Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what preparations the Government has put in place to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without a deal.

We do not want or expect a no deal scenario. It is however the duty of a responsible Government to continue to prepare for a range of potential outcomes.

Extensive work to prepare for a ‘no deal’ scenario has been under way for over two years. For instance, we have already successfully passed critical legislation, signed international agreements, recruited additional staff and guaranteed certain EU funding in a ‘no deal’ scenario.

We have also published 106 technical notices to help businesses and citizens to prepare for March 2019 in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario.