Asked by: Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a list of public consultations, White Papers and other documents his Department plans to publish to assist the UK in making effective the Government's plans for the UK to leave the EU within the two year timetable from the triggering of Article 50.
Answered by Mike Penning
The Ministry of Defence continues to work with the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) on understanding the implications of withdrawal from the EU for Defence. This includes work to support the various work streams that DExEU have established to support negotiations and other preparations for leaving the EU.
Asked by: Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether people rescued by (a) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (b) Royal Navy vessels are able to claim for asylum in the UK if flagged in international waters.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
The UK complies with all of its international obligations. The UK is not obliged to consider any asylum claim made on UK flagged vessels, including those of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Royal Navy, outside of the UK's territorial waters.