Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future use of funding held as part of the UK share in the capital of the European Investment Bank.

The Department is working closely with the Treasury and other Departments across Whitehall as we prepare our negotiating position. Collectively, we are working to ensure that people and businesses have stability and certainty in the period leading up to our departure from the EU and that we secure a deal in the best interests of the UK.