Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Jan 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Act
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Jan 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Act
"I respect the way the Minister is going about this, and his generosity. On the article 50 extension—which is critical, regardless of what he thinks—achieving what we all want to achieve by 29 March, and having a proper discussion and getting solutions in place, will be very, very difficult. Has …..."Stephen Gethins - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 20th December 2018
Asked by:
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the amount of money each Department has spent on preparing for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
The Department is tasked with successfully delivering the UK’s exit from the European Union. A key element of this is ensuring preparation for all possible scenarios, including leaving the EU without a deal.
The Department’s costs, along with planned Estimates for future years, can be found in the latest Annual Report and Accounts (link). It is not however possible to accurately attribute the Department’s costs to specific scenario planning, such as “no deal”, as the Department’s work is not compartmentalised in such a manner.
The Department cannot comment on the cost of the work performed by other departments. Such questions would need redirecting to each department.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Dec 2018
Leaving the EU: No Deal
"We have said that the Minister must rule out no deal. Members across the Chamber from all parts of the UK are mindful of the devastating impact of Tory austerity on public services, and at this time he wants to spend billions more on no deal. He knows that no …..."Stephen Gethins - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"I congratulate the Secretary of State on his elevation to Cabinet. A number of leavers suggest that the governing classes or the establishment are calling the shots on Brexit and that that is why it is such a mess. Farmers in my constituency want to know who is calling the …..."Stephen Gethins - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jul 2018
Future Relationship Between the UK and the EU
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jul 2018
Future Relationship Between the UK and the EU
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for the speech he is delivering. I am glad that he is using statistics from the House of Commons Library that he clearly believes. As a former Minister, will he reflect on the statistics that the UK Government put together showing just how disastrous every …..."Stephen Gethins - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jul 2018
Future Relationship Between the UK and the EU
"Like me, does my hon. Friend find it absolutely astonishing that those who have had a political lifetime to prepare for Brexit—two years in the most senior positions in Government—are trying to blame everybody else but themselves as the wheels come off the Brexit bus?..."Stephen Gethins - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jun 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"Does my hon. Friend agree this appears to have more to do with trying to hold the Tory party together—Tory Members are negotiating among themselves as we speak—rather than for the benefit of the whole United Kingdom?..."Stephen Gethins - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 15th June 2018
Asked by:
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish a list of the meetings he has had with representatives of Northern Ireland's political parties in each of the last three months; and if he will include in that list (a) who he met with and (b) the date on which those meetings took place.
Answered by Robin Walker
Details of formal Ministerial meetings on Departmental business are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are publicly available on GOV.UK.
Over the past months, the Government has met a range of stakeholders in Northern Ireland, including representatives of a number of political parties, and assured them that the Government will uphold our commitments made to the people of Northern Ireland and the Belfast Agreement.
Since the referendum there have been nine meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations. Prior to the collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive in January 2017, these meetings were attended by Ministers from the Northern Ireland Executive. We would have liked this engagement to continue, and we are working hard to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland as soon as possible. In the absence of an Executive, the JMC(EN) has been attended by senior officials from the Northern Ireland Civil Service. We are committed to working to ensure Northern Ireland interests are represented in the meantime.