Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
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 (a) number of officials to be employed by his Department and (b) his Department's payroll in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021 and (v) 2022 as a result of the UK leaving EU.
Answered by Steve Baker - Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 600 staff based in the UK plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels. We regularly review headcount to ensure that we are appropriately staffed to deal with all aspects of the negotiations.
The Department is responsible for overseeing EU exit negotiations, as well as establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. As such, all staff in the Department are dedicated to planning or supporting our work on EU exit.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to his Department's Freedom of information response DEX000585 of 29 September 2017, on sector studies, on which date each of the studies in the initial exercise was completed.
Answered by Robin Walker
The Department has been carrying out sectoral analysis since the referendum. This has resulted in a wide mix of qualitative and quantitative analysis which is contained in a range of documents developed at different times since the referendum. The analysis examines the nature of activity in the sectors and is constantly evolving and being updated both by our department and in other departments.