Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many of his Department's 24 vacant Deputy Director posts have been filled.
Answered by David Jones
The Department for Exiting the EU now has over 200 staff in London, plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels, and we are still growing rapidly. We are not in a position to give a final total nor a breakdown by directorate as recruitment is ongoing.
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff, at what grades, his Department has recruited in the (a) Market Access Budget, (b) Justice, Security and Migration, (c) Cross-Government Policy and Coordination, (d) Strategy and Planning, (e) Trade and Partnership and (f) Analysis Directorate.
Answered by David Jones
The Department for Exiting the EU now has over 200 staff in London, plus the expertise of over 120 officials in Brussels, and we are still growing rapidly. We are not in a position to give a final total nor a breakdown by directorate as recruitment is ongoing.