Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the Civil Service workforce in his Department dedicated to planning for (a) the UK leaving the EU and (b) projects relating to the UK leaving the EU.

The whole of the Government is preparing for the UK to make an orderly and successful exit from the European Union. The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with Departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning. Staff within the International and Regulatory Reform Directorate of the Department for Transport lead on providing advice to Ministers on EU Exit and exit-related issues. Members of staff across this Department also provide advice and analysis on EU Exit issues as required. Given the interactions between EU Exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it is not possible to give an accurate figure.