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Devolution of Power and Resources: Local Communities — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on further devolution of power and resources from Whitehall to local communities as part of his Department’s preparations for the UK exiting the EU.; What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on further devolution of power and resources from Whitehall to local communities as part of his Department’s preparations for the UK exiting the EU.; My right hon. Friend can afford to be generous and let local government spend these sums because they are trifling compared with the bonanza available to us all as a consequence of lifting the common external tariff.; The Lord Advocate has delivered his advice, in which he said clearly that if the great repeal Bill were to pass, Scotland’s legislative consent motion would be required from the Scottish Parliament. Why does the Secretary of State disagree with Scotland’s senior Law Officer?
David Ian Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is entirely right: it is necessary to consult businesses, universities, civic leaders and all parts of civil society. Indeed, that is precisely what we are doing. The Department is engaging with representatives of over 50 sectors across the economy. This is important work, and it is much better to get a proper, reasonable Brexit than the hasty sort of Brexit that she and her colleagues seem to be advocating.
EU Budget: UK Contribution — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of the UK having to contribute to the EU budget after the UK has left the EU.
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): Withdrawing from the EU means decisions on how we spend taxpayers’ money will be made in the United Kingdom. We will strike a deal in the best interests of United Kingdom taxpayers. It is the job of my Department to bring back control over issues such as money, law and borders. As we do so, it will be up to this House and this Government to make the decisions.
EU Budget: UK Contribution — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of the UK having to contribute to the EU budget after the UK has left the EU.
Andrew Richard Rosindell (Conservative, Centre-right): I do not expect the Secretary of State to reveal his negotiating position today, but will he accept that on 23 June the British people voted to restore control over the money that we have paid to the European Union? They want that money spent in the United Kingdom, not subsidising Brussels.
EU Budget: UK Contribution — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of the UK having to contribute to the EU budget after the UK has left the EU.
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): I note that the first half of the hon. Gentleman’s question was probably aimed more at you, Mr Speaker, than at me. The simple answer we have given previously—it is very important, because there is a distinction between picking off an individual policy and setting out a major criterion—is that the major criterion here—[Interruption.] I will answer him if he lets me do so. The major criterion is that we get the best possible access for goods and services to the European market. If that is included in what he is talking about, then of course we would consider it.
EU Budget: UK Contribution — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of the UK having to contribute to the EU budget after the UK has left the EU.
Peter William Bone (Conservative, Centre-right): One of the decisions that I suppose the Government have to make is when we will stop paying money to the European Union, or whether we then ask for it back. One way to negotiate could be to say, "Well, any money we’ve paid to the European Union after 23 June should come back to us." Is that not one of the positions we could take?
EU Budget: UK Contribution — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of the UK having to contribute to the EU budget after the UK has left the EU.
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): As the right hon. Gentleman knows, I am appearing in front of his Committee on 14 December. His Committee has already visited my Department, and we are seeking to help it as much as we can. As a previous Secretary of State for International Development and Cabinet Minister, he also knows full well that the probable success of the negotiations greatly depends on our ability to manage information and to keep secret until the last minute what needs to be kept secret As for the other things from this week that the right hon. Gentleman mentioned, they are all based on a presumption that a scribbled note in Downing Street is actually anything like Government policy. It is not.
EU Budget: UK Contribution — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of the UK having to contribute to the EU budget after the UK has left the EU.
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): May I start by welcoming the hon. Gentleman back? I understand that he has a new member of his family, on which the whole House will join me in congratulating him. [Hon. Members: "Hear, hear."] We have seen an opening bid from the European Union. That is what it is. It is nothing more than the maximum price for departure from the Union. If he will forgive me, I am not going to engage in chipping away at that bid; we will start from scratch when we go through the door after March when the negotiations start.
