Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, 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.

Leaving the European Union is an all-of-government operation. 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.

The Department for International Trade was established to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade.

Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it would not be possible to give a specific figure.