Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, who was present at each roundtable discussion listed in the Ministerial Meetings section of his Department's Transparency Data for July to September 2017.
Answered by Steve Baker
Details of Ministerial and senior official meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are made publicly available on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, who the multiple stakeholders within the private sector were at each Chevening business event listed in the Ministerial Meetings section of his Department's Transparency Data for July to September 2017.
Answered by Steve Baker
Details of Ministerial and senior official meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are made publicly available on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the English language teaching sector.
Answered by Robin Walker
As part of our work preparing to make a success of our departure from the European Union we are undertaking a broad range of sectoral analysis covering the entirety of the UK economy.
The Government’s Higher Education sector report sets out a description of the sector, the current EU regulatory regime, and existing frameworks for how trade is facilitated between countries in this sector. This report has now been published by the Exiting the EU Committee.
The Government is committed to securing the best possible deal for the United Kingdom - a deal that works for the entirety of the UK economy. We have been engaging with businesses and industry bodies from all sectors of the economy in order to inform our negotiations with the EU.
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what effect the Joint report from the negotiators of the European Union and the United Kingdom Government on progress during phase 1 of negotiations under Article 50 TEU on the United Kingdom's orderly withdrawal from the European Union will have on the freedom of movement rights of EU nationals resident in another EU Member State.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Joint report on the progress made during the first phase of negotiations contains the agreement that has been reached on safeguarding the rights of UK nationals in the EU and EU citizens in the UK.
Post-exit, EU nationals resident in another EU Member State will continue to enjoy free movement rights under EU law and are therefore outside the scope of this agreement.
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union,what the (a) location is and (b) running costs are for each building used by his Department.
Answered by Steve Baker
The Department for Exiting the European Union is currently located in the following existing Government buildings:
9 Downing Street and 70 Whitehall;
MOD Main Building, Whitehall;
1 Horse Guards Road;
100 Parliament Street
The running costs for the 17/18 financial year to the end of November (excluding VAT) are:
9 Downing Street and 70 Whitehall - £682,550
MOD, Whitehall - £1,763,667
1 Horse Guards Road - £165,984
As of the end of November, no costs had been paid to HMRC for occupancy within 100 Parliament Street
These figures are in-line with the going market rates for rent and operation in Westminster.
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
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 July 2017 Question 2584 on business: Scotland, if he will publish the (a) correspondence and (b) minutes of the meetings referred to in that answer
Answered by Steve Baker
Details of Ministerial and senior official meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he plans to commission research on the sectoral effects of the UK leaving the EU to inform his Department's negotiations with the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
As part of our work preparing to make a success of our departure from the European Union we are undertaking a broad range of sectoral analysis across the UK economy. This means looking at 58 sectors as well as cross-cutting regulatory, economic and social issues to help inform our negotiation positions.
On 27 November 2017, 39 reports covering 58 sectors of the UK economy were released to the Commons Exiting the EU Select Committee and the Lords EU Committee. The reports cover: a detailed description of each sector; the current EU regulatory regime; how existing international frameworks facilitate trade in services between different countries; and a summary of sector views. The reports have been made available for members of both Houses to read in a secure reading room.
Our overall programme of work is comprehensive, thorough and is continuously updated. This sectoral analysis is simply one part of it to help supplement our wider programme across the board. We are examining all areas of the UK economy from a number of perspectives and seeking input from a wide range of stakeholders in order to inform our negotiation position.