Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants in his Department work full-time on policy relating to the UK leaving the EU.

The Cabinet Office and the Department for Exiting the European Union are coordinating planning across government for EU Exit. Members of staff across the Department for Education work on EU Exit issues, across a range of policy areas as required.

In addition to a central coordinating team, EU Exit work is embedded and prioritised as necessary across the department’s policy responsibilities. It is therefore not possible to give an accurate figure specifically for work on EU Exit issues.