Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2018 to Question 120198, how many of the 720 staff referred to in that answer have expertise in competition policy.

The information you have requested is not held centrally therefore we are not in a position to provide a breakdown of expertise held by particular groups of staff.

The Department for Exiting the European Union is drawing together expertise from a wide range of departments where there is specific relevant knowledge. The Department has sourced a large proportion of experienced staff from across Whitehall on a loan basis and a number of secondees from the private sector and the wider public sector, including in the field of competition law and policy and from the Competition and Markets Authority. All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK.