Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
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 21 October 2016 to Answer 48518, which businesses in each sector his Department has consulted on reform after the UK has left the EU and the domestication of EU regulations.
Answered by Robin Walker
DExEU Ministers are working closely with colleagues across Government to ensure that we are all speaking to every sector, from small family businesses to multinational companies and trade bodies. Details of Ministerial meetings will be published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which will be made publicly available on GOV.UK.Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how his Department plans to seek the opinion of British companies in the consideration of the domestication of EU regulations after the UK has left the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Government is working closely with business and other stakeholders to consider the options for reform after the UK has left the EU, including the domestication of EU regulations. The Government will also bring forward legislation in the next session that, when enacted, will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 on the day we leave the EU. This ‘Great Repeal Bill’ will end the authority of EU law and return power to the UK. The Bill will transpose current EU law into domestic law, while allowing for amendments to take account of the future negotiated UK-EU relationship.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what process his Department plans to use to recruit negotiators for the forthcoming negotiations on the UK exit from the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
The new Department for Exiting the European Union is equipping itself to oversee negotiations to leave the EU and establish the future relationship between the UK and EU. The overall size and scope of the new department, including staffing and budget, are now under consideration.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what criteria his Department has drawn up that must be satisfied before the Government activates Article 50.
Answered by Robin Walker
The process for leaving the EU and determining our future relationship will be a complex one, so we need to take time to think through our objectives and approach. We want to ensure the best possible outcome for Britain and the future UK-EU relationship. The Prime Minister has said she will not trigger Article 50 until we have a UK approach and objectives, and Article 50 should therefore not be invoked before the end of this year.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what role the Scottish Parliament will have in negotiations related to the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Government will fully involve the devolved administrations, including Scotland, as we prepare for negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU. We are working towards securing the best possible deal for the whole UK, and to achieve this we will need to work closely with colleagues in the devolved administrations at official and ministerial level. I addressed this subject in greater detail in the debate held on 21 July: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-07-21/debates/16072153000001/EUExitDevolvedGovernments
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans his Department has to ensure that Gibraltar and other Overseas Territories will be included from the beginning in negotiations related to the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
We are committed to working closely with the UK Parliament, devolved administrations, Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies and a wide range of other interested parties on what approach the Government should take to negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU. I addressed this subject in greater detail in the debate held on 20 July: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2016-07-20/debates/16072020000001/EUReferendumGibraltar