Article 50 — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): At home, we are carrying out an extensive programme of sectoral analysis on the key factors that affect our negotiations with the European Union. We are working closely with the devolved Administrations, Parliament and a range of other stakeholders, as we have already heard from the Minister of State. The House should understand that we are also working with every Department to ensure a full range of opportunities In Europe, we are undertaking wide-ranging engagement, led by the Prime Minister. I have met representatives of the European Commission and the European Parliament, as well as Ministers and other officials from several European member states.
Article 50 — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): I am interested to hear the hon. Lady’s supplementary question, which she obviously prepared earlier—[Interruption.] This has been the Labour line for some time. It is really interesting that Labour Members cannot agree among themselves on whether they agree with their Front-Bench spokesman or with their shadow Chancellor. We are four to five months from the triggering of article 50. That will be point at which the negotiations start and it will be clear where we are going.
Article 50 — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Alistair James Hendrie Burt (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that there is quite a bit of room between the phrase "Brexit means Brexit" and a full detailed dossier of negotiation? Does he note that more than one witness to the Exiting the European Union Committee and several Members of Parliament believe that, in order to provide some clarity and deal with some of the current uncertainty, there is room for the Government to publish in advance something on their high-level objectives, which will be known to the EU and to all of us the moment article 50 is triggered? Will he consider that with great urgency?
Article 50 — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): Of course I will consider anything my right hon. Friend comes forward with in this area; I know it is a matter of great importance to him. Let me say this: "Brexit means Brexit", an interesting phrase at the beginning of this exercise, is a long way short of what we have already said, which is that we are aiming to achieve the maximum possible free access to the market and that we need to respect all the implications of the referendum. In between those things, in an important area that nobody seems to talk about, justice and home affairs, we have made it very clear that we want, as far as is possible, to replicate what we already have. We have had a great deal of parliamentary discussion about this matter already and we are going to have a great deal more between now and the triggering of article 50, including the appearance before the Select Committee and so on. So he can expect to know a very great deal about this at the time we get there. I made one particular undertaking at the first Select Committee I attended, the Lords one, which was that this House would be kept at least as well informed as the European Parliament.
Article 50 — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: Law and Crime
Michael James Tomlinson-Mynors (Conservative, Centre-right): On article 50, does the Secretary of State agree that it is right to appeal from the High Court, that it is inevitable that this would end up in the Supreme Court and that this constitutional point needs to be resolved?
Article 50 — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): The answer is the same one I have given the hon. Gentleman before to exactly the same question, which is that we have already set out the strategic aims—he knows that. He is also aware that we do not want to cut down the options available on things such as the old issue of market access. At this stage, we do not wish to go into great detail on the justice and home affairs front, on which I suspect that we absolutely agree, because we want to get the best possible outcome for Britain. The dominating factor here is not what is in the newspapers, but what is the best outcome for Britain in the long run.
Article 50 — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): One hundred and twenty one days is a long time in policy terms, I am afraid. The simple truth is that there is one chance in this negotiation. This is unlike almost anything else that comes in front of this House. With everything else, we can come back and repeal it, change it or amend it later. This is a single-shot negotiation, so we must get it right, and we will get it right by doing the analysis first and the notification second. I will do that. I will meet my promise to the hon. and learned Gentleman—there is no doubt about that—but he will just have to wait until the analysis is complete.
Leaving the EU: Regional Economic Effects — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What plans his Department has to assess the potential economic effects of the UK exiting the EU across different regions and nations of the UK.
David Ian Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): The Department is carrying out a programme of work to analyse the economic significance and trade dynamics of more than 50 sectors of the economy. That includes analysis at both national and regional levels. Ministers and officials also have an extensive programme of bilateral meetings and visits across the country to listen to the views of business.
Leaving the EU: Regional Economic Effects — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What plans his Department has to assess the potential economic effects of the UK exiting the EU across different regions and nations of the UK.
David Ian Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is entirely wrong. The north-west of England is extremely important to our Department’s consideration of the negotiations and the terms of Brexit. I have to tell her that if she regards the Government’s proposals for the northern powerhouse as something that is inimical to the interests of the north-west, I am astonished.
