Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions his Department has had with (a) registered charities and (b) businesses the on drafting of the White Paper, The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, Cm 9417, published in February 2017.

The White Paper sets out the Government's approach to forging a new strategic partnership between the United Kingdom and the EU.

We have pursued a wide-ranging programme of engagement since the Department was created and we are speaking to a wide range of organisations.

This includes charitable organisations, in order to build a national consensus around our negotiating position, establish their priorities and understand their concerns.

Details of Ministerial Meetings will be published in the Department's Quarterly Transparency Returns, which will be made publicly available on GOV.UK.