Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Jul 2018
Leaving the EU: Negotiations
"I said that, too. I do not know the hon. Gentleman well, but I take him to be a man of high intellect and cleverness. I do not think it is too difficult a concept to grasp that we are not calling for something, but we do not feel that …..."Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q2. Why is it that over half the young people referred for specialist mental health treatment by their GP are not receiving care?..."Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Mar 2018
UK/EU Future Economic Partnership
"My hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton North East (Emma Reynolds) asked earlier where an example could be found of a border between jurisdictions. The Prime Minister gave the example of the border between Canada and the United States as being soft and frictionless. There are guns and armed customs …..."Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q4. My constituents’ son was killed by a learner driver who was taking a lesson. With one in four young drivers being involved in an accident within the first two years of starting to drive, and 400 deaths or serious injuries on our roads involving young drivers each year, will …..."Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Feb 2018
Capita
"Capita employs 450 people in my constituency, who are principally engaged in administering public sector pensions. When the Minister has met Capita, what discussions has he had about the pensions function and the Darlington site specifically? Will he meet me to discuss that?..."Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 21st December 2017
Asked by:
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the remit is of his Department's Europe Unit; how many staff the Unit is intended to employ; who is currently employed in the Unit; and what the proposed budget for the Unit is for the current financial year.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
What is the remit of the Europe Unit?
The Unit was established to support the development and implementation of the Government's strategy for an orderly withdrawal from, and establishment of, a new partnership with the European Union. Its main roles are to:
- provide the Prime Minister with advice on the development of the Government's approach;
- support cross-Government decision-making; and
- work with departments to advocate and deliver the Government's position with European partners.
How many staff does the Unit intend to employ?
The Unit is forecast to employ about thirty staff.
Who is currently employed in the Unit?
Oliver Robbins, Europe Adviser
Five Deputy Directors
Six Cabinet Office Band As
Seven Cabinet Office Band Bs
What is the proposed budget for the Unit for this current financial year?
The full year out-turn will become available when the Cabinet Office 2017-18 Accounts are published in Summer 2018.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time...."Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"It is a pleasure to serve under your guidance, Mrs Laing. I will speak to new clauses 64 and 65, as well as to amendments 42 and 337, which stand in my name and those of my right hon. and hon. Friends.
New clause 64 would establish a collaborative procedure …..."Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"I encourage Ministers to listen very carefully to what my hon. Friend says. Like me, he has a deep concern about what clause 11 may mean for the devolved Administrations. We watch with alarm the statements being made today. We hope the position is clarified very quickly...."Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"My hon. Friend is right. People voted for these powers to be devolved and it is wrong for the Government to attempt to use Brexit as an excuse to bring them back to London.
The historian Professor Tom Devine called Scottish devolution and the establishment of the Scottish Parliament
“the …..."Baroness Chapman of Darlington - View Speech
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