Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many officials in her Department are working on Retained EU Law legislation, as (a) headcount and (b) Full Time Equivalent.

The Department has a central coordinating team working on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, which currently has two full time officials and support from an additional three officials alongside their other business activities. This is equates to approximately three full time equivalent officials. The central team is supported by advice from Departmental officials where there are Retained EU Law implications. These officials provide support as part of their normal business activities and do not have specific headcount or full time equivalent staff allocated to this work.