Leaving the EU: Regional Economic Effects — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What plans his Department has to assess the potential economic effects of the UK exiting the EU across different regions and nations of the UK.; Does the Minister agree that there are potential economic impacts on the regions, nations and ports of this country, including the Port of Dover, which accounts for a quarter of the trade with the European Union? Will he meet me to look at whether we can prioritise it for investment to ensure that it continues to boom post-Brexit? Will he visit Dover?; My constituency is one of the most deprived areas in Europe. The last round of regional EU funding for Neath and Port Talbot launched 485 small and medium-sized enterprises, supported 7,300 people into work, and created 1,355 jobs and 5,000 apprenticeships. What is the Government’s plan to continue this vital financial support for Neath, Wales and the UK regions once the UK exits the EU?
David Ian Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): As the hon. Lady will know, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor has absolutely guaranteed the continuance of support for such programmes to 2020. She has to bear it in mind that the European Commission itself will not be making its own consideration of any future schemes until that time. We will of course take very seriously the issues that she mentions, but at this stage I cannot confirm anything.
Leaving the EU: Regional Economic Effects — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: Technology
Questions: What plans his Department has to assess the potential economic effects of the UK exiting the EU across different regions and nations of the UK.; Does the Minister agree that there are potential economic impacts on the regions, nations and ports of this country, including the Port of Dover, which accounts for a quarter of the trade with the European Union? Will he meet me to look at whether we can prioritise it for investment to ensure that it continues to boom post-Brexit? Will he visit Dover?; My constituency is one of the most deprived areas in Europe. The last round of regional EU funding for Neath and Port Talbot launched 485 small and medium-sized enterprises, supported 7,300 people into work, and created 1,355 jobs and 5,000 apprenticeships. What is the Government’s plan to continue this vital financial support for Neath, Wales and the UK regions once the UK exits the EU?; Rolls-Royce is one of the largest employers in my constituency and aerospace is of critical importance to the north-west economy. Will my right hon. Friend assure me that the concerns of the aerospace sector will remain one of his top priorities?
David Ian Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): Yes. We fully acknowledge the importance of the aerospace sector, which is a major employer in his constituency and in many other parts of the country. It is very clear to us that, for example, integrated supply chains are important to that industry, which is why we are engaging extremely closely with the industry. Indeed, I had meetings earlier this week.
EU Referendum: Delivery of Result — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): The Prime Minister set out the timetable for triggering article 50 by the end of March 2017. We will soon put before Parliament the great repeal Bill, which will remove from the statute book the European Communities Act 1972 and bring back sovereignty to this Parliament.
EU Referendum: Delivery of Result — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Edward Julian Egerton Leigh (Conservative, Centre-right): Those of us who campaigned for 30 years to take back control did not campaign for this elected House of Commons to be bypassed. My view is that we should have produced that Bill to trigger article 50. There should be a full debate on Second Reading, and let hon. Members who want to vote against it take the consequences. My right hon. Friend will not agree with that, but will he agree with this: that if he loses the court case, there will be no further faffing about, no delay, no draft Bill; he will produce a Bill within days, there will be a full debate—for at least two days—and then this House will get a chance to vote on article 50?
EU Referendum: Delivery of Result — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): I understand my hon. Friend’s impatience after, as he says, 30 years of campaigning, but there have been 40 years of membership of the Union and it takes some time to decide on the best way of removing us from the Union in the way that people want. On the court case, it is not just a yes/no outcome in December/January. The actual nature of the Bill may be influenced by the outcome, but within that context, yes, we will carry on as rapidly as we possibly can.
EU Referendum: Delivery of Result — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Owen William Paterson (Conservative, Centre-right): As I know from talking to businesses up and down the country, whether they voted to leave or to remain, there is overwhelming consensus—they want get on with this. Uncertainty is the one threat, as opposed to the comically inaccurate forecasts, which have been proved completely wrong, by the remain side. Can the Secretary of State confirm that whichever way the appeal goes in the Supreme Court—the Government do have very good arguments—there will still be time to pass the necessary legislation, if required, and to stick to the timetable of triggering article 50 by the end of March?
