Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the EU Exit Analysis - Cross Whitehall Briefing was commissioned by the Market Access and Budget Directorate team in his Department.
Answered by Steve Baker
The work is a cross-Whitehall exercise, leveraging the best expertise from each department. It has not been led by any single Department, nor indeed any single Directorate.
As with all the Government’s work on EU exit, DExEU plays a coordinating role, working with the relevant Departments across Whitehall.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
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 7 February 2018 to Question 126436 on Department for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of compliance with his Department's policy of not sharing reports with individuals and organisations outside government before the news report of 29 January 2018.
Answered by Suella Braverman
Preliminary economic analysis conducted by the Government was shared with a news organisation without authorisation. We take all leaks of information very seriously but do not comment on specific investigations.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
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 7 February 2018 to Question 126363 on Department for Exiting the European Union, for what reason he did not confirm the number of assessments his Department has conducted into the economic effect of the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Steve Baker
It is not standard practice to provide a running commentary on continuing analysis, including titles and numbers of documents.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether a leak inquiry was conducted by his Department following the report that a BBC journalist had access to a market access assessment.
Answered by Suella Braverman
The Government does not comment on specific leak investigations. We take all leaks of information very seriously.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
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 10 January 2018 to Question 120796, on Department for Exiting the European Union: Brexit, what form the analysis takes and what the titles are of those assessments.
Answered by Robin Walker
In responding to Question 120796 we stated that our analysis does not exist in the form of “discrete market assessments” by which we meant that we do not hold a series of discrete market access Impact Assessments as defined by the Better Regulation Executive.
However, we have conducted a range of quantitative and qualitative analysis looking at 58 sectors of the economy, as set out in our response to the Lords EU External Affairs Sub-Committee report “Brexit: Trade in Goods” which can be found at: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldeucom/129/129.pdf. As the Secretary of State set out in his Written Ministerial Statement of 7 November, this analysis is contained in a range of documents developed at different times since the referendum.
As previously stated, listing the titles of all the documents that comprise market access analysis would likely impact the UK’s negotiating position by implying broader priorities of Government work. Furthermore, it is not standard practice to provide a running commentary on ongoing analysis, including titles and numbers of documents.
We have published 14 detailed papers on the negotiations to date and will continue to be as open as possible subject to the overwhelming national interest of preserving our negotiating position. We have also confirmed that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal, we will ensure that the House of Commons is presented with the appropriate analysis the Government has done to make an informed decision.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
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 2 February 2018 to Question 125241 on Brexit, how many different market access assessments his Department has made.
Answered by Robin Walker
In responding to Question 120796 we stated that our analysis does not exist in the form of “discrete market assessments” by which we meant that we do not hold a series of discrete market access Impact Assessments as defined by the Better Regulation Executive.
However, we have conducted a range of quantitative and qualitative analysis looking at 58 sectors of the economy, as set out in our response to the Lords EU External Affairs Sub-Committee report “Brexit: Trade in Goods” which can be found at: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldeucom/129/129.pdf. As the Secretary of State set out in his Written Ministerial Statement of 7 November, this analysis is contained in a range of documents developed at different times since the referendum.
As previously stated, listing the titles of all the documents that comprise market access analysis would likely impact the UK’s negotiating position by implying broader priorities of Government work. Furthermore, it is not standard practice to provide a running commentary on ongoing analysis, including titles and numbers of documents.
We have published 14 detailed papers on the negotiations to date and will continue to be as open as possible subject to the overwhelming national interest of preserving our negotiating position. We have also confirmed that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal, we will ensure that the House of Commons is presented with the appropriate analysis the Government has done to make an informed decision.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
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 10 January 2018 to Question 120796 on Department for Exiting the European Union: Brexit, what definition his Department uses for discrete market access assessments.
Answered by Robin Walker
In responding to Question 120796 we stated that our analysis does not exist in the form of “discrete market assessments” by which we meant that we do not hold a series of discrete market access Impact Assessments as defined by the Better Regulation Executive.
However, we have conducted a range of quantitative and qualitative analysis looking at 58 sectors of the economy, as set out in our response to the Lords EU External Affairs Sub-Committee report “Brexit: Trade in Goods” which can be found at: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldeucom/129/129.pdf. As the Secretary of State set out in his Written Ministerial Statement of 7 November, this analysis is contained in a range of documents developed at different times since the referendum.
As previously stated, listing the titles of all the documents that comprise market access analysis would likely impact the UK’s negotiating position by implying broader priorities of Government work. Furthermore, it is not standard practice to provide a running commentary on ongoing analysis, including titles and numbers of documents.
We have published 14 detailed papers on the negotiations to date and will continue to be as open as possible subject to the overwhelming national interest of preserving our negotiating position. We have also confirmed that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal, we will ensure that the House of Commons is presented with the appropriate analysis the Government has done to make an informed decision.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
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 19 January 2018 to Question 122375, what information is contained within the Market Access Assessments.
Answered by Robin Walker
In responding to Question 120796 we stated that our analysis does not exist in the form of “discrete market assessments” by which we meant that we do not hold a series of discrete market access Impact Assessments as defined by the Better Regulation Executive.
However, we have conducted a range of quantitative and qualitative analysis looking at 58 sectors of the economy, as set out in our response to the Lords EU External Affairs Sub-Committee report “Brexit: Trade in Goods” which can be found at: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldeucom/129/129.pdf. As the Secretary of State set out in his Written Ministerial Statement of 7 November, this analysis is contained in a range of documents developed at different times since the referendum.
As previously stated, listing the titles of all the documents that comprise market access analysis would likely impact the UK’s negotiating position by implying broader priorities of Government work. Furthermore, it is not standard practice to provide a running commentary on ongoing analysis, including titles and numbers of documents.
We have published 14 detailed papers on the negotiations to date and will continue to be as open as possible subject to the overwhelming national interest of preserving our negotiating position. We have also confirmed that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal, we will ensure that the House of Commons is presented with the appropriate analysis the Government has done to make an informed decision.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
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 18 January 2018 to Question 122345, whether the remit of the Market Access and Budget Directorate includes commissioning cross-Whitehall economic assessments on the effect of the UK leaving the EU across different sectors.
Answered by Robin Walker
With respect to the remit of the Market Access and Budget Directorate, I refer the hon. Member to the answer to written parliamentary question 122345.
We have been clear that the Government is undertaking a wide range of ongoing analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations. It is not standard practice to provide a running commentary on any aspect of this ongoing work.
Asked by: Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op) - Leigh and Atherton)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many assessments his Department has conducted into the economic impact of the UK leaving the EU, including the document EU Exit Analysis – Cross Whitehall Briefing.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Government is undertaking a wide range of ongoing analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations. We have been clear that we will not provide a running commentary on any aspect of this ongoing work.