs union and the single market.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and this Government have been consistently clear on both these issues, and they are explored in detail in pages 35 to 49 of the Government's White Paper <em>The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union</em>.</p><p>We will not seek membership of the Single Market after we leave the EU, but will pursue instead a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a new, deep and special partnership. In doing so, we will take back control of our laws and bring an end to the direct jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 29/06/2017 10:12:45 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731255

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Grammar Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it remains the Government's policy to allow the opening of new grammar schools.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>There was no education bill in the Queen’s Speech, and therefore the ban on opening new grammar schools will remain in place.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 27/06/2017 08:29:55 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731258

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
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
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 staff are employed by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p><strong>The Department is recruiting the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 450 staff, and is growing fast. </strong></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 28/06/2017 12:33:53 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731259

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
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the effect of withdrawing from the Customs Union on the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government was clear in its White Paper that we aim to have as seamless and frictionless a border as possible between Northern Ireland and Ireland. There is a very strong commitment from the UK and Irish Governments to find a practical solution that recognises the unique circumstances on the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. We welcome the European Council’s commitment to develop flexible and imaginative solutions, and the establishment of a dialogue between the UK and EU Commission to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 29/06/2017 10:18:57 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731261

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	LGBT People: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and (b) Members of Northern Ireland Executive on the protection and promotion of LGBT rights in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to progress LGBT equality globally and is working hard with like minded countries to share best practice, notably through the Equal Rights Coalition, of which the United Kingdom is a founding member. The United Kingdom has made progress in promoting LGBT equality: we have one of the world’s strongest legislative frameworks to prevent and tackle discrimination. We are, however, not complacent and we are working hard to improve our legislation and policies. As we work with others to govern in the national interest, we will continue to promote and champion the equal rights we believe in.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/07/2017 16:32:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West