Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications made by EU citizens for permanent residency in the UK have been rejected in each of the last 12 months on the basis of insufficient health insurance provisions.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The information requested is not collated on centrally held statistical databases and could only be produced at disproportionate cost by examination of individual case files.
Applications for documentation certifying permanent residence are refused where they do not meet the requirements set out in EU law in the Free Movement Directive. The Free Movement Directive is clear that those who wish to rely on periods of residence as a student or self-sufficient person must have held comprehensive sickness insurance in order for their residence to count towards permanent residence status.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is to process an individual arriving at a UK port or airport from (a) within the EU and (b) outside the EU.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Migration Statistics Quarterly Report (MSQR), which provides a quarterly summary of long-term international migration statistics, includes data relating to general refusals at the UK border.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans are in place for a situation in which no deal is reached with the EU on (a) extradition, (b) surveillance and (c) data exchange.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
We are committed to ongoing cooperation with the EU on security and law enforcement. Our relationship with the EU will change as a result of leaving the EU but the details of our participation in practical cooperation measures that currently facilitate cooperation will be subject to negotiations.
It is too early to speculate at this stage what future arrangements may look like but we will do what is necessary to keep people safe.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many hours have been spent on training for trade negotiators since the creation of his Department.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is building on its existing strong core of trade policy expertise. At this stage our primary focus is on developing policy positions, international relationships and our approach to future trade negotiations.
DIT, in conjunction with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has established the Trade Policy and Negotiations Faculty, dedicated to building trade policy and negotiations capability across HM Government.
The Faculty and DIT have already offered a range of training on trade policy:
These training sessions have been attended by over 800 officials from 19 Government departments and agencies.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much his Department has spent on the training of trade negotiators to date.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is building on its existing strong core of trade policy expertise. At this stage our primary focus is on developing policy positions, international relationships and our approach to future trade negotiations.
DIT, in conjunction with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has established the Trade Policy and Negotiations Faculty, dedicated to building trade policy and negotiations capability across HM Government.
The Faculty and DIT have already offered a range of training on trade policy:
These training sessions have been attended by over 800 officials from 19 Government departments and agencies.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade negotiators are employed by his Department and how many were hired from (a) within the UK civil service, (b) the UK private sector, (c) from within the EU and (d) from outside the EU.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Department for International Trade has a strong core of trade policy officials, which has quadrupled in size since 24 June and is continuing to grow. This includes policy and country specialists, as well as economic analysts and lawyers.
To date, recruitment has primarily been from within the Civil Service. We are currently running an external campaign for recruiting high quality individuals with a range of policy, negotiation and trade-specific skills and experience. This external campaign is ongoing.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the proportion of civil service operating costs that are allocated to matters relating to the UK's departure from the EU.
Answered by David Gauke
The Government is united in its ambition to deliver a successful exit from the European Union. All departments are therefore working hard to identify the resources required and reallocate to this priority area. There is currently no estimate of the proportion of civil service operating costs reallocated to EU exit matters, as individual departments are responsible for managing their own budgets. Additional resource has been provided to DExEU to support the re-negotiation of the UK’s relationship with the EU, as well as to DIT and FCO to strengthen trade policy capability.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the resources required by his Department to manage the process of leaving the EU over the next 12 months.
Answered by Alan Duncan
None.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff working on matters related to the EU are on secondment to his Department from the private sector; from which companies such staff are seconded; what roles such staff have in his Department; and what the cost to the public purse will be of such secondment.
Answered by Alan Duncan
None.
Asked by: Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many additional employees he plans to hire from outside the Civil Service for the purposes of managing the process of leaving the EU; in what roles those employees will be deployed; over what timescale those employees will be under contract; and what the cost to the public purse such employment will involve.
Answered by Alan Duncan
None.