Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2017 to Question 60572, whether his Department has a budget for the employment of additional staff to work on the Great Repeal Bill; and if he will make a statement.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Europe Directorate employs a dedicated team of officials who work on European policy and negotiations. This includes the arrangements for exit, such as the Great Repeal Bill, and our future relationship with the EU. Officials across the Department also provide advice and analysis on EU exit issues as required.