EU Referendum: Delivery of Result — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): I hear from behind me, "How is your poll rating?" I would not be so cruel to my old friend. We will use all 121 days to get the best possible policy for us and then we will put that single policy to the European Union.
Police and Security Co-operation — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: Law and Crime
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on maintaining police and security co-operation with EU partners after the UK leaves the EU.
Craig Whittaker (Conservative, Centre-right): Can my right hon. Friend assure me that after Brexit we will continue this close co-operation with the EU on law enforcement and counter-terrorism in particular, to ensure that we continue to protect not only the UK, but Europe?
Police and Security Co-operation — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on maintaining police and security co-operation with EU partners after the UK leaves the EU.
David Ian Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): I can assure my hon. Friend that the UK will continue to play a full role in this area at a time of increasing risk of terrorism, Russian belligerence, instability in the middle east and a host of other threats. There is undoubtedly a huge benefit for both the UK and the EU from continued close co-operation in this field.
Police and Security Co-operation — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on maintaining police and security co-operation with EU partners after the UK leaves the EU.
David Ian Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is entirely right: Europol is of importance. As part of the exit negotiations, the Government will discuss with the EU and member states how best to continue co-operation on a range of tools and measures, including membership of Europol.
Police and Security Co-operation — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: Agriculture
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on maintaining police and security co-operation with EU partners after the UK leaves the EU.
David Ian Jones (Conservative, Centre-right): The right hon. Gentleman is entirely right: the agricultural industry has traditionally relied on seasonal agricultural labour. These are matters that we are giving close attention to. Indeed, I discussed them only yesterday with representatives of farming unions.
Select Committees: Ministerial Attendance — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: International Affairs
David Michael Davis (Conservative, Centre-right): We take parliamentary scrutiny of the Department’s work extremely seriously, and I am delighted to be appearing before the new Select Committee on Exiting the European Union on 14 December. Department for Exiting the European Union Ministers and officials have made 10 appearances before Select Committees since the Department was established and before our own Select Committee was formed. But it is right that we do not overstep our remit and that Ministers across Whitehall—this is a cross-Whitehall operation—are accountable to their own Committees, including in relation to European Union exit.
Science and Technology Sector — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: Technology
Questions: What steps he is taking to negotiate the UK’s continued participation in European science and research programmes after the UK has withdrawn from the EU.
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): The Department has a wide programme of engagements to ensure that the views of the science and technology sector are heard. For example, we have recently met representatives of the life sciences and tech sectors, and will continue to meet them in the coming months. While it is too early to speculate on our future relationship with EU science and research programmes, as part of our commitment to make Britain the global go-to nation for scientists, innovators and tech investors, we will be investing an extra £2 billion in research and development by the end of this Parliament.
Science and Technology Sector — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: Technology
Questions: What steps he is taking to negotiate the UK’s continued participation in European science and research programmes after the UK has withdrawn from the EU.
Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (Conservative, Centre-right): In Europe’s largest space innovation competition this year, the UK took the top prize and four major awards. We have been one of the leaders in, and most successful exploiters of, space technology, and it is vital that this support continues. In particular, can the Minister confirm that the European Space Agency is entirely independent and not an EU organisation, and that our membership of and participation in ESA will continue, as will the UK’s involvement in space research?
Science and Technology Sector — House of Commons, 2016-12-01
Topic: Technology
Questions: What steps he is taking to negotiate the UK’s continued participation in European science and research programmes after the UK has withdrawn from the EU.
Robin Caspar Walker (Conservative, Centre-right): Absolutely. The UK space industry, in which I understand my right hon. Friend’s husband has played an important part, is a global success story, leveraging our best talent to deliver highly innovative products and services every year. We want a UK space industry that captures 10% of the global market by 2030, creating 100,000 new jobs. The UK will remain a member of the ESA, which is not a part of the EU. The ESA’s next ministerial council is being held in Lucerne today, attended by my hon. Friend the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation.