Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish his Department's cost-benefit analysis of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Answered by James Duddridge
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish his Department's cost-benefit analysis of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Answered by James Duddridge
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many alleged breaches of the Special Advisers’ Code of Conduct by his Department's Special Advisers have been investigated by the Minister responsible for the appointment in the last 12 months.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
There have been no cases within the Department of breaches to the Special Advisers’ Code of Conduct within the last 12 months.
The conduct of all civil servants, including special advisers, is taken very seriously. Special advisers act in accordance with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, which includes clear guidance on appropriate conduct in public life.
The Code can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-advisers-code-of-conduct
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many times that Secretaries of State for his Department have used Chevening House for (a) departmental and (b) personal use during their respective times in office since the Department's establishment in 2016; and what the duration was of each of those occasions.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
Chevening House is not funded by the Government and is the responsibility of its trustees. The Prime Minister decides who occupies the building. It is currently shared by the Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Secretary of State for International Trade.
The current Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, has not used Chevening House in a professional or personal capacity.
Former Secretary of State Dominic Raab used Chevening in a professional capacity once, for an afternoon.
Former Secretary of State David Davis used Chevening in a professional capacity twice, for overnight stays.
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many times he has used Chevening House for (a) departmental and (b) personal use since he came into office in November 2018; and what the duration was of each of those occasions.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
The Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, has not used Chevening House for Departmental or personal use since he came into office in November 2018.
Chevening House is not funded by the Government and is the responsibility of its trustees. The Prime Minister decides who occupies the building. It is currently shared by the Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Secretary of State for International Trade.
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many (a) standard and (b) first-class tickets for train travel his Department has purchased in each of the last two years.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
We are working hard to make our departure from the EU a success. Clearly this involves some travel for those staff engaged in negotiations, occasionally at short notice.
Financial Year 16/17
First-class tickets - 3
Standard tickets - 119
Financial Year 17/18
First-class tickets - 38
Standard tickets - 1379
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many (a) business class, (b) economy class and (c) first class tickets for air travel his Department has purchased in each of the past three years.
Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng
We are working hard to make our departure from the EU a success. Clearly this involves some travel for those staff engaged in negotiations, occasionally at short notice.
The department has purchased the following number of tickets for (a) business class, (b) economy class and (c) first-class in each of the past three years.
Financial Year 15/16
There are no costs associated as this period falls before the inception of the Department.
Financial Year 16/17
Economy Class - 233
Business Class: 14
First-Class - 0
Total: 247
Financial Year 17/18
Economy Class - 845
Business Class - 68
First-Class - 0
Total: 913
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what sums his Department spent on (a) taxis, (b) first-class train tickets and (c) business-class air travel in each of the last three years.
Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng
We are working hard to make our departure from the EU a success. Clearly this involves some travel for those staff engaged in negotiations, occasionally at short notice. All of the costs identified fall within our operating budget.
The Department has spent the following amounts on: (a) taxis, (b) first-class train tickets and (c) business-class air travel in each of the last three years.
Financial Year 15/16
There are no costs associated as this period falls before the inception of the Department.
Financial Year 16/17
Taxis - £5,114.68
First-class train tickets - £753.50
Business-class air travel - £9,384.80
Total: £15,252.98
Financial Year 17/18
Taxis - £17,561.00
First-class train tickets - £5,276.90 (includes refunds)
Business-class air travel - £85,295.23 (includes refunds)
Total: £108,133.13