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 16 October 2018 to Question 178290 on Delegated Legislation, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the rate at which each Department is laying statutory instruments on EU exit domestic preparedness compared with the rate required to deliver a functioning statute book on the day that the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.

As stated in my response to question 178290, the Government remains confident of having a functioning statute book in place by exit day whatever the outcome of negotiations. We expect a significant increase to the rate that these are laid over the coming months.