Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funding his Department has set aside for contingencies relating to the UK leaving the EU in the (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19 financial years.

Like all departments, BEIS is planning for a number of EU Exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on Day 1.

Over £250m of additional funding has been approved across a number of departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit.

BEIS has received additional funding this year to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations.

Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/8 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates.

The costs of EU Exit in 2018-19 will be affected by negotiations over the coming months.