Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

"I will not take any more interventions because other people need to get in.

Here is the likelihood: 48% of the people will not like the outcome of the deal, and half of the 52% will feel that they were betrayed by the outcome of the deal. The only way …..."
Tim Farron - View Speech

View all Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) contributions to the debate on: European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

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Written Question

Brexit

Friday 27th January 2017

Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the total cost to the Government was of the (a) High Court case and (b) Supreme Court appeal on Article 50.

Answered by David Jones

The figures for the total costs associated with the case will be published in due course.

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Written Question

Department for Exiting the European Union: Resignations

Friday 13th January 2017

Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many officials have resigned from his Department since it was established.

Answered by David Jones

As at the 11th January 2017 one official has resigned from the Department for Exiting the European Union. There continue to be movements of civil servants between other Government Departments and DExEU as recruitment remains ongoing.

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Written Question

Department for Exiting the European Union: Agency Workers

Wednesday 9th November 2016

Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)

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 agency workers in each of the last five years.

Answered by David Jones

The Department for Exiting the European Union was established on 14 July 2016 and therefore no data is held prior to this date. As of 4th November 2016, the estimated costs of agency workers incurred by the department is £2,750, including VAT.

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