Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the cost to the public purse was of the Government's case against the ECJ's hearing whether the UK is able unilaterally to revoke its decision to leave the EU.
Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng
The Government does not have a final figure for its costs, but in our Annual Report and Accounts for Financial Year 18/19, there will be a disclosure of the Department's legal costs.
Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the English language would cease to be an official language of the EU after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
While the UK will maintain an interest, any decision on official languages of the EU after the UK’s withdrawal will be one to be taken by the EU institutions and their Member States.
Asked by: Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many apprenticeships have been created in his Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.
Answered by David Jones
As a new Department, DExEU is not in a position to report on the use of apprenticeships over the last 5 years. Since our creation we have recruited a number of apprentices into the Department and see them as an important means of hiring into the Department.