Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2016 to Question 55210, which consultancy firms his Department has used the services of since then on a (a) pro bono or nominal £1 basis and (b) paid basis; and for what services those firms were so used.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Department has not engaged the services of any new consultancy firms since 11 December 2016.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish an organisational chart of his Department's senior management team and its responsibilities.
Answered by David Jones
The Department for Exiting the European Union has published an organisation chart detailing this information which is available on Gov.uk via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-exiting-the-european-union-senior-management-team
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many full-time equivalent staff his Department has had in each month to date since it was established.
Answered by Robin Walker
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to 44229 for the total in July/September, and 46255 for October.
All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. We are not in a position to give a final total as recruitment is ongoing and we will not be giving a running commentary. The Department for Exiting the European Union as of November 2016 has just over 300 staff, and is growing fast.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the total outstanding budgetary commitments and pension liabilities the UK has currently to the EU; and what estimate he has made of the potential amount of such commitments and liabilities when Article 50 is triggered.
Answered by Robin Walker
The terms of the UK’s departure from the EU will depend on negotiations with the EU and other Member States. We should make clear that our discussions will need to take into account both assets and liabilities. There is no established precedent for leaving the EU. We will approach the negotiations with the full intention of securing a deal that delivers the best possible outcome for the UK. It goes without saying that we want a smooth and orderly exit from the EU, and will look at the best way to deliver that.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2016 to Question 47680, if he will list the consultancy firms that his Department has utilised the services of on a pro bono or nominal (£1) basis to date.
Answered by David Jones
To date, the Department for Exiting the European Union has utilised the services of eight consultancy firms on a pro bono or nominal basis.
Consultancy Service Provider | Services provided |
Accenture | Policy support |
Frontier Economics | Market analysis |
KPMG | Support Programme Management Office and departmental set-up |
Oliver Wyman | Policy support |
McKinsey | Organisational design and assurance consultancy |
Deloitte | Internal financial planning |
PWC | Departmental set-up and Programme Management support |
The department has also utilised the services of two paid secondees from the Boston Consulting Group on civil service salary levels supporting policy development.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answers of 15 September and 13 October 2016 to Questions 45944 and 47680, if he will list the consultancy firms that his Department has utilised the services of not on a pro bono or nominal (£1) basis to date.
Answered by David Jones
To date, the Department for Exiting the European Union has utilised the services of eight consultancy firms on a pro bono or nominal basis.
Consultancy Service Provider | Services provided |
Accenture | Policy support |
Frontier Economics | Market analysis |
KPMG | Support Programme Management Office and departmental set-up |
Oliver Wyman | Policy support |
McKinsey | Organisational design and assurance consultancy |
Deloitte | Internal financial planning |
PWC | Departmental set-up and Programme Management support |
The department has also utilised the services of two paid secondees from the Boston Consulting Group on civil service salary levels supporting policy development.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) UK gross domestic product that the UK has linked to exports to the EU, (b) EU gross domestic product that the EU has linked to exports to the UK and (c) each EU member state's gross domestic product that each such state has linked to exports to the UK.
Answered by David Jones
My Department, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of data analyses to inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners. We have been clear that we will not provide a running commentary that might undermine our negotiating position.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will make an assessment of the effect on the UK (a) car, (b) food and (c) drinks industry of the UK leaving the EU without securing any preferential trade agreements and reverting to standard World Trade Organisation tariffs.
Answered by Robin Walker
My Department, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of data analyses to inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners. We have been clear that we will not provide a running commentary that might undermine our negotiating position.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will make an estimate of the potential average cost for a typical family of their weekly shopping in the event of the UK leaving the EU without securing any preferential trade agreements and reverting to standard World Trade Organisation tariffs.
Answered by Robin Walker
My Department, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of data analyses to inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners. We have been clear that we will not provide a running commentary that might undermine our negotiating position.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2016 to Question 45944, on Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff, how many offers of pro bono support from consultancy firms his Department has (a) been offered and (b) taken up.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Department for Exiting the European Union has received a significant number of offers of support from individuals and businesses. To date, the department has utilised the services of seven consultancy firms on a pro bono or nominal (£1) basis.