Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure has been identified as relating to its work on the UK leaving the EU in 2017-18.

All affected policy teams within the Department are involved in assessing the implications of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union on their area. They have a prominent role in the Department’s programme for exiting the EU, which is supported internally by teams with cross-cutting functions and a team coordinating the work.

It is difficult to provide a breakdown between specific exit related activity and normal activity of the teams concerned. However, the resources available are kept under constant review and the Department is equipping itself with the resources it needs to get the best deal for the UK.