Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the job titles are of civil servants in his Department who have been provided with (a) an official car and (b) a driver.
Answered by Steve Baker
There are no officials in the Department to which an official car or a driver is provided.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which regulations his Department (a) has introduced as a result of EU legislation from 23 June 2016 to date and (b) expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.
Answered by Suella Braverman
My department has not introduced any regulations as a result of EU legislation. We do not expect to make any regulations as a result of EU legislation in 2018 and 2019, however, this will be dependent on negotiations.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many of his Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent since his Department's creation.
Answered by Steve Baker
The 2017 annual pay remit review will be the first for the Department for Exiting the European Union. The departmental pay remit is still being considered and therefore, DExEU has not implemented any pay rises since its creation.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what his Department's main policy priority is for 2017; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Robin Walker
The priority of the Department for Exiting the European Union is to plan for and support the PM in the negotiations on leaving the EU and establishing a future partnership between the UK and EU.
The Department is working to deliver the 12 objectives set out in the White Paper on the United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union, which is published on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-united-kingdoms-exit-from-and-new-partnership-with-the-european-union-white-paper
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the (a) mean and (b) median pay was for staff in his Department who were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) white, (iv) from an ethnic minority background, (v) disabled and (vi) non-disabled in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by (A) full-time and (B) part-time workers.
Answered by David Jones
The Civil Service is committed to being a place where everyone can thrive, regardless of background- with the aim of becoming the most inclusive employer in the UK.
Whilst it is encouraging to see a positive trajectory in terms of diversity representation in the Civil Service, we recognise that there is more to do. That is why in March 2016 the Government published its refreshed Talent Action Plan for the Civil Service, identifying actions to support our staff, increase diversity in the Civil Service and deliver the best possible public services.
The Department for Exiting the European Union does not hold this information, as it did not exist in the 2015-16 financial year. Civil Service has been publishing mean and median gender pay gaps for each department since 2008 as part of the annual release of Civil Service Statistics by the Office for National Statistics. The latest gender pay gap data (published in October last year) can be found on the Office for National Statistics website.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many former prisoners have been employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
Answered by David Jones
The Department for Exiting the European Union does not hold this information centrally as a large majority of staff are on loan. This information would be held by the Department issuing the clearance. All Civil Servants employed in this Department are subject to BPSS and security clearance checks.