Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many third party (a) consultants and (b) consultancy companies his Department plans to commission; and what the cost to the public purse of such commissioning will be in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019 and (iv) 2020.
Answered by David Jones
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 1 December 2016 to Question 55210 and 55211 which provides details on consultancy companies engaged by the Department.
Going forward, the Department will make further use of external support and recruitment as appropriate to ensure it has the right expertise to deliver its objectives.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many third party (a) consultants and (b) consultancy companies have been commissioned by his Department since it was established; and what the cost to the public purse of such commissioning has been.
Answered by David Jones
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 1 December 2016 to Question 55210 and 55211 which provides details on consultancy companies engaged by the Department.
Going forward, the Department will make further use of external support and recruitment as appropriate to ensure it has the right expertise to deliver its objectives.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many officials of his Department are (a) on secondment from external companies and (b) engaged as external contractors or consultants; and what the cost is of engaging those staff.
Answered by David Jones
The department currently has 5 individuals on secondment from external companies. There has been no costs incurred to date from engaging these staff.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what budget his Department has set for paying staff (a) on secondment from external companies and (b) engaged as external contractors or consultants for each year from 2016 to 2020.
Answered by David Jones
The new Department for Exiting the European Union is properly resourced. Detailed work is underway to establish the final budget required to fulfill the Department's functions, set-up and responsibilities. This budget will be voted on by Parliament at the Supplementary Estimate.