Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many people undertook an unpaid work placement in his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such placements lasted for longer than one month.
Answered by Robin Walker
As a new department, DExEU is not in a position to report on the use of unpaid work placements undertaken over the past 5 years. DExEU intends to make use of central Civil Service run schemes including the Summer Diversity Internship Programme, which is a paid two month placement, and the Early Diversity Internship Programme.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department has spent on (a) iPads and tablets and (b) paper since it was established.
Answered by Robin Walker
Information on expenditure on (a) ipads and tablets and (b) paper is not separately identifiable on the departmental accounting system. The Department was created in July 2016, so there was no expenditure in prior years.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff in his Department are employed in media relations and communications roles; and how much has been spent on the salaries of such staff members.
Answered by Robin Walker
All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 300 staff, and is growing fast. We are not in a position to give a final total for particular groups of staff as recruitment is ongoing and we will not be giving a running commentary.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
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 5 December 2016 to Question 55030, on health services and social services, if he will publish the findings of his Department's work with the Department for Health prior to the submission of notice of intention to leave the EU under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Answered by Robin Walker
We are continuing to work closely with the Department of Health to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawing from the EU will affect health and social care. We will set out as much as is possible as long as it does not undermine our negotiating position.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
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 November 2016 to Question 53451, what estimate he has made of the amount of those potential legal costs.
Answered by David Jones
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 17 November 2016 to Question 52878.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will make time available for hon. Members to debate the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on health and social care.
Answered by David Jones
The Prime Minister has consistently made clear that Parliament will of course be involved in helping to shape the UK’s future as we leave the European Union. That will include a series of debates.
The Department for Exiting the European Union is working closely with the Department of Health to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawing from the EU will affect health and social care.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has taken out insurance to cover an adverse costs order in relation to the Supreme Court appeal over Article 50.
Answered by David Jones
In line with other Government Departments, the Department for Exiting the European Union will pay its legal costs from its budget.